Her bold choice of ink intrigued loyal fans, who called it a “masterpiece.” But others shook their heads in disapproval, saying she “loves herself way too much.”
The formerDance Momsstar crowned herself the “CEO of gay pop” and has permanently branded the phrase on her forearm.
HighlightsJoJo Siwa declared herself the “CEO of gay pop” with a new tattoo on her forearm.Earlier this year, she faced immense backlash for saying she wanted to create a “new genre of music” called “gay pop.”“She loves herself way too much, its annoying,” one social media user said about her new tattoo.The teen idol spoke this year about rebranding herself and steering away from kid-friendly content.
Months before she permanently etched the title on her body, she called herself the “CEO of gay pop” after receiving immense backlash for a remark she made while promoting her steamy music videoKarma.
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JoJo Siwapermanently branded herself as the “CEO of gay pop” with a new tattoo on her forearm
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The 21-year-old singer said she wanted to start anew genre of music called “gay pop”during an interview withBillboard.
“When I first signed with Columbia, I said I wanted to start a new genre of music. They said, ‘What do you mean?’ and I said, ‘It’s called ‘gay pop,’” she said during the April interview.
“It’s like K-pop, but it’s gay pop,” she added.
Earlier this year, she sparked controversy for saying she wanted to create a “new genre of music” called “gay pop”
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“Can she stop acting like gay pop hasn’t been a thing…” one social media user said at the time.
“That’s literally been around for longer than she’s been alive,” read a second comment while another wrote, “Jojo Siwa saying she wants to create a new genre of music called ‘gay pop’ is the most ignorant thing on planet earth. like, genuinely so disrespectful and dismissive of every queer person in music who came before her.”
The backlash forced JoJo to backpedal on the remarks she made.
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“Do you want to go back on your statement and say that you weren’t the inventor of gay pop?”TMZasked her in April.
“I definitely am not the inventor of gay pop, for sure not,” she admitted. “But I do want to be a piece in making it bigger than it already is. I want to bring more attention to it.”
“I’m not the creator, I’m not the president. But I might be like the CEO,” she went on to say.
Months after the controversy, JoJo got herself atattoo on her forearmthat reads: “CEO of gay pop.”
This time, too, the internet’s reaction wasn’t exactly a round of applause.
The formerDance Momsstar recently got the self-proclaimed title of “CEO of gay pop” tattooed on her arm
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“The only CEO i care about,” said another fan.
One said, “This actually makes me quite like Jojo. I think more people need to be able to laugh at them self.”
However, critics wasted no time in saying they weren’t happy with the words etched permanently on her arm.
“She loves herself way too much, its annoying,” one said.
“Good lord, her ego is so big she could float to space,” read one social media user’s comment on her latest ink
“Good for her she thinks so highly of herself. A reality check would be nice though,” wrote another. “She’s not even in the boardroom of gay pop.”
JoJo, who turned 21 years old in May, said during the release ofKarmathat she wasundergoing a rebranding processas an artist.
The teen idol turnedLGBTQ+ advocatesaid she was steering away from kid-friendly content to create edgier art.
“I do have such a young fan base, and I do have a lot of kids that look at JoJo Siwa and still follow my music from years ago. However, you know, I’m not the same that I was when I was 14,” she toldETin April about the new era of JoJo Siwa.
The teen idol spoke this year about steering away from kid-friendly content and rebranding herself
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“This now is 20-year-old, 21-year-old, here for a good time [JoJo],” she said. “Let’s be honest, let’s be real. Let’s make some art.”
The young star, who confirmed toPeoplein November that she and her ex-girlfriend Dakayla Wilson had “gone [their] separate ways,” has sparked dating rumors with a new possible love interest, Kath Ebbs. The two were recently spotted together at different locations in Los Angeles.
Netizens had mixed reactions to the young star’s brand new tattoo
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