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was at her wedding—just four days before dropped on Netflix.“It was truly the best day of my life,” Melanie tells Glamour of her Las Vegas nuptials, which took place on May 25. Despite online conspiracies that her sister faked her , Melanie confirms Miranda and James “BDash” Derrick witnessed her exchange vows with NFL player Austin Ekeler.

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.

following the May 29 release of Netflix’s three-part docuseries, In a video published on June 10 , Derrick speaks to camera about the impact the documentary has had on her and her husband’s lives. “Since this documentary came out, we feel like our lives have been put in danger,” she says, perched on the edge of a bed wearing mint green leggings and a black racerback tank.Miranda Derrick and her husband, the dancer James “BDash” Derrick, are featured prominently in the docuseries as members of the alleged , run by Robert Shinn, who is also the founder and pastor at LA's Shekinah church.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Miranda Derrick, the subject of Netflix‘s docuseries “Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult,” released a video on Instagram claiming that her and her husband James’ “lives have been put in danger” since the release of the hit documentary. The three-episode series, which premiered on May 29, follows a group of TikTok dancers who believe they are involved in a talent management company called 7M. The docuseries focuses on Miranda Derrick, a member who’s estranged from her family, which is desperately trying to get her 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.

is speaking out for the first time since the May 29 premiere of Netflix's documentary. In the three-part series, Miranda's parents and her sister, Melanie Ekeler (née Wilking), tell producers that they believe Miranda to be in a cult run by Robert Shinn, a pastor at LA's Shekinah Church as well as the founder of 7M Films, the management company which represent's Miranda dance career.“Hey guys, I hope you're having a wonderful day,” Derrick said in an Instagram Story published on June 4.

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.

.In case you haven't seen the new , 7M is a influencer management company founded by Shekinah Church pastor Robert Shinn. The controversial church first went viral in 2022 when Miranda's parents, Dean and Kelly Wilking, went live on Instagram with their other daughter, , in an attempt to reestablish contact with , who they claimed was brainwashed by the church.Released on May 29, Dancing for the Devil tells the story of their continued efforts to get Miranda and her husband, James “BDash” Derrick, out of the alleged cult.The team behind Netflix’s gripping new docuseries unpacks what it took to expose the “7M TikTok Cult” and what comes next.By While Miranda did not reference the docuseries in her following its release, her latest TikTok video may be a bit more pointed.

didn't feel like an ending. As we learned in the new Netflix documentary, bureaucracy and the United States legal system do not provide a clear path to justice when it comes to cults.Over the course of the three-episode series, fights to reconnect to their estranged daughter, , a popular social media dancer who's believed to be a member of a religious cult led by Shekinah church pastor Robert Shinn.

, Netflix's latest (alleged) cult docuseries, is still part of the shady group that—according to her family—brainwashed her with religion. (Derrick, to put it mildly, disagrees with that assessment.)While we're not sure exactly when filming on the series wrapped, it seems that some progress has been made between then and May 29, the date of the docuseries's release.Here's everything we know about where Miranda and the Wilking family are now, plus the current state of 7M Films and the Shekinah church:It's unclear exactly when Miranda signed onto 7M management, which was founded in 2021, but as far as the church, it was a process.Miranda received her first DM from her now-husband James “BDash” Derrick in April 2019.

first learned of an alleged cult disrupting the LA dance community, the most important thing they had to do was establish trust with the family at the forefront of exposing its leader.When the Wilkings family in a desperate attempt to reestablish contact with their estranged daughter Miranda Wilking (now ) in February 2022, many of the TikTok dancer’s fans accused them of clout chasing. Despite their concerns that Miranda had been brainwashed by Shekinah Church pastor Robert Shinn, some thought Kelly and Dean Wilking were the ones over their “cash cow.” Meanwhile, Miranda's younger sister Melanie was believed to be of her sibling's solo success and eager to maintain “" social media brand.After all, many of the dancers associated with Shinn's talent management company 7M seemed to be living their dreams in stunning Hollywood homes, , and on Most recently, one was even , the fictional boy band from new romance flick, .Even those who immediately believed the Wilking family's allegations might be surprised to learn they were reluctant to appear in a major Netflix exposé.

: We've got a new recommendation for you, but it's not for the faint of heart. Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult is , and it tells the story of a young dancer, Miranda Wilking, who joined a management company called 7M that was also be a church and—reportedly—a cult.

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.