Melanie Wilking: Last News

By On Netflix, the three-part docuseries, , aired at the end of May. But in the real world, the series just keeps on going.In the latest installment, , its apparently unwitting subject who may or may not be in a cult, took to Instagram Monday to those behind the series.

The Netflix docu-series Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult has been topping the streaming service’s charts this week and now the subjects are speaking out.

Netflix documentary Dancing For The Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult centres on an alleged cult run by Robert Shinn.The documentary series spotlights various families impacted by management company 7M Films, which has been accused of manipulating and exploiting its members, primarily by its CEO Shinn, who is also a pastor at the Shekinah Church.While the series covers a number of dancers recruited by 7M Films, the relationship between Miranda Derrick and her family is the main focus. After Miranda joined the company with her now-husband James Derrick in 2020, she became estranged from her sister Melanie Wilking and other family members.The family claimed Miranda was part of a cult that was controlling her interactions with them, but Miranda denied the allegations, stating that the rift started because her parents did not approve of her partner James.Miranda Derrick and her husband James are still part of 7M Films in Los Angeles.

sister is starting to address her followers after the release of .Following her released on June 2, Melanie Wilking (now Ekeler) took to her to share her gratitude in a lengthy video message. “I'm very thankful that Netflix gave us the platform to share our story to more people because in the beginning, you know, you could have just thought that it was a isolated family incident,” she said on June 2.

has issued her first statement about her relationship with her older sister, , since the May 29 premiere of Netflix’s Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult. Derrick is one of the subjects of the docuseries who is a part of an alleged cult run by Shekinah church pastor Robert Shinn.On June 2, Wilking (now Ekeler) shared on Instagram that she and her parents are grateful for the outpouring of support that they’ve received from viewers.

being held captive by a religious cult, the 25-year-old keeps on dancing. Derrick — whose maiden name is Wilking — built a successful TikTok dance account with her sister, Melanie Wilking, under the username @wilkngssister until 2021 when the siblings split and Miranda signed with 7M management.

EXCLUSIVE: 7M Films, a management company that represents social media stars and TikTok dancers and is at the center of a controversy accusing it of being cult-like, is set to be the subject of a new documentary series.

which some on TikTok claim doubles as the Shekinah Church, a Pentecostal religious sect that people believe is a cult.Derrick’s sister, Melanie Wilking, spoke at length alongside parents Kelly and Dean Wilking in a video posted Feb. 24, in which they beg for Derrick’s safety and return home, alleging that she is being held hostage by 7M.“You don’t need to cut us off.