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Abby Lee Miller slammed as 'old gross creep' after she admits she likes high school football players

'Oh, that's my downfall. I like the high school football players. I still like them,' Abby Lee Miller said on 'Sofia with an F' podcast

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Abby Lee Miller, the former 'Dance Moms' star has attracted backlash for allegedly admitting her attraction to “high school football players” on Sofia Franklyn’s "Sofia with an F' podcast.

Miller, 57, brought up Tom Cruise’s famous white chocolate-coconut Bundt cake from Doan’s Bakery while talking to Franklyn, 31.

What did Sofia Franklyn ask Abby Lee Miller on the podcast? 

Miller spoke with Franklyn about Tom Cruise. She then asked Franklyn if she had watched Cruise’s 1983 movie 'All the Right Moves' in which he played “a high school football player.”

"Oh, that's my downfall. I like the high school football players," Miller continued. "I still like them."

Even as Franklyn tried to steer the topic away, she clarified that she likes "adult" coaches. Miller doubled down and said she means those who are currently in high school. 

"Not one that used to be in high school but one that is," Franklyn then abruptly ended the podcast episode following the disclosure.

Did Abby Lee Miller actually mean what she said about high football players? 

Internet understood well what she said about her liking for high school football players. 

In a video, TikToker 'Bites of Chaos!' points out that Miller likely doesn't "understand how people are going to take her answer."

However, a user commented, "I was trying my best to be like “oh she must have meant it this way” until she kept talking and I was like uhhhh."

One more wrote, "Not even former players, she had to specify they were STILL IN HS." Another followed by writing, "idk if there's another way to take that answer."

One more wrote, "No, no.. I think she understands? She made herself very clear," with one adding, "The clarification," with a crying emoji. 

Abby Lee Miller slammed over high school football players comment

Following the clarification, the reactions were not forgiving as she was slammed by internet users 

One asked about the consequences if the genders were reversed. "Imagine if the genders were reversed," the user wrote.

Another user said, "If this was a older guy saying that about high school cheerleaders, his life would be over. But she’s getting excuses? Nah bruh."

A user quipped, "Arrest her dammit."

A user slammed Abby saying, "Old gross creep,' while another said, "I'm pretty sure they are not attracted to her."