TikTok influencer Miranda Derrick has publicly expressed her fears for her personal safety following the release of the Netflix documentary series Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult.
The documentary, which debuted on May 29, portrays Derrick as a member of a group of TikTok dancers managed by a company known as 7M, linked to the Shekinah church led by Robert Shinn.
According to allegations in the series, 7M operates more like a cult than a talent agency. Several ex-members have voiced their experiences, and the series notably includes interviews with Derrick’s family members who express a strong desire to rescue her from the organization.
Derrick, a central figure in the allegations but not featured in the documentary, has responded since the series premiered, claiming that it has endangered her and her partner’s lives.
She also discussed the emotional impact of seeing her family participate in the documentary.
In a recent message shared on her TikTok and Instagram on June 10, Derrick stated, “Hey guys, I know I don’t normally make this kind of content, but I just wanted to be transparent and a little vulnerable with you.
“But before this documentary, my husband and I – we felt safe. Now that this documentary is out, we feel like our lives have been put in danger.”
Derrick disclosed that she and her partner have been followed, received hate mail and death threats, and have even been urged to commit suicide.
Furthermore, she mentioned being stalked, receiving threats of physical violence, and kidnapping threats.
Derrick also addressed the involvement of her family in the documentary.
She remarked, “So these are just some of the messages that I’ve been receiving behind the scenes. And I honestly don’t understand how my parents and my sister thought that this documentary would help me or our relationship in any way – I don’t understand that.”
According to Derrick, she has been quietly meeting with her family over the past few years to repair their relationship, enjoying the process until the documentary’s release, which she claims has made continuing their reconciliation more challenging.
She accused her family of prioritizing the documentary over their relationship, which she finds deeply upsetting.
Derrick noted that she hasn’t been as active online, asking her fans for patience as she navigates this difficult time.
She concluded, “I’m getting through this. I see the light at the end of the tunnel and I’m going to get back to posting and dancing and just doing what I absolutely love, it just brings me so much joy, so I do want to get back to that.
“And I do want to thank everyone who has been very supportive for the kind messages, the DMs, emails, they don’t go unnoticed.”
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