Although Maddie is close with her siblings, her relationship with her father became strained when she, Mackenzie, and their mom had to relocate to Los Angeles to film "Dance Moms" in 2015.

Wondering what happened to Abby Lee Miller, why Mackenzie, Maddie and Nia were absent from the special and how to watch all the drama unfold first-hand? Here's what to know. “Dance Moms: ...

Abby Lee Miller Responds to Maddie Ziegler's 'Dance Moms' Digs: 'I Know What I Did ... “And I had a 360 deal with Mackenzie. So where is it?” Miller said there was “a lot of ugly darkness ...

Abby Lee Miller Responds to Maddie Ziegler's 'Dance Moms' Digs: 'I Know What I Did for Maddie' "She was distraught [when I left]. For the longest time, we felt so guilty," she recalled.

At the time, the “Exes” singer defeated a few of the girls from “Dance Moms,” including Maddie Ziegler. “We did dances in two days, and the kids weren’t in class properly,” Miller ...

Through “Dance Moms,” the iconic dance coach helped launch the careers of Maddie Ziegler (pictured here with her in 2014), JoJo Siwa and more entertainers. Getty Images for MTV “I think when ...