JoJo Siwa apparently slams Nickelodeon over the network’s ‘response’ to her coming out as LGBTQ+ – and claims she was asked ‘What are you going to say to your young demographic?’
- Siwa, 19, hinted that she received a backlash from the network over the public disclosure
- She said she insisted she would live her truth, no matter the odds
- A Nickelodeon spokesman told of the alleged incident: “It certainly didn’t happen at Nickelodeon”
Jojo Siwa took an apparent dig at Nickelodeon in a TikTok video this week – in which she claimed network execs would be hostile if she came out as LGBTQ+.
The 19-year-old entertainer’s video documented an exchange she had with the president of a company she had worked for – with a Nickelodeon spokesperson denying the exchange took place on the network.
The video was set to the Meghan Trainor track “Mother,” with Siwa lip-synching to the upbeat song.
She captioned the clip: “Inspired by a true story. (Side note, if that meeting was today I would literally just hit play on this song….).
The Omaha, Nebraska native began the clip, titled “Story Time,” recalling the details of the response she received when it came out more than two years ago.
The Latest: Jojo Siwa, 19, apparently alluded to the pressure Nickelodeon execs put on her after she came out in a TikTok clip Wednesday
The YouTube star said: “January 2021: I’m born. The company I work for told me they needed to have a meeting with me as soon as possible.
“During that meeting, the president of the company asked me, ‘What are you going to say to your young demographic?’
The Dance Moms graduate said she “took a second to process what I was just asked and then replied, ‘The truth.'”
Siwa said she had “never seen a man roll his eyes that far in the back of his head” in response to her statement.
Siwa, who has appeared on a number of shows on the network, said the room was silent so she started speaking again, explaining she won’t hide from who she is or loves from people, “especially the next generation.” .
However, the executive “didn’t particularly like it,” Siwa said in the clip.
She said she received uplifting words from adults praising her for being a role model for the LGBTQ community, impressing her that she “did the right thing” and “would never let anyone change her.” “.
A number of commenters alluded to the children’s network in response to Siwa’s post.
She said in a meeting she was called to after she came out, “The president of the company asked me, ‘What are you going to say to your young demographic?’
The Dance Moms alum said she “took a second to process what I was just asked and then replied, ‘The truth'”
One user said “Does the company name rhyme with shmickashmodeon” while another commented “Ended Flopalodeon”.
Siwa said on social media in April 2022 that she was not invited to the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards despite being nominated as a favorite for Social Music Star.
“Many of you have asked me why I’m not at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards tonight and the answer is very simple, I wasn’t invited,” she said on Instagram. “I’m not sure why, but I just didn’t get an invite.”
A Nickelodeon spokesperson told when asked to comment: “We don’t know what incident or meeting JoJo is referring to, but it certainly didn’t happen at Nickelodeon.
“We have valued and supported JoJo since day one of our relationship, and we still do today.”
Siwa took to Instagram last year to reveal that despite being nominated, she wasn’t invited to the network’s awards show
In 2021, she criticized the company in a series of tweets, saying she was prevented from performing the setlist she wanted while on tour
Siwa has appeared on a number of shows on the network over the years
Siwa was spotted at the 2019 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in LA