JoJo Siwa claims she was 'taken advantage of' as she discusses being a child star in Hollywood: 'I had shady deals' By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:57, 10 May 2024 | Updated: 01:57, 10 May 2024 e-mail View comments JoJo Siwa has opened up about being a child star in Hollywood. The 20-year-old former Nickelodeon star told Nova's Smallzy's Surgery on Thursday, she feels like she was taken 'advantage of as a kid'. 'I had shady deals and yes, I got f**ked over as a kid and taken advantage of as a kid but not in a sexual way, it was a business way,' she said.
'I think that to hear child's dark stories...
that child stars were groomed or child stars were in some of the worst case molested. I mean, it so sickening.' 'But I do got to say that I really appreciate those child stars coming forward, being open about their stories, because that is stuff that I'm lucky that I didn't have to deal with.
But it is still going on.' JoJo Siwa has opened up about being a child star and told Nova's Smallzy's Surgery on Thursday she feels like she was taken 'advantage of as a kid' JoJo rose to fame after joining the cast of Dance Moms in its fourth season at just nine years old. However, she recently ditched her child-friendly image and unveiled a sneak peek of her latest track, Karma, in which she describes herself as a 'bad girl.
' 'I was a bad girl, I did some bad things/ I swear I did it off of fun and it meant nothing,' she crooned in the first verse. 'Another late night, a.
