'Dancing With The Stars' Increases Security For Bristol Palin

The first part of the "Dancing With the Stars" season finale on Monday night was intense and contentious before the performances even began. According TMZ, security at the show had to be heightened after a white powder was discovered at CBS Studios in Los Angeles late on Friday. Sources at the show said that it appeared as though controversial contestant Bristol Palin was the intended target.

"The L.A.P.D., L.A. City and FBI Hazardous Materials officials responded to a report of a threatening letter containing white powder," the FBI told TMZ.

Though the Los Angeles Police Department determined that the substance turned out to be talcum powder, that didn't stop the producers of the show from being on high alert. According to a report at Popeater, security was tightened all around the studio, especially surrounding Palin.

"Everyone is on high alert," a source told gossip reporter Rob Shuter. "It's like a scene from 'The Bodyguard,' with Bristol playing the leading lady."

Monday night's episode went off without any reported security incidents. As far as the scoring is concerned, Palin finished in third place behind "Dirty Dancing" actress Jennifer Grey and Disney star Kyle Massey. The winner will be announced live on the show on Tuesday night (November 23).

Palin has been the center of a great deal of controversy over the past few weeks, as she has remained on the show despite scoring significantly lower than many of her fellow competitors. Her continued survival has inspired talk of conspiracies involving Tea Party ballot-stuffing. There was even a bizarre incident involving a man in Wisconsin who shot his television in a rage after learning of Palin's advancement to the "Dancing With the Stars" finale last week.