‘Dance Moms’ Alum Maddie Ziegler, 17, Apologizes For ‘Racially Insensitive’ Videos: I’m ‘Ashamed’

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Former Dance Moms star Maddie Ziegler has issued an apology on Twitter after videos resurfaced of her making, what she described as, “ignorant and racially insensitive” comments.

The 17-year-old actress and professional dancer issued a lengthy statement on August 4, writing, “There are a few videos some of you have seen from when I was about 9 years old where I thought it was funny to mock people and accents,” she began. “I’m honestly ashamed, and I’m truly sorry for my actions.

The decisions I made then are absolutely not decisions I would make today.” The former reality star, who first appeared on national TV screens when she was less than 10 years old, explained that “growing up in the public eye has its challenges.” She added, “What I