Dance influencer is insisting that, contrary to what , she is “not a victim” nor is she “being abused.” Derrick is one of the dancers whose association with the 7M management company, and the Shekinah Church, is the focus of the latest headline-grabbing docuseries, The three-part series, which hit the streamer last week, alleges the 27-year-old — formerly of the — is trapped in a controlling cult run by Shekinah Church pastor Robert Shinn, who also founded the management company . Derrick, who has previously denied being a member of a cult, reportedly addressed the series’ claims in a since-expired Instagram Story, according to .
“I want to start by saying that I appreciate the concern that has been expressed for my well-being,” she issued Tuesday. “Due to pending litigation, in which I am a plaintiff in a defamation lawsuit, it’s not appropriate for me to comment on specific allegations. Though I will state that I do not condone abuse in any way.
” “No one likes to be portrayed as their [sic] brainwashed/not in control of her own life ...
when that just isn’t the truth,” added Derrick, whose family express their concerns in the series. “I am not a victim, I am not in any harm, I am not being abused.” In a , Derrick’s family — including her sister and former Wilking Sisters collaborator Melanie Ekeler — claimed that despite Derrick regularly posting on social media and making appearances at star-studded events, she was deliberately .
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