Melanie Wilking Reacts to Miranda’s ‘Dancing for the Devil’ Response – Hollywood Life
TikTok star Melanie Wilking is weighing in on the Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult drama. In response to her estranged sister Miranda Derrick’s reaction to the doc, Melanie claimed that Miranda and her spouse, James Derrick, “were reached out to a lot of times” about it.
“And declined each individual time,” Melanie instructed Obtain Hollywood on Thursday, June 6.
The social media individuality went on to location out that she and her loved ones “knew [Miranda] was in a cult, so of study course, we are heading to have our guard up.” The dancer also explained that she “went to two of [7M’s] non-public dinners and two of the products and services that you have to be invited to, and I picked up on all these red flags.”
“So, when she’s indicating that we weren’t supportive, it was simply because I was viewing what she was not seeing,” Melanie ongoing, referring to Miranda. “I was viewing that they required to, simply because I was not likely any more, they preferred to rip us apart. And guaranteed enough glance exactly where we are.”
Earlier this 7 days, Miranda shared a statement by indicates of her Instagram Stories about the cult allegations made in the 3-section Netflix docuseries, which premiered on May possibly 29.
“I really like my Mom, Dad and Melanie and they will permanently be a aspect of my lifestyle,” Miranda commenced. “The truth is, we just do not see eye to eye at this time. I believe that that this documentary is a one particular-sided story. I gave my life to Jesus Christ in 2020 and asked my relatives for some house in the pretty beginning to gather my views and system my new stroll I desired to just take with God.”
Miranda then added that no individual “likes to be portrayed as their brainwashed/not in management of her own everyday living/shell of herself/human trafficked daughter/sister when that just isn’t the real truth.”
The Netflix doc focuses on the controversy with 7M Movies Shekinah Church, which Miranda has been involved in thinking about that 2020. The group was launched by pastor Robert Shinn, who is at the moment in a lawful battle from numerous former 7M members.
Robert filed a defamation lawsuit versus a preceding church member in 2022. The member denied the accusations, and she countersued Robert the pursuing yr. In March 2023, the preceding member alleged, “Shekinah is a cult operating beneath the disguise of a religious establishment,” per Rolling Stone.
