James Derrick and Miranda Derrick. Charley Gallay/Getty Pictures for Paramount Footage
Miranda Wilking’s life with husband James Derrick seems picture-perfect primarily based on her social media presence, however her relations declare there’s extra to the story.
Miranda’s dad and mom and sister, Melanie Wilking, took to Instagram Dwell in February 2022 to assert that Miranda had been indoctrinated right into a cult that targets dancers. The involved household stated they hadn’t spoken to Miranda in over a yr and alleged that the leisure administration agency 7M Movies, which Miranda joined in 2021, was working like a cult.
7M administration, which was created by Shekinah Church founder Robert Shinn, is the topic of the upcoming Netflix docuseries Dancing for the Satan: The 7M TikTok Cult. The sequence, which premieres on Wednesday, Might 29, options Melanie and her dad and mom in addition to former Shekinah Church member Lydia Chung, who claims the church reduce her off from her household and brainwashed her. Shinn has denied any wrongdoing.
Miranda and Derrick, who’re each concerned with 7M, have denied that they’re in a cult. They often share movies of them dancing collectively through their respective Instagram pages.
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Hold scrolling for a have a look at Miranda and Derrick’s relationship timeline:
April 2021
James Derrick and Miranda Derrick. Courtesy of Miranda Derrick/Instagram
Derrick’s first look on Miranda’s Instagram web page got here three months after she allegedly reduce ties together with her household. The duo carried out a dance to SZA’s tune “Kiss Me Extra.”
August 2021
The pair introduced their engagement through Instagram.
“She stated YES!!!💍@itsmirandaderrick I like you a lot and I’m so honored to be on this journey with you. I keep in mind the primary time you hugged me. One of the best ways to explain it’s magical (it sounds cliché) however really in that second I knew you have been the love of my life and you’ll be my spouse sooner or later,” Derrick wrote. “You deliver such pleasure to my life and also you encourage me to develop and be higher daily. I’m so grateful God introduced us collectively and I can’t look ahead to what’s subsequent for us. Miranda, I like you a lot and can cherish you for the remainder of my life.”
Miranda shared her personal submit celebrating the information.
“I stated YES!!!💍 Phrases can’t clarify how overwhelmed with pleasure I’m. James, you’re greater than something I’ve ever dreamed of and I’m so extremely excited that we get to spend our lives collectively,” she captioned photographs from the proposal. “I keep in mind the primary day we met, I fell in love with you and simply couldn’t image spending any of my days with out you. It’s as if our love story was already written into the material of my life. You might be my greatest pal, my confidant, my teammate and companion. You’ve gotten frequently confirmed to be such an unbelievable man inside and outside and I like you a lot. I’m trying ahead to watching our journey proceed to unfold. Perpetually my love.”
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September 2021
One month after asserting her engagement, Miranda shared a video of herself dancing with Derrick in Las Vegas whereas sporting a white costume. “What occurs in Vegas…🤍✨,” she captioned the video. Miranda and Derrick didn’t formally affirm their marriage ceremony on the time.
Miranda’s household claimed throughout their February 2022 Instagram Dwell that they weren’t conscious of her marriage ceremony till after the actual fact.
November 2021
James Derrick and Miranda Derrick. Courtesy of Miranda Derrick/Instagram
The couple posed collectively on the American Music Awards purple carpet.
March 2022
One month after Miranda’s household claimed she was in a cult, she and Derrick responded.
“I’m not held in opposition to my will and I’ve by no means been a hostage,” Miranda stated in an announcement to The Reduce. “I am going to church and I think about God. If sooner or later I want to pursue my religion elsewhere, I’ll and really feel fully free to try this. So far as my profession, my time at 7M Movies has been probably the most thrilling years ever and if sooner or later I want to companion with a unique administration firm or begin my very own firm, I’ll.”
She continued, “Nobody is forcing me to do something. I’m excited to maneuver ahead on this unbelievable stroll with God, a tremendous marriage and thrilling profession. I’m additionally trying ahead to shifting previous all of this and mend[ing] my relationship with my household privately.”
James Derrick attends a Younger Hollywood Screening of ‘Mission: Unimaginable – Useless Reckoning Half One’ on June 26, 2023. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Pictures for Paramount Footage
Derrick, in the meantime, claimed through his Instagram Story that Miranda’s issues together with her household stemmed from racism, which the Wilking household denies within the Netflix docuseries.
“[It] began with a white stunning girl shifting in with a poor Black man from Compton that the dad and mom didn’t approve of,” he claimed.
Shinn, the founding father of 7M, additionally reacted to the Wilking household’s claims through a spokesperson on the time.
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“Regardless of her household’s claims, Miranda is a profitable businesswoman and a loving spouse and daughter who cares very a lot about her household,” Shinn’s rep advised the Day by day Mail. “It’s pathetic and contemptible to attempt to flip her non-public household issues right into a tawdry public scandal for clicks and clout. Whereas the latest portrayals of Dr. Robert Shinn and 7M movies have been wildly offensive and riddled with inaccuracies, these false claims won’t deter 7M from supporting Miranda in whichever endeavors she chooses to pursue subsequent.”
October 2022
“Unconditional Love❤️🔥🖤,” Derrick wrote through Instagram alongside a number of snaps of her and Derrick wearing black leather-based outfits.
February 2023
Miranda Derrick and James Derrick attend the sixty fifth GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Pictures for The Recording Academy
Miranda and Derrick walked the Grammys purple carpet collectively.
October 2023
The dancers loved an outing at L.A. Trend Week.
November 2023
James Derrick and Miranda Derrick attend the Los Angeles premiere of “The Shift” on November 27, 2023. Michael Tullberg/Getty Pictures
“❤️🥂Completely satisfied Birthday to my unbelievable husband @bdash_2. Right here’s to a different yr of pure pleasure & stunning reminiscences! I like you child❤️,” Derrick wrote through Instagram.
Might 2024
Miranda and Derrick each attended Melanie’s marriage ceremony to NFL star Austin Ekeler regardless of their rocky historical past with the Wilking household. The ceremony got here lower than one week forward of the premiere of the Dancing for the Satan docuseries.
“Had such a good time at my sister’s marriage ceremony✨💍,” Miranda captioned a number of Instagram photographs from the massive day. She didn’t embrace any photos together with her sister within the submit.
