‘Dance Moms’ Star Abby Lee Miller Sentenced To Jail Time After Being Found Guilty Of Fraud

Abby Lee Miller is trading dance attire for a prison jumpsuit. The former “Dance Moms” star has been found guilty of fraud and is facing serious jail time.

According to Deadline, Miller was sentenced to a year and one day in prison. She was sentenced by a federal judge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who ordered that after serving her time she serve an additional two years of supervised release. Miller, 50, will also have to pay both a $40,000 and $120,000 fine for a currency reporting violation she was charged with in 2016, though she’ll have the opportunity to appeal that.

Miller opened up about her fraud case before the judge reached a decision. The former “Dance Moms” coach told Entertainment Tonight that she was worried about the ruling. Insiders reported that Miller, known for her no nonsense attitude, had tears in her eyes as she entered the courtroom.

Although she was nervous, Miller was prepared. In fact, she previously told ET that her lawyers hired someone specifically to mentally prepare her for whatever the outcome may be. All the same, Miller said that she was trying to think about the court case as little as possible.

“My attorneys in Pittsburgh have hired someone that prepares you — that mentally, physically prepares you. I’m not a real physical person so, you know, we’ll see,” she said. “There’s no sense. People ask me, ‘Aren’t you worried, aren’t you this, aren’t you that?’ I can’t think about it. I have to live every day. I just don’t want to fight anymore, I have, like, this much fight in me left. I don’t want to do it anymore, just save my tears for the pillow.”

In the meantime, Miller’s been focusing on bettering herself. She’s started with the physical, going under the knife for a second time in a year. The first surgery was to correct a knee issue in April 2016. The second was a gastric bypass procedure which left her on a liquid diet.

“They said to buy a shot glass and put the water and protein shakes and these little milk shakes in the shot glass and drink it one ounce at a time,” she told ET Online. “So I’m just going to do shots for three weeks. That’s my game plan.”

As for the “Dance Moms” crew, they’re also focusing on moving on in the wake of Miller’s legal proceedings. In March, it was reported that she was being replaced on the show by former “Dancing With the Stars” pro Cheryl Burke. Shortly after, Lifetime picked up an additional four episodes of the show.

“It’s a go with or without Abby,” one source said. “It’s been up in the air because the network said it’s either all of the cast or they weren’t doing any [more episodes].”

Burke wasn’t the only professional dancer the network called upon for assistance. Choreographer Laurieann Gibson stepped in to teach the girls after Miller “bolted from [filming].” Sources said Gibson filmed “Dance Moms” for several weeks before Miller returned with a number of demands, including banning Gibson from the set and no one using the word “jail.”

Miller made her official exit from “Dance Moms” days prior. She posted on Instagram that she wouldn’t allow herself to be “MANIPULATED, DISRESPECTED, AND USED.” Miller also took aim at unnamed men in her post who “TREAT WOMEN LIKE DIRT.”

There’s no official word on when Miller will report to prison to begin her sentence. She’s expected to serve her time at a facility near Los Angeles.