'Dancing With the Stars' is Target of white Powder Found in Mailroom

Los Angeles police determined that a white powder found Wednesday in a letter addressed to the television show "Dancing With The Stars" was harmless, authorities said.

AP PHOTO / ABCContestant Rob Kardashian and pro Cheryl Burke perform on Monday night's 'Dancing With the Stars.' The ABC show is produced at L.A.'s CBS Television City.

The suspicious white powder was found around 2 p.m. in a mailroom at CBS Television City, a large studio complex, according to Richard French, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department.

A hazardous materials team was called in to gather the powder and test it before declaring it harmless.

No one was exposed to the powder and no injury has been reported, French said. The envelope was addressed to the show, not a specific participant, he said.

"Outside of mail room operations being suspended for a few hours, no business operations or show productions were affected," said CBS spokesman Chris Ender.

He declined comment on what safety precautions CBS may take in the future.

White powder has repeatedly been discovered in the mail at CBS Television City.

A similarly harmless envelope of white powder was sent to "Dancing With The Stars" in November 2010, days before the finale where Jennifer Grey, Kyle Massey and Bristol Palinfaced off for the prize.

In August of this year, an envelope addressed to "The Late Late Show" host Craig Fergusonwas packed with white powder and a threatening letter. That letter came from overseas, and the powder was also found to be harmless.

[Source: http://www.nola.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/09/dancing_with_the_stars_is_targ.html ]