TikTok star Miranda Derrick ‘brainwashed’ by ‘cult’: family
18.06.2022 - 00:39
/ nypost.com
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.
The entertainment management firm was created by former Shekinah Church founder Robert Shinn, who in 2009 was sued by former church member Lydia Chung for allegedly cutting her off from her family, brainwashing her and defrauding her out of property and funds worth $3.8 million.The Wilkings now allege that Miranda is a victim of similar behavior. The church is believed by some — including her family — to be a cult.
According to a previous report, she has been “brainwashed” by Shinn. “It’s been haunting us for over a year now.
It’s definitely been the hardest year of my life,” said Melanie, alongside her family, in an interview with the Times UK. “Miranda is a part of a religious group and she’s not allowed to speak to us.”Her family claims they didn’t even know she married fellow dancer and 7M member James Derrick in 2021.
In addition, they say their daughter also refused to return to Michigan in January for her grandfather’s funeral. Her parents said they flew out to LA right after to see Miranda for themselves, saying the daughter that stood in front of them was “totally different.” They said it was odd that Derrick would cut off and block her family, especially since the sisters were “attached at the hip.”People have linked 7M, which is believed to target dancers, and the “Seven Mountain Mandate,” a conservative Christian movement accused of seeking to take control of family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business
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