This is not the kind of juice controversy we are used to.
‘Dance Moms’ alum and YouTube star JoJo Siwa, 17, has once again been on the defensive over criticism of her new Nickelodeon kids’ board game,’ JoJo’s Juice ‘.
The game includes questions such as “Have you ever walked into someone naked or did someone walk in on you?” or “Have you ever gone out without underwear (a bathing suit doesn’t count)?” which were seen by some as problematic cues to children.
Siwa, previously forced to deny including a black-faced child in a circus-themed video, discussed the controversy in a video response in one of her usual dazzling gaudy outfits.
“It has been brought to my attention by my fans and followers on TikTok that my name and image have been used to promote this board game that contains really inappropriate content,” began Siwa.
“When companies make these games, they don’t do every aspect through me, so I had no idea of the types of questions that were on these playing cards,” she continued. “When I first saw this I was really, really angry at how crude these questions were and so I immediately brought it to the attention of Nickelodeon.”
She added: ‘And they’ve been working to get this game ever since [stopped from] made and also pulled from all shelves wherever it is sold. I hope you all know that I would never, never, ever approve or be associated with this game had I seen these cards before they started selling it. “
She rounds things off by thanking fans for bringing the matter to her attention, and again, the Republic is safe.