Abby Lee Miller Breaks Silence After Learning Of The Shocking Allegations Against Her In Nia Sioux's Book

"Dance Moms" villain Abby Lee Miller is finally speaking out about the horrifying allegations made against her in the pages of her former student Nia Sioux's new book. Sioux's memoir, "Bottom of the Pyramid," was released last month, and since then, it's been a trending topic due to the young dancer's alleged harrowing experiences with her dance teacher and teammates. While the allegations made against Miller are saddening and quite derogatory, the dance teacher claims she isn't holding any grudges against Sioux for sharing her story.

"Dance Moms" premiered on Lifetime in 2011 and quickly became one of the most successful reality shows of all time, packed with explosive fights and dramatic meltdowns.

The episodes often focused on one or more of the young dancers and Miller's contentious relationship with them and their mothers. Still, despite how bad the show may have seemed to some viewers, Miller insisted that it wasn't as bad as it appeared.

"I have different memories compared to what the girls have. I remember doing a lot of good for them," she told TMZ before revealing none of her former students were forced to stay at the "Abby Lee Dance Company" in Pittsburgh.

In her book, Sioux wrote about several painful interactions she had with her dance teacher, many of which were shown (in some version) on the TV show. An earlier report from The Blast covered the difficult section of Sioux's book, in which she detailed Miller criticizing her hair.

"Abby told me that I needed to fix my hair because it looked awful. She said — on camera, no less —' It's like a log coming out of the side of her head,'" Sioux wrote, later claiming that Miller also asked her whether she wished she had "white-girl hair."

Another portion of Sioux's latest publication also recalls the many notes she'd receive from Miller about her "bad feet," adding that Miller allegedly believed Black people were "physically predisposed to having flat feet."

"She would say, 'Well, you know your people have flat feet,'" Sioux wrote before slamming the reality TV star for being "ignorant."

While the content may be challenging to read, Miller told TMZ that she didn't "plan to sue or take legal action as of now," adding that Sioux is free to share what she wants.

Since wrapping up her time on "Dance Moms," Miller has faced many serious health scares, including a frightening battle with cancer in 2018. PEOPLE reported at the time that Miller had been spotted in a wheelchair after starting her third round of chemotherapy to fight against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Before that, Miller spent time in prison after being charged with attempting to hide more than $770,000 in income from "Dance Moms" and other shows on which she appeared. Court documents revealed the dance teacher allegedly hid money in secret bank accounts before pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud in 2016.

Miller acknowledged her wrongdoings in 2024 during a chat with Bethenny Frankel and claimed her time behind bars is why she's suffered health problems. "Oh, that's why I'm in a wheelchair, because in prison I was punished and taken off all my medication, cold turkey," she said.

Over the last few weeks, Sioux has been promoting her book with a slew of Instagram posts, and in one, she shared a montage of clips of herself and her mom from their time on the show.

The video also included a voice-over from Sioux, who gushed about how great a parent her mom, Dr. Holly Frazier, was to her during their years in front of the cameras.

Frazier returned the love on her own social media account, flooding her feed with posts about Sioux's book and also thanking the fans who supported it so much that it became an instant "New York Times Bestseller."

When Sioux first announced the title of her book, fans and former "Dance Moms" stars showered her with love.

"Proud of you, sister," Brooke Hyland wrote, while her sister, Paige, said, "Ahhhhh! What can't she do????"

An everyday fan also wrote, "I watched you on Dance Moms, and reading your story brought back so many memories of the exact episodes you talked about. The way you shared your thoughts and feelings with such honesty and grace was incredible."