JoJo Siwa rocks pink sweatpants as she steps into LA for the first time since apparently blasting Nickelodeon’s reaction to her appearing on TikTok
JoJo Siwa adopted a casual look as she went shopping in Los Angeles on Friday.
The 19-year-old dancer, who appeared to reveal the reaction of her old employer Nickelodeon to her coming out as gay earlier in the week, stepped out in bright pink joggers and a black fleece jacket with a pink embroidered JoJo.
The J-Team star strolled across the parking lot in black sneakers with rainbow-colored stripes.
She appeared without makeup and styled her blonde hair into one of her signature high ponytails.
In pink: JoJo Siwa adopted a casual look while going shopping in Los Angeles on Friday. The 19-year-old dancer performed in bright pink joggers and a black fleece jacket with a pink embroidered JoJo
This was the first time the Blurt star has been spotted in public, after lip-synching with Meghan Trainor’s mum on TikTok on Wednesday in a video where she explained her experience with her boss after she broke up a little more came out as gay two years ago, which many of her fans interpreted as being about Nickelodeon.
‘Storytime: January 2021, I’m born. The company I work for told me they needed to have a meeting with me ASAP,” Siwa wrote. “During that meeting, the PRESIDENT of the company negatively asked me, ‘What are you going to say to your young demographic?’
JoJo didn’t name the company, although fans were quick to point out that it was Nickelodeon, where she had worked for several years since leaving Dance Moms.
“It took me a second to process what I was being asked, and then…I replied…”THE TRUTH.”
“I’ve never seen a man roll his eyes so far in the back of his head. It was quiet, so I started talking again… I said, “I’m not going to hide who I am and who I love from anyone, ESPECIALLY from the next generation.” He didn’t like that very much.’
“But since I came out, SO many adults have said to me, ‘I wish I had someone like you when I was younger.’ Which always reminds me that I did the right thing and that I must never allow myself to be that someone changes who you are.”
She included a caption that read, “If this meeting was today I would literally just hit play on this song.”
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.
Getting out: This was the first time the J-Team star was seen in public since he posted a video on TikTok that revealed how an unnamed employer treated her after she came out as gay in 2021. Fans have speculated that she was referring to Nickelodeon
Impact: In the video, JoJo wrote that her boss was concerned about the impact her coming out would have on her young fans. She finished the post by sharing, “Since I came out, SO many adults have said to me, ‘I wish I had someone like you when I was younger.’
Value: Many fans think she is referring to the children’s network Nickelodeon. The network denied that the meeting took place there, and released a statement saying, “We have valued and supported JoJo since day one of our relationship together, and we still do today.” (Los Angeles, December 2022 )
Collaboration: JoJo is collaborating with Nickelodeon on a Pride capsule collection that will be released in May, with some proceeds going to GLSEN, which works to prevent bullying and harassment of LGBTQ children in grades K-12 (Los Angeles, October 2022).
“We have valued and supported JoJo since day one of our relationship, and we still do today.”
JoJo and Nickelodeon appear to have repaired any cracks that may have occurred.
The media outlet recently announced a Pride capsule collaboration with the Boomerang singer, which will be released in May.
A portion of the proceeds will go to GLSEN, an organization that, according to its website, “works to ensure LGBTQ students can learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment,” for the K-12 grade.