“So many tears! Everyone was crying when he left.”

This is how Lance Bass describes the scene backstage tonight at Dancing With the Stars, as the cast said goodbye to running man and “everybody’s buddy,” Maurice Green.

OK, so tears may have been expected, but here’s something you may or may not have picked up on that was rather shocking: When Maurice was eliminated during tonight’s episode, a portion of the audience actuallycheered. Loudly. (The cheers were muffled somewhat in the telecast.)

Now, this is not the usual DWTS etiquette. So who were these crazy insensitive souls in the crowd and what where they doing?

Answer: They were the hormonally challenged (read: teen girl) fan faction who were thinking nothing other than, “Yeeeee! The cute boy was spared!”

“It was a blessing for me to make it each week and that I stayed on the show. I had a wonderful time…and I wouldn’t take anything back.”