Abby Lee Miller Quits ‘Dance Moms’; Is The Cast Throwing Shade At Her?

It is officially the end of an era for Abby Lee Miller on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms,” as the star of the show has officially announced that she quit in a lengthy Instagram post.

“...I WILL NO LONGER TAKE PART IN DANCE MOMS...I JUST HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BEING MANIPULATED, DISRESPECTED, AND USED—DAY IN AND DAY OUT BY MEN WHO NEVER TOOK A DANCE LESSON IN THEIR LIVES AND TREAT WOMEN LIKE DIRT,” she wrote, amongst other things, which explained her decision.

The announcement comes after Abby Lee was absent for several weeks of filming the show, including the cast’s appearance at Fierce NDC in Panorama City, California, on Feb. 25, and again on March 4 in Fresno, California.

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She did eventually return for the Devotion 2 Dance competition in Fresno, California on March 18, but her elite junior team was reportedly dismayed by the news and boycotted the performance instead.

The news of Abby Lee’s departure also appeared to be hinted at when several of the girls from ALDC (Abby Lee Dance Company) seemed to instead join up with Chloe Lukasiak, after she posted an Instagram shot of herself with Kendall Vertes, Kalani Hilliker, Nia Sioux and Camryn Bridges at 8 Count Dance Academy in L.A.

Holly Frazier, Nia’s mother had also posted a similar photo, hinting that there were big changes coming within the cast, captioning the shot, “An end of an era, the beginning of our future.”

None of the dancers from the cast seem to have addressed the news on social media just yet, though Holly seemed to hint that she was happy by the news in a cryptic post which indicated she may stay quiet about it for a while.

Abby Lee’s announcement also comes as she prepares to be sentenced for her bankruptcy fraud case. She was indicted in 2015, and a sentencing hearing for Feb. 24 had been postponed. According to Us Weekly, she could face up to 30 months in prison.