Former 'Dance Moms' Star Sues Hampton Inn For $8.5 Million

SANTA MONICA, CA— Former "Dance Moms" star and Pittsburgh native Abby Lee Miller has filed an $8.5 million lawsuit against Hampton Inn & Suites parent company after a bathroom door allegedly fell and crushed her.

According to multiple media outlets, Miller contends she was staying at the Santa Monica Hampton Inn in August 2020 when the 300-pound door fell on her as she wheeled herself out of the bathroom. Miller has been in a wheelchair since 2018 after contracting lymphoma.

The lawsuit alleges Miller was pinned in the wheelchair for 6 to 12 minutes as she screamed for help. Two hotel staffers eventually lifted the door off of her.

The lawsuit contends Miller still needs physical therapy for the head and shoulder injuries.

Hampton Inn & Suites has not publicly responded to the lawsuit.

"Dance Moms" ran for eight seasons on Lifetime, with Miller starring in it from 2011 until 2016.

In 2017, she was sentenced to a year in prison for bankruptcy fraud.

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