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Abby Lee Miller is putting American Airlines on blast.
The “Dance Moms” alum, 61, slammed the airline for allegedly mishandling her wheelchair during an exclusive interview with Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real on Wednesday.
“I have not let them have it,” she exclaimed. “I’ve been crazy busy, but American Airlines, do better!”
Miller claimed her wheelchair was returned to her “in pieces” at 2 a.m., leaving her scrambling to figure out how to get home.
“How do you think I was even going to get out? I had to get home in a push chair,” she groused. “It was awful, awful, absolutely awful.”
American Airlines did not respond to Page Six for comment.
This isn’t the first time Miller has taken issue with the airline.
In 2019, the reality star alleged that she fell out of her wheelchair at Pittsburgh International Airport during a transfer between chairs.
“Help! ‘I’ve fallen and I can’t get up’ isn’t that the truth?” Miller captioned an Instagram photo of herself after falling.
“Let’s just say my transfer from the Isle (sic) Chair to my own chair didn’t go so well! …Thank you to all the Pgh international Airport Escorts that were so very kind & the hot firemen who swiftly got me on my feet, into my chair & on my way!!!”
Miller later revealed in the comments section that she was feeling “stiff” and experiencing body aches following the incident.
“My right hip & knee banged up,” she wrote. “Right shoulder is sore.”
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The dance instructor has also taken legal action over alleged mistreatment involving her wheelchair.
In 2022, she sued the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton for $8.5 million in damages after one of the hotel’s doors allegedly fell on top of her when one of her wheelchair wheels became stuck.
Miller has used a wheelchair since undergoing emergency spinal surgery in 2018. She was subsequently diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
The health crisis came after she served prison time following her conviction on bankruptcy fraud charges.
Meanwhile, Miller is reuniting with her former “Dance Moms” rival Cathy Nesbitt-Stein for a new short-form reality series, “Abby vs. Cathy: Hit the 8,” premiering Oct. 27 on ShortVydz.
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