RAP ARTIST AND MUSIC MOGUL P. MILLER (MASTER P) AGREES TO STEP IN FOR SON (ROMEO), ON ABC�S �DANCING WITH THE STARS�

Due to an untimely basketball injury, teen rap sensation Romeo has dropped out of training for the upcoming second season of �Dancing with the Stars,� which premieres THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Romeo�s father, himself a rap artist and music industry mogul, P. Miller (Master P), has agreed to take his son�s place in the celebrity dance competition.

Master P has sold over 75 million records.

Also an accomplished athlete, P. Miller played last summer for the Sacramento Kings. He played on the semi-professional team The Las Vegas Rattlers in their ABA debut season -- where he scored an average of 20 points per game -- as well as for the ABA All-Star team.

He will be partnered with Ashly Delgrosso.

�Dancing with the Stars� is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, �Strictly Come Dancing.� This version is produced in America by BBC Worldwide. Richard Hopkins (UK) and Conrad Green (USA) are executive producers. Izzie Pick is supervising producer. Alex Rudzinski directs.