Abby Lee Miller has, once again, said goodbye to Dance Moms.
The veteran choreographer, whose journey with this Lifetime reality series has been, well, quite a journey, made the announcement yesterday via Instagram.
"Nine years ago, we were in AZ filming Dance Moms," wrote Miller as a caption to the following photo, prior to make a very strange, pointed and bitter comment by adding:
"Satan stuck a pen in my hand insisting that I sign a contract! I was at the competition, literally in front of the stage, rehearsing a routine."
Miller didn’t specify the identity here of Satan — but she’s taken many issues over the years with Dance Moms producers.
In her message, the polarizing television personality went on to give readers a history lesson as it relates to her landing the role that made her famous.
"I was at the competition, literally in front of the stage, rehearsing a routine," she wrote.
"I was kinda busy! But the show must go on, right? I did my 8 seasons, 2 spin offs and now a new self contained competition show in the midst of our global pandemic."
Concluded Miller:
Thank you Lifetime for an incredible run and all I have learned.
But I have decided to move on and not extend my agreement. The next few weeks will be about exploring new projects at a new home. It’s an exciting time and more announcements to come!
Miller shot to fame as the leead of Dance Moms, which debuted on Lifetime in 2011.
The often-controversial series followed Miller as she taught classes of young ballet dancers between the ages of 6 and 14.
For Season 7, Lifetime brought in Cheryl Burke and Laurianne Gibson as hosts after Miller quit in disgust with how she was being treated.
In a surprise move, Miller then came back for Season 8, which aided between June and September 2019.
In 2015, meanwhile, Miller was indicted on fraud for allegedly creating a secret bank account to hide revenue from her classes, television deals and merchandising.
A year later, she reached a plea deal with the IRS and was sentenced to a year and a day in jail.
While behind bars, Miller was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, a type of non-Hogdkin’s lymphoma, which nearly took her life.
Miller was released from custody early in May 2018 and proceeded to keep social media followers apprised of her health status.
Now cancer-free, Miller is confined to a wheelchair and may never walk freely on her own again.
When we last heard from the star, she admitted that she came VERY close to death as a result of her cancer diagnosis and subsequent procedure.
On the personal front, therefore, Miller may still have a long way to go before she’s back at full strength.
On the professional front, it’s unclear what lies ahead for Abby Lee. But we’re curious to find out!