JoJo Siwa

Joelle Joanie Siwa was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19, 2003, to Jessalynn Siwa (née Lombardi), a professional dance instructor from Iowa, and Tom Siwa, a chiropractor from Nebraska.{{Cite news|url=http://nwcomaha.wixsite.com/nwcomaha/about-us|title="back pain, neck pain", carpal tunnel, sciatica, disc herniation|access-date=April 16, 2018|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023523/http://nwcomaha.wixsite.com/nwcomaha/about-us|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=October 15, 2013 |url=http://www.telegraphherald.com/news/article_73c7f931-0f40-5984-bd57-cfacb7544e08.html |title=Mother, daughter step into spotlight |last=Nevans-Pederson |first=Mary |work=Telegraph Herald |access-date=April 16, 2018 |archive-date=September 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922090956/https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/article_73c7f931-0f40-5984-bd57-cfacb7544e08.html |url-status=live }} Her father is of Polish descent.{{Cite web|author=Adrian Rybak|title=JoJo Siwa faktycznie jest Polką? Jej nazwisko nie jest przypadkowe!|website=Radio Eska|date=August 26, 2024|url=https://www.eska.pl/news/jojo-siwa-faktycznie-jest-polka-jej-nazwisko-nie-jest-przypadkowe-aa-pRwV-kY4f-NQcR.html|language=pl}} She has one sibling, an older brother named Jayden Siwa, who was previously also a vlogger;{{Cite web|author=Its JoJo Siwa|title=YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS TO BELIEVE THIS!!!|website=YouTube|date=September 13, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=8s&v=bKMVpcbG-Uc=36s|access-date=April 16, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105040115/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=8s&v=bKMVpcbG-Uc%3D36s|url-status=live}} he now works as a real estate agent.{{Cite web |title=All About JoJo Siwa's Mom Jessalynn and Dad Tom |url=https://people.com/all-about-jojo-siwa-parents-jessalyn-tom-7966007 |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}

Siwa started her career as a top-5 finalist and the youngest contestant on the second season of Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, produced by Abby Lee Miller of Dance Moms fame.Siwa, JoJo. [https://itsjojosiwa.com/meet-jojo "Meet JoJo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011135501/https://itsjojosiwa.com/meet-jojo/ |date=October 11, 2016 }}, ItsJoJoSiwa.com, accessed July 19, 2016 She appeared on the show with her mother and was eliminated in week 9.[http://glamorosi.blogspot.com/2013/11/762-Abbys-Ultimate-Dance-S2-E10-Divas-JoJo-Eliminated.html "Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition Divas in the House: JoJo Eliminated"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012064445/http://glamorosi.blogspot.com/2013/11/762-Abbys-Ultimate-Dance-S2-E10-Divas-JoJo-Eliminated.html |date=October 12, 2016 }}, November 6, 2013, July 19, 2016 Siwa soon began to appear on Dance Moms, beginning with auditioning for Miller's "ALDC" dance competition team in 2014 and being selected for the team in early 2015.{{cite magazine |last1=Angermiller |first1=Michele Amabile |title='Dance Moms' Star JoJo Siwa Takes on Bullying in 'Boomerang': Exclusive First Listen |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dance-moms-jojo-siwa-boomerang-bullying-exclusive-stream-7356825/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 5, 2022 |date=May 5, 2016 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416122634/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7356825/dance-moms-jojo-siwa-boomerang-bullying-exclusive-stream |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Schumann |first1=Rebecka |title=Who Is JoJo Siwa? Meet The Newest 'Dance Moms' Season 5 Star |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/who-jojo-siwa-meet-newest-dance-moms-season-5-star-1783862 |website=International Business Times |access-date=March 9, 2019 |date=January 14, 2015 |archive-date=September 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922090956/https://www.ibtimes.com/who-jojo-siwa-meet-newest-dance-moms-season-5-star-1783862 |url-status=live }}

In May 2016, Siwa released her songs "Boomerang" and "I Can Make U Dance". "Boomerang" addresses the subject of online bullying.[http://www.bsckids.com/2016/05/jojo-siwa-confronts-bullying-new-single-boomerang JoJo Siwa Confronts Bullying In New Single "Boomerang"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511120652/http://www.bsckids.com/2016/05/jojo-siwa-confronts-bullying-new-single-boomerang/ |date=May 11, 2016 }}. Bsckids.com (May 10, 2016). Retrieved on November 27, 2016. Its music video has been viewed over 1 billion times and received over 5 million likes. Also in 2016, Siwa released a line of hair bows in a collaboration with fashion accessory and jewelry company Claire's. The line of hair bows, which were inspired by the hair bows that were Siwa's signature accessory during this period, experienced particular success among primary school pupils in the United Kingdom, where some schools took to banning them for a variety of reasons, including peer pressure, causing distraction from work, the impairment of pupils' concentration, and violation of school dress policies.{{Cite news |last=Horton |first=Helena |date=March 6, 2017 |title=Parents angered as 'Jojo Bows' banned in schools across the country |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/06/mums-angered-jojo-bows-banned-schools-across-country/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418115102/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/06/mums-angered-jojo-bows-banned-schools-across-country/ |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 17, 2018 |work=The Telegraph |issn=0307-1235}} Due to the bows' popularity, some stores also began selling similar bows.{{Cite news |last=Palmer |first=Kate |date=March 2, 2017 |title=Why schools are banning 'JoJo bows' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39140210 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417163018/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39140210 |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |access-date=April 17, 2018 |work=BBC News}} Siwa commented that her bows were a "symbol of power, confidence, believing-ness." Claire's recalled a JoJo Siwa-branded cosmetics kit product in 2019 after the FDA issued a warning about it containing dangerous levels of asbestos.{{cite tweet |number=1136758750256271365 |user=US_FDA |title=FDA Safety Alert |author=Food and Drug Administration |author-link=Food and Drug Administration |date=June 6, 2019 |access-date=June 15, 2019}}{{cite news |last=Haller |first=Sonja |date=June 9, 2019 |title=Claire's recalls JoJo Siwa's makeup kit for tweens after finding asbestos in it |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2019/06/09/jojo-siwa-claires-makeup-kit-recalled-after-fda-finds-asbestos/1402366001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613014449/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2019/06/09/jojo-siwa-claires-makeup-kit-recalled-after-fda-finds-asbestos/1402366001/ |archive-date=June 13, 2019 |access-date=June 15, 2019 |newspaper=USA Today}}

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Siwa signed with Nickelodeon in 2017, appearing in the film Blurt! with Jace Norman and the show Lip Sync Battle Shorties with Nick Cannon. Siwa partnered with the American department store J. C. Penney in 2018 to release a line of accessories, bedroom decor, and a doll made in her likeness, and has released several books aimed at young children.{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2018 |title=JoJo Siwa inspires a new clothing line by JCPenney |url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/jojo-siwa-inspires-a-new-clothing-line-by-jcpenney/126726.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305030739/https://www.christiantoday.com/article/jojo-siwa-inspires-a-new-clothing-line-by-jcpenney/126726.htm |archive-date=March 5, 2018 |access-date=April 9, 2018 |website=Christian Today}}{{Cite news |date=October 16, 2017 |title=The Wisdom of JoJo Siwa, the 14-Year-Old Megastar You Didn't Know Was a Megastar |url=https://www.kqed.org/pop/96314 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072000/https://www.kqed.org/pop/96314 |archive-date=April 10, 2018 |access-date=April 9, 2018 |work=KQED}} In 2018, Siwa was named the Breakout Artist of the Year by Vivid Seats.{{cite web|title=2018 Year In Review: The Year in Live Events|url=https://www.vividseats.com/blog/2018-top-live-events|access-date=January 4, 2019|date=December 18, 2018|publisher=Vivid Seats|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124184048/https://www.vividseats.com/blog/2018-top-live-events|url-status=live}} Siwa then announced that she would be going on her first major concert tour in 2019, entitled D.R.E.A.M. The Tour. She was scheduled to visit a total of 52 cities across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. The tour was scheduled to begin in Phoenix, Arizona on May 17 and conclude in Vancouver, Canada on August 20.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/-Nickelodeons-JoJo-Siwa-DREAM-The-Tour-Adds-17-New-Dates-20190405|title=Nickelodeon's 'JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour' Adds 17 New Dates|website=BroadwayWorld|access-date=August 1, 2019|archive-date=August 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801060127/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/-Nickelodeons-JoJo-Siwa-DREAM-The-Tour-Adds-17-New-Dates-20190405|url-status=live}}

In 2020, Siwa competed in season three of The Masked Singer as "T-Rex". At the age of 16, she was the youngest contestant to appear on the show until Honey Boo Boo performed as one half of "Beach Ball" in season six and later Marsai Martin as "Woodpecker" in season twelve. Siwa appeared as a playable character in the 2020 video game Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix, as well at its 2022 sequel Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway.{{Cite web |last=Scullion |first=Chris |date=October 9, 2020 |title=Review: Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix – A Massive Improvement On The Terrible Original |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/nickelodeon_kart_racers_2_grand_prix |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418143607/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/nickelodeon_kart_racers_2_grand_prix |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |access-date=July 26, 2021 |website=Nintendo Life}} She was included on Time{{'}}s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in September 2020{{cite web |last1=VanDenburgh |first1=Barbara |title=Time 100: Anthony Fauci, Donald Trump, Megan Thee Stallion, Michael B. Jordan make list for 2020 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/09/22/michael-b-jordan-jojo-siwa-time-100-list-influential-people/3496092001/ |website=USA TODAY |access-date=September 26, 2020 |date=September 22, 2020 |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926165900/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/09/22/michael-b-jordan-jojo-siwa-time-100-list-influential-people/3496092001/ |url-status=live }} and on Fast Company's Queer 50 list in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Announcing Fast Company's second annual Queer 50 list|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/queer-50/2021|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=Fast Company|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105182641/https://www.fastcompany.com/queer-50/2021|url-status=live}}

In 2021, Siwa competed on the thirtieth season of Dancing with the Stars, in which she was part of the first same-sex dancing partnership in the show's history.{{cite news |last=Respers |first=Lisa France |date=September 8, 2021 |title='Dancing With the Stars' Season 30 cast revealed |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/entertainment/dancing-with-stars-new-cast/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908133337/https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/entertainment/dancing-with-stars-new-cast/index.html |archive-date=September 8, 2021 |accessdate=September 8, 2021 |work=CNN}} She and her partner, Jenna Johnson, ultimately placed 2nd.{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Megan |date=November 23, 2021 |title='Dancing with the Stars' Season 30 ends with historic win |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/23/entertainment/dwts-season-30-finale-recap/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123171605/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/23/entertainment/dwts-season-30-finale-recap/index.html |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=November 23, 2021 |website=CNN}} She was one of Time{{'s}} 100 Most Influential People in 2021.{{cite news |date=October 27, 2021 |title='Dancing With the Stars' Season 30: Which celebrity dancers have been eliminated? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/tv/2021/09/28/dancing-with-the-stars-meet-the-celebrity-dancers-contestants/8376030002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027180522/https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/tv/2021/09/28/dancing-with-the-stars-meet-the-celebrity-dancers-contestants/8376030002/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |accessdate=October 29, 2021 |work=USA Today}} In January 2021, the board game JoJo's Juice, marketed for children aged 6 and above, was withdrawn from sales by game makers Nickelodeon and Spin Master after a controversy over the game's content, which included questions about nudity and being arrested. Siwa responded that month, stating that she was not informed about the game's questions, and opined that "my name and my image have been used to promote this board game that has some really inappropriate content … I was really, really, really upset at how gross these questions were".{{Cite web |author=Marika Gerken |date=January 6, 2021 |title=JoJo Siwa responds to board game controversy saying she 'had no idea' about the 'inappropriate' content |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/05/us/jojo-siwa-game-trnd/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106163157/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/05/us/jojo-siwa-game-trnd/index.html |archive-date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=January 6, 2021 |website=CNN}} In the same year, General Mills started producing a breakfast cereal called JoJo Siwa Strawberry Bop, consisting of strawberry-flavored sweetened corn puffs with marshmallows shaped like yellow and white stars, pink bows, and blue hearts.{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=Madison |date=May 18, 2021 |title=JoJo Siwa Launches 'Strawberry Bop Cereal' – With Marshmallows Shaped Like Bows! |url=https://people.com/food/jojo-siwa-strawberry-bop-cereal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221120341/https://people.com/food/jojo-siwa-strawberry-bop-cereal/ |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |work=People}}

On April 4, 2022, she was announced as a judge for the seventeenth season of So You Think You Can Dance, along with Matthew Morrison and Stephen "tWitch" Boss.{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title='So You Think You Can Dance': Matthew Morrison & JoJo Siwa Join As Judges Alongside Stephen 'tWitch' Boss As Cat Deeley Also Returns |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/so-you-think-you-can-dance-matthew-morrison-jojo-siwa-cat-deeley-1234994345/ |website=Deadline |access-date=April 4, 2022 |date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404210129/https://deadline.com/2022/04/so-you-think-you-can-dance-matthew-morrison-jojo-siwa-cat-deeley-1234994345/ |url-status=live }} On September 9, 2022, she was announced as the recipient of the Gamechanger Award from GLSEN for her anti-bullying advocacy efforts.{{Cite magazine|title=JoJo Siwa to Receive Gamechanger Award From GLSEN for 'Fierce' Anti-Bullying, Advocacy Efforts|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/jojo-siwa-receive-gamechanger-award-glsen-1235136617/|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=September 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909131540/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/jojo-siwa-receive-gamechanger-award-glsen-1235136617/|url-status=live}}

In 2023, during the seventeenth season of America's Got Talent, JoJo and Jessalyn formed the group XOMG Pop that were previously discovered on Siwa's Dance Pop Revolution who auditioned by singing "Candy Hearts". The judges were impressed and promoted them to the next round. JoJo and Jessalyn congratulated the group as JoJo told the judges that she is a big fan of AGT. JoJo and Jessalyn were in the audience during the Quarterfinals.{{cite web |author=Katie Campione |date=May 31, 2022 |title=JoJo Siwa-Formed Pop Group Wows America's Got Talent Judges |url=https://www.thewrap.com/jojo-siwa-xomg-pop-americas-got-talent-audition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601020049/https://www.thewrap.com/jojo-siwa-xomg-pop-americas-got-talent-audition/ |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |access-date=June 1, 2022 |work=TheWrap}} In December 2023, Siwa performed "Step in Time" from the 1964 movie Mary Poppins on the primetime CBS special Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic.{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2023 |title=CBS presents 'Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/cbs-presents-dick-van-dyke-98-years-of-magic/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226195300/https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/cbs-presents-dick-van-dyke-98-years-of-magic/ |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=cbsnews.com}}

On January 26, 2024, she was announced to be returning as a judge for the eighteenth season of So You Think You Can Dance, replacing Nigel Lythgoe, who had earlier announced his withdrawal from the upcoming season.{{cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C2lI3PHPt1R/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==}} In February 2024, Siwa and her mother were alleged to have mistreated members of XOMG! Pop by subjecting members to grueling rehearsal schedules that left little time for school and promoting an unhealthily competitive working environment.{{Cite magazine |date=February 13, 2024 |title=JoJo Siwa Promised Them Pop Stardom. They Say They Were 'Thrown in the Trash' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/jojo-siwa-xomg-pop-dancers-physical-mental-torment-1234967431/ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

Siwa debuted her post-Nickelodeon image at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards to which she wore a black mesh bodysuit, a fauxhawk, and makeup inspired by American rock band Kiss. At the event, she compared her rebrand to that of Miley Cyrus in 2013 ahead of the release of Cyrus' fourth studio album, Bangerz.{{cite magazine |last1=Dailey |first1=Hannah |date=April 5, 2024 |title=JoJo Siwa Unleashes 'Bad Girl' Rocker Persona in Wild Yacht Party 'Karma' Video: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jojo-siwa-bad-girl-karma-music-video-watch-1235649814/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405164614/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jojo-siwa-bad-girl-karma-music-video-watch-1235649814/ |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}{{cite web |last1=Wratten |first1=Marcus |date=April 5, 2024 |title=JoJo Siwa's raunchy lesbian 'Karma' music video sets internet alight |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/05/jojo-siwa-raunchy-lesbian-music-video-karma-reaction/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405094831/https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/05/jojo-siwa-raunchy-lesbian-music-video-karma-reaction/ |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=PinkNews}} Gene Simmons said that "she looks cool."{{cite web |last=Irvin |first=Jack |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Gene Simmons Defends JoJo Siwa's KISS-Like Look at 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards: 'She Looks Cool' |url=https://people.com/gene-simmons-defends-jojo-siwa-kiss-like-look-at-iheartradio-music-awards-2024-8624125 |access-date=June 1, 2024 |website=People}} Charlie Duncan of PinkNews described it as a "fairly jarring rebrand", while Sydney Brasil of Exclaim! opined that "she looks the same as she once did, just in darker colors."{{cite web |last1=Duncan |first1=Charlie |date=April 3, 2024 |title=JoJo Siwa wants a Miley Cyrus Bangerz 'moment' amid bad girl rebrand |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/03/jojo-siwa-miley-cyrus-bangerz-rebrand-bad-girl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405152941/https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/03/jojo-siwa-miley-cyrus-bangerz-rebrand-bad-girl/ |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=PinkNews}}{{cite web |last1=Brasil |first1=Sydney |date=April 5, 2024 |title=Karma Is Not JoJo Siwa's Girlfriend |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/karma-is-not-jojo-siwas-girlfriend |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405192045/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/karma-is-not-jojo-siwas-girlfriend |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=Exclaim!}} The look became an internet meme.{{cite web |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Mathew |date=April 5, 2024 |title=JoJo Siwa's 'Karma' Video Features Her New KISS-Inspired Look and Lots of Humping |url=https://www.them.us/story/jojo-siwa-karma-video-kiss-look |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405221159/https://www.them.us/story/jojo-siwa-karma-video-kiss-look |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=Them}}

On April 5, 2024, Siwa released her official debut single as an adult artist, "Karma", which received mostly negative reviews and generated online backlash.{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Aja |date=April 26, 2024 |title=How JoJo Siwa's "rebrand" got so messy |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/24140450/jojo-siwa-rebrand-karma-backlash-controversy |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=Vox |language=en}} Siwa called "Karma" her "first breakout adult moment"{{cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=April 5, 2024 |title=JoJo Siwa Is All Grown Up on New Single 'Karma' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jojo-siwa-karma-single-1234998980/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 3, 2024}} after performing for 11 years with a child-friendly image. In an interview with Billboard, she expressed a desire to "start a new genre of music ... It's called gay pop."{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCPD4xnC754 |title=Jojo Siwa Defines What The "Gay Pop" Genre Means To Her {{!}} Billboard News |date=April 5, 2024 |last=Billboard |access-date=May 26, 2024 |via=YouTube}} Following viral backlash and negative criticism from queer musicians Tegan and Sara,{{Cite web |title=TikTok – Make Your Day |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@teganandsara/video/7354951275332504863 |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=www.tiktok.com}} Siwa clarified her position in a later interview. "I am not the inventor of gay pop, for sure not. ... I might not be the president, but I might be the CEO, or the CMO."{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=April 11, 2024 |title=No, JoJo Siwa Does Not Think She Invented 'Gay Pop' — But She Would Like to Be the 'CMO' |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/jojo-siwa-clarifies-gay-pop-comments-1235653806/ |access-date=May 26, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} She also denounced online critiques of her comments, adding, "I could say I want world peace. And everyone would be like, 'how dare you want peace for the world.' It'll blow up."{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6fYYIboBcI |title=JoJo Siwa Says Gay Pop Should Be an Official Genre |date=April 22, 2024 |last=SiriusXM |access-date=May 26, 2024 |via=YouTube}}

In July 2024, she released her fourth EP, titled Guilty Pleasure, which was met with mixed to negative reception. The fourth track from the project, "Choose Ur Fighter", was released as a single with an accompanying music video on January 1 the following year.{{Cite web |title=JoJo Siwa - CHOOSE UR FIGHTER (Official Music Video) |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-U3eDZjvKzU&pp=ygUJSm9qbyBzaXdh |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=YouTube | date=January 2025 }}

Siwa was in a relationship with TikTok star Mark Bontempo from August to November 2020.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jojo-siwa-confirms-relationship-mark-bontempo-9429191/ |title=Jojo Siwa Confirms Relationship With Fellow TikToker Mark Bontempo |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=August 4, 2020 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 5, 2022 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114144026/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9429191/jojo-siwa-confirms-relationship-mark-bontempo/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/celebrity-couples/a34714726/jojo-siwa-broke-up-with-boyfriend-mark-bontempo/ |title=JoJo Siwa Reveals She Has Broken Up with Her Boyfriend |last=Twersky |first=Carolyn |date=November 18, 2020 |website=Seventeen |access-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122221758/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/celebrity-couples/a34714726/jojo-siwa-broke-up-with-boyfriend-mark-bontempo/ |url-status=live }} Siwa came out as being part of the LGBTQ+ community on social media in January 2021, initially declining to label her sexuality.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jojo-siwa-comes-out-gay-tiktok-1234890554/|title=JoJo Siwa Comes Out as Gay After Viral 'Born This Way' TikTok|work=Variety|last=Moreau|first=Jordan|date=January 22, 2021|access-date=January 23, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123094326/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jojo-siwa-comes-out-gay-tiktok-1234890554/|archive-date=January 23, 2021}}{{cite web |last=Sheeler |first=Jason |date=April 7, 2021 |title=JoJo Siwa Opens Up About Coming Out as LGBTQ: 'The First Time That I've Felt So Personally Happy' |url=https://people.com/music/jojo-siwa-on-coming-out-lgbtq-cover-story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411122515/https://people.com/music/jojo-siwa-on-coming-out-lgbtq-cover-story |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=April 12, 2021 |website=People}} Later, she shared that she was not attracted to men,{{Cite web |title=JoJo Siwa on Instagram: "Enjoyyyy" |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjUCG-uPCN5/ |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=Instagram |language=en |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330191755/https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjUCG-uPCN5/ |url-status=live }} and identified as lesbian.{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m78iVr2EvPo |title=Jojo Siwa Plays Which Woman is SECRETLY Lesbian?! |date=October 11, 2023| website=YouTube| publisher=Joey Graceffa| access-date=July 26, 2024}} During her time on Celebrity Big Brother in 2025, in a conversation with Danny Beard, Siwa admitted she had begun to identify as queer rather than lesbian,{{Cite web |title=JoJo Siwa says she's 'no longer a lesbian' and now identifies as queer |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/jojo-siwa-queer-lesbian-sexuality/ |access-date=April 23, 2025 |website=Capital |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2025 |title=JoJo Siwa Says She's Realized She's "Not A Lesbian" While On Celebrity Big Brother |url=https://www.inkl.com/news/jojo-siwa-says-she-s-realized-she-s-not-a-lesbian-while-on-celebrity-big-brother |access-date=April 23, 2025 |website=inkl |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Kirsten McStay |first1=Victoria Johns |last2=Updated |date=April 23, 2025 |title=CBB's JoJo says 'I'm not a lesbian, I'm queer' after Chris Hughes friendship |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/tv/cbbs-jojo-siwa-says-im-35104183.amp |access-date=April 23, 2025 |website=Daily Record |language=en}} saying "fuck the 'L', I'm going to the 'Q{{' "}}. She further disclosed she used any/all pronouns, indicating she identifies as non-binary, having previously talked about her gender identity search on Raven-Symoné's podcast.{{Cite web |title=JoJo Siwa updates pronouns on Celebrity Big Brother UK |url=https://www.out.com/celebs/jojo-siwa-pronouns-update#rebelltitem1 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2025 |title=JoJo Siwa's Vulnerable Discussion About Gender Identity Is Incredibly Relatable |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a64500405/jojo-siwa-discussion-gender-identity-relatable/#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9CKarma%E2%80%9D%20singer,%20who,feel%20like%20I'm%20them. |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}}

Siwa had an on and off relationship with Kylie Prew from February 2021 to June 2022.{{cite web |last1=Garner |first1=Glenn |title=JoJo Siwa Shares Tearful Selfie After Saying Goodbye to Long-Distance Girlfriend Kylie Prew |url=https://people.com/music/jojo-siwa-says-goodbye-long-distance-girlfriend-kylie-prew-tearful-selfie/ |website=People |publisher=Meredith Corporation |location=New York City|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427151932/https://people.com/music/jojo-siwa-says-goodbye-long-distance-girlfriend-kylie-prew-tearful-selfie/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |first=Matt|last=Moen|date=November 3, 2021 |title=JoJo Is Still Friends With Her Ex-Girlfriend |url=https://www.papermag.com/jojo-siwa-paris-hilton-breakup-2655488574.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123084335/https://www.papermag.com/jojo-siwa-paris-hilton-breakup-2655488574.html?rebelltitem=7#rebelltitem7?rebelltitem=7 |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=November 23, 2021 |website=Paper}}{{cite web|first=Gabrielle|last=Chung|url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/amp/news/1342574/jojo-siwa-and-kylie-prew-break-up-after-brief-reconciliation|title=JoJo Siwa and Kylie Prew Break up After Brief Reconciliation|website=E! Online|date=August 18, 2022|access-date=August 18, 2022|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005124752/https://www.eonline.com/ca/amp/news/1342574/jojo-siwa-and-kylie-prew-break-up-after-brief-reconciliation|url-status=live}} She also dated social media content creator Avery Cyrus from August to December 2022, dancer Dakayla Wilson from August to November 2024{{cite magazine|first=Mey|last=Rude|title=5 Things to Know About JoJo Siwa's New Girlfriend Avery Cyrus|url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2022/9/08/5-things-know-about-jojo-siwas-new-girlfriend-avery-cyrus#media-gallery-media-1|magazine=Out|date=September 8, 2022|access-date=September 12, 2022|archive-date=September 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913055620/https://www.out.com/celebs/2022/9/08/5-things-know-about-jojo-siwas-new-girlfriend-avery-cyrus#media-gallery-media-1|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=JoJo Siwa and TikTok Creator Avery Cyrus Break Up After 3 Months of Dating |url=https://people.com/music/jojo-siwa-girlfriend-avery-cyrus-break-up/ |access-date=December 18, 2022 |newspaper=People |language=en |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218024419/https://people.com/music/jojo-siwa-girlfriend-avery-cyrus-break-up/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Wickes |first=Hanna |date=November 19, 2024 |title=JoJo Siwa and Dakayla Wilson's Relationship Timeline |url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/jojo-siwa-and-dakayla-wilsons-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=J-14 |language=en-US}} and non-binary Australian influencer/actor Kath Ebbs from January to April 2025.{{Cite web |title=JoJo Siwa and New Girlfriend Kath Ebbs Go Public With PDA Photos |date=January 24, 2025 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1412564/jojo-siwa-and-new-girlfriend-kath-ebbs-go-public-with-pda-photos |access-date=January 26, 2025 }}{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Jade |title=Celebrity Big Brother{{'s}} JoJo Siwa splits from partner Kath following stint in house |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a64596629/celebrity-big-brother-jojo-siwa-split-partner-kath/ |website=Digital Spy |publisher=Hearst Communications |access-date=April 26, 2025 |location=United Kingdom |date=April 26, 2025}} Siwa met English television personality Chris Hughes on Celebrity Big Brother in April 2025, and by that June, described their relationship as "not platonic any more".{{cite news |last1=Hunt |first1=Elle |title='I'm in pain from smiling so much': JoJo Siwa on surviving Mickey Rourke and finding love on Celebrity Big Brother |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/02/jojo-siwa-interview-surviving-mickey-rourke-and-finding-love-on-celebrity-big-brother |access-date=June 3, 2025 |magazine=The Guardian |date=June 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250602062512/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/02/jojo-siwa-interview-surviving-mickey-rourke-and-finding-love-on-celebrity-big-brother |archive-date=June 2, 2025 |location=United Kingdom |issn=1756-3224 |oclc=60623878 |url-status=live}}

In August 2024, Siwa expressed interest in participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, specifically wanting to represent Poland due to her Polish heritage.{{cite web |last1=Ntinos |first1=Fotios |title=JoJo Siwa expresses interest to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest? |url=https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2024/08/jojo-siwa-expresses-interest-to-participate-in-the-eurovision-song-contest |website=Eurovision News {{!}} Music {{!}} Fun |date=August 26, 2024}}

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