JoJo Siwa raised eyebrows whereas thanking Beyoncé throughout a latest awards present speech.
“I also have to say thank you to Beyoncé just so that we can keep the dancing community safe,” Siwa, 21, mentioned on stage on the 2024 Industry Dance Awards on Tuesday, October 8. “Beyoncé, you’ve got great music. We all love to dance to it. We all love you. … Someone had to, and I will be the someone.”
Her feedback have been seemingly in reference to on-line conspiracy theories suggesting that celebrities thank Beyoncé, 43, throughout awards exhibits to keep away from showing as a menace, particularly given her and her husband Jay-Z’s connection to Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“I think Beyoncé is great and she’s written a lot of incredible music that we’ve all used [and danced to],” Siwa completely advised Us Weekly on the Dancers Against Cancer’s tenth Annual Gala of Stars Awards in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, October 9. “I’m actually dancing to a Beyoncé song tonight. We’re doing ‘Single Ladies,’ a Liza Minnelli tribute.”
Celebrities are weighing in following the latest arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The music mogul was taken into custody in New York on September 16. The following day, a 14-page indictment alleging that Diddy “abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him” was made public. The rapper has since entered a not responsible plea […]
Addressing the Beyoncé shout-out, Siwa went on to observe that “the Internet’s going to run with whatever it is they run with.” She added: “They do their thing, and I can’t predict what they’re going to do.”
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s legal professional, Alex Spiro, slammed allegations that the couple have extra “victims” than Diddy, 54, made by Jaguar Wright throughout a latest interview with Piers Morgan. (Diddy was arrested final month on intercourse trafficking and racketeering prices after a number of people filed sexual assault and abuse lawsuits in opposition to the rapper. He has vehemently denied alleged victims’ claims.)
“There’s rumors and then there’s nonsense and this is one step further. This is a pointed and formal accusation of something. I felt they needed to be responded to,” Spiro advised TMZ in an announcement on Wednesday. “I think somebody reported it was a cease and desist. It was quite bluntly an ultimatum which is, remove that false accusation that’s demonstrably false or a court’s going to order you to.” (Morgan, for his half, apologized for Wright’s accusations on-air. Beyoncé and Jay-Z, 54, haven't publicly commented on Diddy’s authorized drama.)
JoJo Siwa attends the tenth Annual Gala of The Stars awards on October 9, 2024 in Beverly Hills. Robin L Marshall/Getty Images
Siwa’s speech prompted sturdy social media reactions, with one fan writing via X, “Okay fun’s over she ruined the joke.” A TikTok user, in the meantime, commented on a clip of her speech, “Idc she funny for this 😭.”
Dealing with each constructive and damaging social media feedback is one thing Siwa has discovered to face over the years, particularly after taking up a extra mature picture. Earlier this month, the previous youngster star shared a clip from a efficiency that includes dancers dressed as teddy bears suggestively touching her via TikTok.
Reacting to haters, Siwa advised Us, “I don’t know. Go touch grass, go help [people affected by Hurricane Milton] in Florida. I don’t know.”
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Having been in the general public eye since a younger age, Siwa mentioned she generally wonders what it might be like to cling up her sparkly outfits. “I wonder how long I’ll do it for. You know what I mean? I have two sides,” she defined. “I have one side that’s like, ‘Tomorrow I’m done,’ and then I have another that’s like, ‘I want to be 82 and still performing.’ It’s a little bit of both.”
Siwa was one among many well-known dancers in attendance at Wednesday’s Gala of Stars Awards. Organized by Dancers Against Cancer, the occasion raised consciousness for supporting these affected by most cancers via the facility of dance.
“Dancers Against Cancer is such a beautiful foundation that I’ve been a part of now for the last 10 years,” Siwa advised Us. “I recently joined the board, and so to be here tonight around 10 [years], my favorite. My favorite ever.”
With reporting by Mariel Turner
