In 2010, just a few months before “Dance Moms” made its premiere on Lifetime, Abby Lee Miller filed for bankruptcy. RadarOnline reported that in her bankruptcy filing, Miller declared that her monthly income was $8,882.55, while her monthly expenses were $11,525.40, leaving her in the hole by more than $2,600 each month. In addition, she also claimed to have more than $3,000 in bills that hadn’t been paid, in addition to $26,000 owing in taxes.
In 2014, it was reported that Miller’s bankruptcy was about to be discharged, and further details came to light in regards to the dire financial straits she’d been in prior to “Dance Moms.” This included defaulting on the mortgage on her home, which had been on the brink of foreclosure, and her declaration that her dance studio had racked up more than $100,000 in debt.
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Miller’s financial state improved dramatically once “Dance Moms” made its television debut. In fact, after the series became a hit, Miller began earning up to $15,000 an episode, and another $25,000 per episode for her spinoff show, “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition.” She also reportedly brought in additional income from other sources, ranging from public speaking to merchandise. All that money she was raking in, however, would later prove to be problematic, due to some allegedly very shady behavior.
