"Though she wrote that she has "grown up" since these videos were filmed, Ziegler added that she has a responsibility to set a good example for her fans and asked for forgiveness. "Ziegler's sister Mackenzie, 16, also issued an apology on Instagram Live earlier this week for her past actions, according to the account "I'm much more educated now than I was before, and I'm so sorry," she said. Maddie Ziegler/Dances < Maddie Ziegler. "Ziegler also noted that the decisions she made in those videos "are absolutely not decisions I would make today. On Twitter, the 17-year-old professional dancer said that she thought it was funny to mock people and accents at the time she made the videos.
"There is no need to attack each other or try to defend me. Former “Dance Moms” star Maddie Ziegler released a statement on Tuesday addressing past “ignorant and racially insensitive” videos that have resurfaced. "Although fans praised Ziegler for her apology and said she was too young to know any better, several Twitter users pointed out much more current clips of the young star's inappropriate behavior.Just last month, Maddie's younger sister Kenzie, 16, addressed allegations that she had made racist jokes when she was younger.She penned: "I'm much more educated now than I was before, and I’m so sorry. The 17-year-old took to Twitter on Tuesday to address the controversy, calling … "Maddie rose to fame aged eight on Lifetime's Dance Moms alongside her sister, and featured on the series from 2011 to 2016.She was then cast in several music videos for Sia, including Chandelier and Elastic Heart, and performed alongside the singer at the 57th Grammy Awards.