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Nia Sioux Alleges Racism by Abby Lee Miller and a $10,000 Bribe in New Memoir

She says Lifetime edited out harsher incidents to keep Miller likable on screen.

Overview

  • Bottom of the Pyramid, published Nov. 4 by Harper Horizon, recounts Sioux’s 2011–2017 Dance Moms years from ages 9 to 15.
  • Sioux writes that Miller asked if she wished she had “white‑girl hair,” mocked her braids on camera as “like a log,” and invoked stereotypes about “your people” having flat feet while threatening punitive “break it” comments.
  • She says Miller repeatedly criticized her body and portrayed her as lazy, and that she was often assigned racially themed or stereotyped routines, including an early solo titled “Nattie of the Jungle.”
  • Sioux alleges Miller offered mentor Aubrey O’Day $10,000 not to work with her and claims the aired scene was edited to omit the bribe.
  • Sioux says she has cut ties with Miller and distanced herself from those close to her, and outlets report no substantive public responses from Miller or Lifetime to these claims.