jojo siwa loves to invalidate others...why? | the damage of hollywood on child stars

[@JuliaBoateng]

I really can’t stand Jojo’s ego, or her mouth, and I didn’t share this in the vid but I didn’t like her on dance moms that much- howeeever I really feel like she never had a chance considering her upbringing. I feel like if she isn’t careful, she’s going to mess with the wrong person. Hope you all enjoyed this video! Let me know if you’d like a part 2 on more of her controversy bc there’s so much more to her chaotic character 💀💀

[@ar1el.next.d00r]

THANK YOU☠️

[@jodiecoiley4641]

I use to like her but because of the way she acts defending people like Abby and Colleen it’s like seriously, I get that she probably doesn’t understand what’s actually happening but at the same time its feels like she doesn’t care to know the truth and just wants to keep her rose tinted glasses on and still be friends with people who are in controversy but I understand that she doesn’t get it, having a fame hungry mum like Jess who only cares about money and fame rather than the impact that this has on young kids

[@ariellove8267]

Please do a part 2, this is very informative and I think more people need to hear this

[@mahimsterunicorn7948]

we need a part two!

[@girlieholdstill]

yess part 2

[@Bowiebonolennon1982]

Her mother ruined her before Abby even met her.

[@JuliaBoateng]

She didn’t stand a chance with a mother like that. I feel like most moms try to be lowkey with their obsession with fame but Jess embraces it fully

[@hamiltonslegacy]

@@JuliaBoatenghonestly I think it’s really sad! I’m not much younger than her because I’m almost 20 but the way she’s acting is immature and speaks volumes about her if that makes sense lol

[@amazinggraciegurl]

Jess is pure evil. I can't believe some people say she was one of the best moms on the show.

[@hamiltonslegacy]

@@amazinggraciegurl right!! Her & jill were my least favorites on the show by far!!

[@BimboCommentary]

Yes, who tells their 2 year old they are prettier with blonde hair and bleaches it. At 2

[@mcm426]

I don't think it's talked about enough how it basically seems like Jess had a daughter with the sole intention of making her famous and living vicariously through her and that's so fucked

[@larissabrglum3856]

That's the vibe I got as well

[@neb.9489]

I wonder what would’ve happened if Jojo was a boy. Ig they could’ve had the same path with dance, audc, and dance moms, but I wonder if anything would’ve been different

[@mcm426]

@neb.9489 Jojo has an older brother and as far as I know Jess didn't try to do the same thing with him

[@amandamandamands]

@@mcm426 No he had a normal childhood and stayed in Nebraska with his dad while Jess and JoJo did the LA thing, it was when Jayden was in year 12 that Jess got them to move to LA too so Jayden did his last year of school home schooled (with a tutor). He had a KZbin channel for a couple of years (hasn't posted for more than 2 years and has a 'normal' job now), has moved out of home and lives with his girlfriend.

[@Cecethegreat425]

Boy. It’s male.

[@chelscara]

One day JoJo will realize she was only born to live out her moms fantasies and that’s a breakdown and ego death I wouldn’t want to have to go through. The Storm is coming for that whole family.

[@JuliaBoateng]

Agreed… and I have to blame the dad as well for being weak and condoning all this mess

[@internalizedhappyness9774]

⁠@@JuliaBoateng When you said the dad was a chiropractor I want to say something about them. They’re generally just conservatives who are cosplaying as doctors so most likely they have a fundamentalist Christian view of the world so it would make sense that they would most likely see their child as an extension of themselves only to be abused, so that way it will enact their goals with less hesitation and more speed! Now this is a thing that’s common with most religion’s, they generally try to get an ego death without actually killing their ego’s!

[@sadgurlhrs6289]

Jess really got everything she ever wanted. a bleach blonde daughter with a receding hairline, no decorum, a desire to please nobody but adults regardless of how wrong they are and hundreds of millions of dollars. it’s hard to tell if she’s meant for this life or if she was conditioned to be this way considering her mother had this exact image for her from the second she knew the sex of her baby.

[@Talkinghead77]

Hopefully once her prefrontal cortex is fully developed, she will realize how messed up hher upbringing was

[@meghansullivan6812]

Soooooo fucked :(

[@chorizoramen93]

Not the receding hairline😂

[@chorizoramen93]

@ville__ creep spotted

[@Black.Girl_Melanin519]

Receding hairline make me think of the dad from Nemo 😂😂

[@SiesVE]

Says she doesn’t like to get involved with things, but always has something to say.

[@JuliaBoateng]

Literally. I think she just likes to hear herself talk atp- it’s a shame

[@bryannoelle]

She came side ways at the Lukasiak’s and she came for Brooke

[@MsCarringtonsYoutube]

And? Jojo can say whatever she pleases

[@aswespeak165]

@@MsCarringtonsKZbinWatch the video

[@blesbeauty1018]

⁠@@MsCarringtonsKZbinnot when she’s defending disgusting ppl

[@elusiverobertdenby3000]

that abby lady needs to be locked up for the way she treated these children, absolutely unhinged, abusive behavior

[@JuliaBoateng]

its wild how long shes gotten away with it!!

[@chacharealsmooth9113]

i’m shocked she went to jail for something else than child abuse

[@juliaccartwright]

And people still enable her BS by allowing her interviews, her new show and by viewing her social media platforms!

[@neb.9489]

@@chacharealsmooth9113It pisses me off that the judge dismissed everything when Paige sued her because “there wasn’t enough evidence” when you could just turn on any dance moms episode from seasons 1-4 and see how she treated them

[@charm-eo3kx]

And the moms who allowed it?????

[@licorice713]

Her mother did her no favors by raising her the way she did, but now that Jojo is an adult, it's up to her to unlearn the shit she was fed during childhood. If she's not in therapy, she needs to be.

[@JuliaBoateng]

quite literally. Although Alexa Nikolas I believe (Nicole from Zoey 101) has said that there’s certain things you’re not allowed to speak about even in therapy? Like there’s contracts and things that prevent you from opening up. I’d have to find that clip from when she said that but it truly shocked me.

[@bethanybrookes8479]

@JuliaBoateng that's just really screwed. Like, I get that your not supposed to leak scripts for unreleased movies or TV shows and there's government stuff, but there's also the whole patient confidentiality thing. If people can't even talk to their therapist about something, who are they supposed to talk to? Because family isn't always an option, depending on the attitudes of the family, the topic, and history of how the family has treated them. Its incredibly unhealthy to not be able to share anything. Heck, even therapists are legally supposed to get therapy themselves. Or at least, tarts how it is in the UK (I learnt this by asking my therapist friend if she ever just sat around with her colleagues and the psychoanalised each other like they do their patients. Turns out they're legally supposed to do the thing i asked about jokingly. Therapists get free therapy, but you didnt hear that from me.) And even if you can't talk about it directly, there are still ways to talk around it in a way that gets to the root of the issue without, you know, revealing secrets.

[@mylife-23]

​@@JuliaBoatenghow's that even legal 😭

[@sarahcorbo3659]

The fact that Jojo remains best buddies with Abby and goes to great lengths defending her when she didn't even want her to join the ALDC junior elite team in the first place is truly astounding to me. Not to mention all the times Abby yelled at her and berated her personality once she was actually on the team...

[@TheRunawayTradwife]

It’s truly heartbreaking. Stockholm syndrome level sad.

[@espeon871]

I think she fr is a victim whos repeating the cycle

[@solarbeani]

Call this a stretch but I feel like Jojo likes to invalidate Christi and Chloe’s experience because she was the replacement really for her. I just find it so odd that Jojo posted a video mocking Chloe dropping the hat that caused a lot of tension between her and Abby. It seems really immature.

[@amazinggraciegurl]

I think you're right. The Lukasiaks are definitely the cast members JoJo targets the most. It makes sense that JoJo would be resentful of the fact that she never really was able to replace Chloé. Chloé won the fandom's hearts and I think this bothers JoJo. There's definitely something more to how she treats Chloé and Christi.

[@THErealOGse]

​@@amazinggraciegurli often wonder if they bullied her and ganged up on her and she just doesn't talk about it. And then when they went after G she had enough. Like sure it was massive hypocrite territory but why the fuck does the girl need to comment on G. Like just keep the situation going, no need to say someone isn't nice.

[@corimoon3360]

@@THErealOGse Bro shut up. They never interacted with Jojo or Jess so they didn’t bully anything. Christi and Chloe aren’t bullies weirdo. Also Christi was ASKED about it and she gave her honest experience with Gianna… which anyone with a brain could see that Gianna really wasn’t nice so be quiet. 🙄 It was NONE of Jojo’s business to get involved and invalidate someone else’s experience.

[@blesbeauty1018]

@@THErealOGsewho is “they” bc it was Christi and I doubt she was wrong

[@hayliedlr]

​ @s.e.s9575 chloe and Christi were never on dance moms with jojo and Jessalyn. How were they bullied?

[@shanewashington6335]

I can’t get over the audio recording of Abby screaming “SHE’S NOT ON THE TEAM!” And I feel like had Jojo not reached stardom Abby would still be hating her

[@LuvFearlessly]

This is what JoJo doesn’t get

[@blackcurlmagicgrey-sloan8640]

YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT

[@kyliesmith7903]

Me too. I'm always commenting on videos about Abby and JoJo that if JoJo wasn't famous and extremely rich Abby wouldn't even speak to her.

[@olivheyhey9244]

When she attacked Christi for her experience with Gianna was so weird

[@JuliaBoateng]

it was actually very disturbing. Christi said theeee least harmless thing and jojo overreacted. maybe im overdramatic but it freaked me out a bit

[@olivheyhey9244]

@@JuliaBoateng same also the comment about meeting her when they were never on the show together, to me she seems super self centred but that’s her moms fault

[@RockyMountainHoosier]

@@olivheyhey9244 My guess is they met up at season 7 nationals as she was there to support the girls.

[@emmyjo720]

Gianna is Abby’s minion, the bully’s willing sidekick..

[@Lavender_rain7]

Jojo to christi : that's the most disgusting and most ignorant thing I've ever heard Meanwhile Abby : Bullies kids, tell them they're not good enough,makes fun of their appeareance,screams at them,call them names....e.t.c 😡😡 Jojo : Still sticks with Abby and supports Colleen, friends with James Charles and invalidating the other co stars experiences saying they should apologize to Abby🙄💀 Me : The hypocrisy 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

[@ariellove8267]

Don’t forget she’s friends with Shane Dawson too

[@corimoon3360]

I love how everyone that goes after Christi or Chloe eventually gets exactly what’s coming to them. They always end up showing their true colors later lol. She supports the most awful people but then attacks the actual decent people…

[@Lavender_rain7]

@@corimoon3360 exactly my point..I used to like jojo bt after the whole christi debuckle and mocking chloe I had enough of her and then defends colleen and hangs out with james charles nope she crossed the line for me I was done with her a$$🤦🏾‍♀️

[@viviennemorgan7217]

@@Lavender_rain7 don't forget shane dawson too and the fact that she of all people visits abby in the hospital after her being yelled at when she was younger.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

you know what's ironic is that jojo visits abby in the hospital, because abby might have broken or fractured her legs in a car crash.

[@neb.9489]

Jojo wasn’t experienced even HALF of what Christi and Chloe have been through. Mind you, they’ve been at the studio since Chloe was three. Yes they haven’t really dealt with Abby before the show, but Chloe had to deal with so much with Abby and it’s disgusting to see her laugh at the scene where Chloe dropped her hat. Also, Jess literally BRAGGED about bullying another mom on the show and her daughter. Like…a grown woman was giggling about treating another grown woman like a middle school mean girl.

[@moldybongrips]

abby also bragged about purposely bullying kids and their parents off the show in an interview

[@Kayla-jy6vh]

What’s even crazier is that Ashlee said on Brynn’s podcast that the only mother who was actually bullying her is jessalyn!!! Ashlee confirmed that jessalyn was the only one who didn’t want her there..

[@Sharon-gb5ku]

@@Kayla-jy6vh Yeah, I didn't like the Jess/Ashley fights either but wasn't that something made up for the DRAMA for the show. As Jessilynn would say, "That was STUPID." I liked Brynn and Ashlee. They really didn't deserve the treatment they received from the show.

[@quagmira]

I really think she invalidates people because she invalidates herself, and if she didn't discredit the things people said she would have to confront the abuse and the horrible ways the adults around her treated her.

[@JuliaBoateng]

Yeah! I definitely think she’s in harsh denial bc she’s not ready to face how evil the entertainment industry is. She’ll get there one day.

[@quagmira]

@@JuliaBoateng For sure. Not to mention how the adults around her probably constantly invalidated her when she was a kid (like saying why does she have to yell at me, and that guy in the video saying she yells at everyone, why does it matter)

[@chelseabaker1994]

Jojo said she’d never call someone not nice, and yet she called Candace Cameron Bure the most stuck up person she’d ever meet just because Candace didn’t notice her at an event. Does this girl even hear herself?

[@JuliaBoateng]

A walking contradiction 💀

[@promisemochi]

candace is problematic in her own ways but i feel like jojo kind of dragged her into things. like a lot of the times candace just kind of stays to herself in her own circle of like-minded people but then people will specifically speak her name or put her into discussions that are outside of her bubble and it's like why? she's not gonna change her mind and suddenly agree with you, and you aren't gonna change your mind and suddenly agree with her...so what's the point of trying to name-drop her?

[@francheskalandfair7004]

​@@promisemochishe hasn't let the situation go. She brought it up again a year later. Candace has moved on since then and still did her project.

[@Sharon-gb5ku]

Yeah ... this was not one of JoJo's finest moments. She must have been set up because she had Candace's picture on her phone. There is no excuse for that. But ... had JoJo not been famous, her opinion wouldn't have meant anything. Right? Ask a stupid question, you get a stupid answer. Just another reason to hate on JoJo. JoJo could really apologize to Candace. Candace is only being creative just like JoJo is. To LIVE and LET LIVE!!!

[@Venom97211]

“That’s the most disgusting thing I’ve ever heard anybody say” first of all Jojo you and Chloe wasn’t even there at the same time. You know absolutely nothing about her experience on the show or with Abby. And Abby said said so much worse to Chloe and other cast members…including you.

[@dannibookeddan8914]

Not to mention took out all of the frustration she had for Christi on Chloe AND ENJOYED IT

[@francheskalandfair7004]

​@@dannibookeddan8914she was just as bad as Abby. Abby took her frustration on the mother's out in the kids. And she took it to an extreme especially with the lukasiaks and hylands. And she can't seem to understand why the girls don't want a relationship with Abby and trying to impose on it every chance she gets

[@francheskalandfair7004]

@heidii13 honestly she should leave all the ogs alone. She stayed doing interviews calling them ungrateful for not having a relationship with Abby. Even the Zieglers cut ties with her and they were her favorites. She came after Chloe and Brooke constantly and she's never even met them before. Especially Brooke.

[@jujubee6030]

Jojo was the absolute worst on AUDC! I couldn't stand her or Jess and their egos. I hated how Jess would say "its Jojos world abd we all just living in it". She taught Jojo that is was ok to be self absorbed and conceited. I mean the fact that her entire house and car has her face plastered all over it says it all!

[@neb.9489]

It annoys me that Jojo acted that way towards Brooke and Christi. They have dealt with Abby and Gianna long before the show started. Gianna may have been nice to her and she was nice with the Zieglers as well, but clearly she wasn’t nice with Christi and Chloe. She worked closely with and is still close to Abby. It wouldn’t be stretch to say that Gianna wasn’t nice to themx

[@emmyjo720]

Brooke was Abby’s favourite for years, Jojo never had that position.

[@Tummyachesurvior]

It’s no surprise she was trained to be JUST like her mom. These parents who force stardom on their children because they couldn’t be famous when *they* were kids.

[@Nexibis]

Is anyone else horrified by parents like Jojo’s mother? It’s like, some ppl shouldn’t be allowed to have children.

[@Sharon-gb5ku]

You are right. Some people should not have children but I think Jessalynn is a fine mother to JoJo and her brother. She is super supportive and you can tell she loves her children. She and her husband were blessed with wonderful children who love and respect them!!! Love and respect goes both ways!!!

[@momomomo__]

the thing with jojo is that i don't know if she'll ever understand what's been done to her, because there's no way her mother will let her get a break from stardom. around our early 20s we start fully understanding what happend in our childhoods, and that's also because it's around that time we either move out, or we go to university and meet new people. we manage to reflect on our experiences with more of an outside prespective and without living it in the moment. i'm not sure jojo will ever have that. she's been in this predatory and exploitative world since she was a toddler, and i'm not sure she'll be able to get a break from it unless she cuts contact with her mom, which is unlikely. i want her to be able to live a normal life at least for a little bit, so she can put her experiences into prespective, but i'm not hopeful she will

[@Fern.Randall]

You don’t have any video on your channel lol 😂

[@blesbeauty1018]

@@Fern.Randall??

[@Maazzzo]

I was a child star and was basically raised the same way. I realised it was horrible, I realised that I was being manipulated and abused, and I escaped. So I understand what Jojo has gone through, but she defends and collaborates with predators and doesn't really seem to understand how problematic she has become. I feel for her, but she doesn't get a pass. She's now an adult and it is her responsibility to make decisions for herself. She has reasons for being the way she is, but she doesn't have any excuses for them.

[@softeyesworld]

Were u on a show?

[@Maazzzo]

@@softeyesworld I was on a lot of shows and movies. You probably haven't seen most of them cos I'm a little older. I wasn't mega famous, I was always like student #2 or goth #1 or the friend of the main character. Was not super famous, and that's really good because the more famous you are, the more people who want to take advantage of you.

[@arimackin]

@@Maazzzowhats ur name?

[@Maazzzo]

@@arimackin Mazzo. You probably wouldn't know me anyway, I worked in the late 70s, 80s and 90s, and I was never properly famous. I don't mind talking about my experiences in general terms, but I prefer my anonymity. Most people in my life have no idea I was in Hollywood, and I like it that way.

[@delulucyyy]

i think jojo is gonna have a Jennette McCurdy moment where she realizes the trauma her mum caused only after she loses her

[@ariellove8267]

I literally called out Jess one time and someone called me judgmental 😭 and your video proved why I called her out. I am not a fan of Jojo or when she was on Dance Moms but your video gave me another pov of her and I hope Jojo does learn and broke from the box that her mother put her in. And she surrounds herself with better people

[@jmwjrsmom]

How is she not bald from all that bleaching at a young age??!

[@JuliaBoateng]

A question I’ve asked maaaaany times since filming this video lol

[@MashaRistova]

I mean she kinda is. Peep her hairline

[@Blackgirlnonye]

Probably depends on the type of bleach she used

[@banrions]

Jojo and the Collen thing was really irritating to see, but she's also supported Shane Dawson and James Charles... she keeps supporting abusive people and invalidating their victims, even outside of Dance Moms. i hope she wakes up someday and realizes she's been surrounded by abusive people since she was a kid, but i'm not really holding my breath at the moment.

[@kaheivi]

i feel like she’s been groomed by these people. like genuinely all the adults she had close relationships with have been terrible people. she doesn’t see how these people took advantage of her and it’s sad.

[@StrawberryBunnies05]

Jojo saying "Oh she been nothing but nice to me" well yes, THAT IS YOU, she is NOT the person/ multiple victims who went through all of what they have gone through. Also, when she said that she would never get into other people's business that didn't involve her, MEANWHILE SHE HAS DONE THAT COUNTLESS OF TIMES?! I absolutely CANNOT stand Jojo's huge ego like omg.

[@bigdog3695]

That's exactly the excuse guys use for women when they get told about harassment that their friend has been doing or smth. Like the girl goes that she's been sexually harrassed by their friend or cowoker and they say "well he's been nice to me"...um...good for you?...one good experience doesn't knock away all the negative. That's exactly how she was acting

[@AP-ty6oz]

saying that Gianna wasn’t nice being the “most disgusting” thing she’s ever heard? Be so fr

[@applespotty2232]

jojo is such an eye roll and i can only feel so bad 😣

[@JuliaBoateng]

that’s fair. She definitely needs to be held accountable but that would probably take years of reconditioning.

[@applespotty2232]

@@JuliaBoatengfs. she's definitely deliberately defended some sketchy people, and i think she knows better to an extent in some of the instances, but that doesn't erase all nuance around the way she was groomed from childhood. it's a much more subconscious brainwashing with her, and that informs her decisions, even if she's consciously being malicious at some points

[@applespotty2232]

@@JuliaBoatengwhich tbf the reason i think she's deliberately defending things is because she's willing to deny or lie about bad things that have actually happened (ie Coleen). she knows it's wrong, but i don't think she grasps the severity of these things so she runs to the defense anyway? that's my theory

[@megs3147]

Jojo always puts herself in the centre when she invalidates other people's experiences and I understand how her upbringing might have caused that a little but at some point you have to develop empathy and listen to other people's trauma. The sooner she learns to sit down and listen to views and experiences that aren't her own instead of just reacting, the better because she's really getting in her own way. Great video

[@defyned]

She reminds me of Demi Lovato. She's a bipolar narcissist. In addition, one day she's a normal female, then she's a lesbian, then she's a group of people, then she's a sex addict, then she's celibate, then she's a drug addict, then she's partially sober, and on and on. In reality, she needs mental health help.

[@justkiddin84]

Sadly, that may never happen. This focus on her ‘being famous’ from birth may be insurmountable. I hope I am wrong, but literally EVERYTHING she has ever learned, heard, been exposed to is incredibly toxic.

[@blesbeauty1018]

@ville__Colleen shut up

[@strawberrybaby]

empathy is usually something that is taught and unfortunately she does not have that

[@victoriascanlon7883]

Jojo: I would NEVER call somebody not nice because they were rude to me in one moment! Candace Cameron Bure: 👀

[@heatherwilson8616]

I WAS JUST THINKING THIS

[@kktypescript2137]

I would let a lot of what Jojo said as a kid go because she was a kid. She was peddled by her mom. Now she’s an adult so her words have consequences now unfortunately. I think Jojo is going to regret a lot of her words in a few years

[@JuliaBoateng]

I believe so as well. However her mom allowed her to have no filter even as a kid so.. I just feel like she’s gonna speak on the wrong person one day and THAT will be the tipping point

[@RockyMountainHoosier]

I honestly had some hope with her during the DWTS stuff because Jenna seemed so good for her -- and we know that they aren't fans of Abby Lee Miller. And after when she started talking about her stress rash and hair loss but then flipped back. (Cheryl Burke actually called Abby out after that as a side note)

[@JuliaBoateng]

true! she took 1 step forward and 20 steps back

[@SMBarbie]

I started warming up to her during DWTS but I made the mistake of following her on social media and saw what a bully she is.

[@AnakinSkywalker-xr1th]

And her mother didn't plan her life for her from the moment she was born, she planned her life for her the second she found out she was pregnant with a girl.

[@letstrot96]

ummmm did Jojo forget that Gianna ALWAYS took Abby’s side and laughed at her when Abby ripped into her?? it’s funny how she spoke out “against” Christi when Jojo wasn’t even on the damn show when Chloe was there and how Chloe got treated like the fffff?

[@dezoleksandr5938]

Definitely not a fan of her. And I’m happy Christi didn’t even care to give her any energy back

[@trinity3272]

Christi did reply but it was very polite and classy

[@kibbleplayz9174]

Jess really has an obsession with fame. Do you think it has something to live vicariously through Jojo because she literally says she wants jojo to famous or is it just because she wants to have some fake and she doesn’t care if it’s through her child

[@SMBarbie]

She wants to be the Kardashians--a family that blew up on one daughter's notoriety.

[@katieweaver2856]

Can I just say - I know the stereotypical Christian addage is “won’t someone think of the children???” But you *actually* think of the children. You care about these kids who had their childhood stolen by hollywood. You’re really living Christian values 🙌🏻

[@JuliaBoateng]

Aww wow, Honestly, I have my parents to thank for that. Thank you!!! 💕

[@karleeeveee]

i’m not even three minutes in and i’m already shocked 😭 i bleached my hair once when i was about 14 or 15 and it left me with a bunch of sores on my scalp. i can’t imagine what that did to a 2 year old

[@ImMrMeeseeksLookAtMe]

check out Jojo siwa’s album cover “celebrate” and you can see that P symbol between her legs, it’s surprising no one has noticed yet! thank u so much for talking about this and i hope this girl realizes what she’s doing and who’s defending!

[@merryskelton9824]

Jojo never stood a chance. The poor girl needs a serious reality check and then years out of the spot light accompanied by some serious therapy. (Edit to correct spelling)

[@HiKONiCONiCO]

Thank you for this deep dive. I never knew about her only her antics so its nice to get some context as someone that has never seen dance moms

[@anthonyaviles1]

People shouldn’t flame you for telling the truth

[@JuliaBoateng]

lol well you know the internet 🤣

[@erinfrazier1439]

“She’s not a predator, she was nice to me when I was 12”I rlly hope for her own sake she realizes the irony in that sentence

[@PiscesPower1994]

Jojo's mom probably tells her to say all these things and act the way she does. The girl sounds like she smokes a pack a day to deal with the stress. Yes she's an adult but she's 20 y'all. I bet we all said stupid things and stood behind stupid people. Can't wait for her memoir on ten years!

[@lilliedoubleyou3865]

Hoo boy. I'm only at the 1:24 mark having a hard time getting past the "most ignorant, disgusting thing" she's ever heard is somebody being called "not nice." I really wonder why these kids turn out the way that they do.

[@cynthiaagborsangaya7493]

Can you do a video on XOMG Pop? There’s rumors surrounding the conditions that these girls went through

[@JuliaBoateng]

I think that’d be a good follow up! I can only take so much of Jess and Jojo LOL but it sounds like a rabbit hole 👀 thanks for the suggestion!

[@amandamandamands]

Yes something is going on that 4 out of the original 7 have left, rumours are that the first 2 were fired and the 2nd 2 chose to leave. It is also really weird that there hasn't been a statement from either side regarding any of this (little side eye comments from some of the girls and mums but nothing concrete), just suddenly see less people each time and the ones that left are never spoken about again like they were never there.

[@bobbs6149]

I think JoJo is probably deeply insecure… Once she finds someone that shows respect towards her (cause it’s important to consider she was pretty much bullied her whole life online and kind of on dance mums) so I think she feels a need to unconditionally protect people who have been kind to her. It’s not a good thing by any means, but tell me you haven’t met people in real life who have a desire to protect some of their closest friends, whether they are in the wrong or the right.

[@TayePurks]

Love your natural hair texture girl! Also you look good, skin clear! Great job with the video I feel the same, it’s hard to really feel that angry at Jojo knowing she never had a chance to be her own person.. right down to the color of her own hair like that was shocking. It’s probably gonna take her a bit of time to come to terms with how much she’s been manipulated since she was young. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

[@xSTTS]

I think it’s eerie how her mom is talking so openly about being fake hungry, I’d be embarrassed to admit that

[@dezoleksandr5938]

Christi was gone from the show before JOJO even got there.

[@rokhayas]

her mom didn't even say "i want her to be an actress or dancer or singer" but "i want her to be famous". i find that very weird

[@DriftingMiasma]

That clip of her crying and saying 'why does she have to yell at me' broke my heart :( she was so little...they all were

[@pembrokelove]

7:28 Why is this child doing a TED talk? Is it about overly pushy stage moms and the damage that they invariably due to their children? Oh. Is that not it?

[@Litterby]

honestly, most of jojo's behavior is directly linked to her mother's influece but it's still her fault nonetheless

[@lovefromwonderland]

Abby abused Jojo just as much, she just ended up on the opposite side of the spectrum. Jojo feels the need to go after us instead of the person who’s really doing the damage. Probably because she’s been conditioned to believe they aren’t doing damage.

[@sachamoses9233]

the isn't in anyway to make excuses for Jojo but I think part of the reason she invalidates others feelings is because everyone did the same to her. First her mom put her into fame without asking her, also there's literally and episode where the girls are asked to point out her flaws (ON NATIONAL TV) there's also been times when the girls have made fun of or judged Jojo. Then if you take into consideration the media bullying Jojo countlessly i.e. her hair line she's been surrounded with people who invalidate her feelings all her life. I think because of that too she has people pleasing tendency's so when ever someone seems to suddenly like her(Abby) she's willing to go the extra mile to protect them.

[@JuliaBoateng]

That’s a good point! She just wants to feel heard and accepted for who she is and what she truly wants out of life. That’s why she’s acting out all the time. She just wants to be heard.

[@I.lovemy_pets]

Yes I didn’t even think about this until I saw this! But it’s sad bc Abby only is friends w her bc she’s rich and famous. Hopefully she’ll find somebody that actually respects her for who she is, and give her a BIG reality check. It’s sad JoJo doesn’t know she’s being used and was groomed. Someday it’ll all come to her, and it’ll be over for Jess and anyone else who forced her into fame. JoJo will regret a lot of the things she’s done and said. Hopefully she gets some professional help and distances from her mom and all these HORRIBLE people she’s friends with. But, with a mom like that, unfortunately, it might not happen. She needs to distance herself from her mom and surround herself with actually GOOD people.

[@Shark-nq5ug]

I feel like she has somewhat begun reflecting on this, she made a Snapchat story or something about her giving up her bows. I'm not sure if that was of her own fruition, but giving up something that has basically been your whole personality for so many years is prolly really difficult.

[@rachael8646]

They gave JoJo caffeine, that's why she was so high energy.

[@gaitaproductions614]

After watching the latest episodes of D.M.U ( dance moms unedited) Jess became my least favorite dance mom unlike Christi Kelly and Holly who of course made mistakes and had bad moments but still fought to no end to protect their kids and even Melissa who apologized to Maddie for everything she had to go through on dance moms Jess has been proven to be worse on and off camera all while appeasing the producers and letting JoJo on a toxic show not to mention the whole 4 members leaving XOMG POP Fanasco and jojo’s so called “friendship” with Abby that’s still around today

[@iamkelsyk9455]

I don’t like Abby as a person, BUT, she was right about JoJo’s personality when she spoke on it on the show.

[@brookie6231]

jojo was a child who was groomed into being a not so good person by her mother

[@macke3850]

I’m calling it now, some time in the next ten years Jojo going to get grooming allegations. She thinks that behavior is ok with the people she surrounds herself with and their track record

[@erinfrazier1439]

That or she’ll realize how shitty all the adults in her life treat her and possibly have a breakdown

[@Susu-zi2ov]

Is it just me or had anyone else noticed Jojo’s presence in earlier seasons of dance moms. I swore her and jessalyn were following the Aldc around cuz I’ve seen her show up many episodes at competitions with the others (before she joined)

[@blesbeauty1018]

Yes I remember in season 4 when Payton did something to her ankle you could see Jojo in the background

[@aesthetickay3436]

all i can say about jess is she’s fame hungry. it’s been said that she knew what she was doing on dance moms, she constantly created drama so she knew that her and jojo would stay on the team. now that jojo’s not as famous anymore and doesn’t have the whole “cute kid” persona, she’s ruining and exploiting another people’s kids through her girl group (which imo i think someone needs to do a deep dive into that) people constantly coming and going with no explanation and jess is just riding on that fame and money she’s getting

[@dan-ch8kr]

Jess being so honest about doing anything to make Jojo super famous is so.. odd to hear lol. When she talks about it, it kinda sounds like she _knows_ that it sounds bad, yet she still worked towards it endlessly anyway. I feel like there has to be some sense within her that she did indeed do something wrong, but the fame may have seemed like the greatest good. It's just messed up though, Jojo truly didn't have a chance!

[@Albinojackrussel]

I do feel pretty bad for Jojo. Shes also a victim in this. Its very apparent that shes been conditioned to believe that the worst thing she can do is stand up against abuse or respond to it with anything other than smiles and chirp. And now shes perpetuating that by putting it on to others when they stand up against it. I really hope she does do some reflecting and that she is able to understand that the way she and others were treated was wrong. Not everyone does, and if she doesnt shes eventually going to realise she's now the one with the power to be abusive and will turn into another monster like Abbie.

[@JuliaBoateng]

That’s the biggest fear here I think. That she’ll turn into another Abby or Colleen. Let’s hope not 💀

[@sodense3402]

why is jojo doing a tedtalk at 10 😭

[@JuliaBoateng]

Lolll I asked myself the same thing when I saw!

[@tesswhelan8258]

Does anyone remember the time she pretended her dad was in a car accident for clickbait. That was her shadiest moment imo.

[@JuliaBoateng]

Wait what??? When was this?

[@tesswhelan8258]

@@JuliaBoateng Back in 2017. I know she was 14 at the time but still how could she think that that was funny. There's a video about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGSyfHaGoNOVipY

[@bigdog3695]

​@@tesswhelan8258no way she didn't have a manager or smth, who green lit that

[@DanielleA1855]

@JuliaBoateng it was several years ago, maybe a couple of years after she left dance moms. And then she gave a fake apology to the people who were upset about it. That’s when I unfollowed her. It soured me on her and her team.

[@Etherealzyo]

It’s sad a lot of her friends are weirdos hopefully she’ll realize one day she should drop them

[@stevienyx9235]

As an adult there isn’t an excuse for so much of what Jojo has done but god I feel bad for her as a kid and just the person she’s grown into, who knows if she likes ANY of the things she claims to seeing as her mom has forced it all on her since birth.

[@MilanUniverse]

Idk if you’re into video requests, but I’d love to see you document Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition. I loved that show and it was so interesting, I’d love to see you breakdown the judges and competition as well.

[@GirlDadYoutubeChannel]

As a Father of four adult Daughters I never allowed my Daughters to participate in any Baby or Teen Pageants. Fathers have to put their foot down and not allow their wives to put their Daughters in the position that their outer beauty is everything. Fathers that go along with this it is 100% on the Fathers not the mother's.

[@JuliaBoateng]

Understood! The father is supposed to be the leader and the foundation for his household. He was just as fame hungry as Jess was, but behind the scenes. Still have to give some blame to Jess though. She should’ve wanted better for her daughter. Not milk her the way she did.

[@GirlDadYoutubeChannel]

@JuliaBoateng Hello I am not negating that this younger woman can't be held accountable but her Father is the problem. Fatherlessness is never the children's fault, but children pay the price for Fatherlessness. My main issues with these Fathers are that they come hard for the mothers when she stayed and did the best that she could. I don't give Fathers a pass for how their Daughters end up as adult women. I know what it takes to rear and raise successful adult Daughters, I did it four times, and so many of these Fathers failed their Daughters period. All children are a direct recipient of their environment from their parents, and I address fathers, not mothers, because it is way easier to blame the mothers that stayed.

[@JuliaBoateng]

@@GirlDadKZbinChannel I completely agree with you! I believe one of the most important relationship a girl has is with her father. A girl first is introduced to love by the opposite sex from her father, so having the love in tact is vital. The father offers a sense of stability, leadership, and peace. Danielle’s father should take a lot of the blame for why Danielle’s life turned out the way it did. I hope one day that he aims to rectify that.

[@Courneyjoke]

I feel like I also remember her saying that she can’t remember much from childhood which usually is a response to trauma and not surprising given her upbringing

[@cripplymacdeafy]

I’m loving your perspective, in-depth research, plus your unique style of integrating varied media with your own personal touch and experience. You’re also so adorable and funny! I find it super fun (and a privilege) to be an early subscriber - I know you’ll grow super quickly! So happy to find you in my feed!! 🎉

[@emofurryboyfriendasmr]

hopefully will remember to watch after work ♥️ always felt bad for jojo like i know the reasoning behind why she's like this but ofc that doesn't excuse anything

[@JuliaBoateng]

agreed, thank you!!

[@jasminemcphail3614]

This was a very well informative video and definitely made me understand a little bit why JoJo is the way she is. It all comes down to one person: Her Mom. If she didn't grow up with a mother like jess she would just be a energetic and postive individual who could do so much good. Instead we got a self-absorbed, bratty, irrational 20 year old who has no friends around her age. If your 20 years old and have friends who are nearly 30 years old; thats a big ole red flag especially if their abusers and predators. I still have a little hope for her because she is so young and only 20 and like u said her 🧠 isn't fully developed, but if she doesn't get her shit together when she turns 25 she never had a chance to begin with meaning she's far gone.

[@emma10cas]

off topic but this video was so well made! props!!

[@JuliaBoateng]

Thank you so much! 💕💕

[@user-to4br7wx5s]

Then there's the issue where she believes all attention is good attention. Dont forget she has that new show.

[@confessionsofajadedoptimist]

You didn't say anything about that car she drives around in major red flag.

[@JuliaBoateng]

this was only a small breakdown. a video addressing all of jojo's controversy would take hours. sooo if you want a part 2 lemme know 👀

[@confessionsofajadedoptimist]

@@JuliaBoateng part 2

[@cinnaharpo4732]

Plzzz make a part 2 I’m begging you plzz do

[@Young4eva121]

@@JuliaBoatengPart 2!

[@justwonder1404]

It makes me sooo uncomfy that it's considered ok to say 'I want my child to be famous' and not be booed like you deserve. Also, kids talent shows on TV must be banned.

[@JuliaBoateng]

I think child actors should be banned tbh 💀

[@justwonder1404]

@@JuliaBoateng maybe that's what we could actually use AI for after all.

[@ilTHfeaa]

honestly i would love a deep dive on jessalyn and less on jojo tbh bc i feel like she’s the source. like why was she pushing her daughter to be famous and not her son? why did she force her kid to be famous and not try to be famous herself? like .. so many questions. it’s also wild to me that there’s parents that force their children to be famous or at least try to be famous and then there was me as a kid that wanted to be famous SO BAD and my mom wouldn’t allow me to even try lol (mostly because i didn’t live where it was really possible, i mean the most famous thing to come out of where i grew up is trailer park boys)

[@Sweetheartem]

Jojo brother Jayden is the only one that has the guts to but his foot down when it comes to his mother . Because Jess was trying to make him dance or play some sports when he was younger, he doesn’t want to do. In Jess podcast the home school experience one Jess said she pressuring him to do homeschool and move to LA and he told his mom no he wanted to finish most of his schooling in Nebraska and then during his senior year he moved to LA with his dad and he was home schooled And Jess was forcing Jayden to do KZbin because jojo did KZbin . Jayden at the point current have moved out the house he lived in LA and he just current moved to Flordia with his girlfriend Abbie . And Tom is just a yes man to his wife it’s like he afraid of his wife, anything Jess say he just agree to it and now he just lives in LA doing nothing at all . He could open a chiropractor business in LA and still work he would got more patients since LA there a lot of people that play sports and they get injured they going need a chiropractor. All he has to go was transfer over is license in California. All Tom do stay home and watch the dogs . Jess also was the one that didn’t want jojo to go on special forces tv show this is the first time jojo every put her foot down to her mother . And she want onto the show . And just use the wording “if my team had their way I won’t be here now “ meaning her mother . Jess was against tattoos and jojo has a tattoo now . As jojo get older she really didn’t have a childhood and she starting to rebel against her mom in her 20’s. Her mom has this imagine in her head of how she wanted jojo to look like she this Barbie doll and that not happening . Her mom is trying to live her life through her child . She trying be something she could of never be when she was a child . Jess claims she was a dance teacher but we never see her dance and teach kids a dance she just tell people what to do. I believe Jess didn’t want jojo to go on special forces because she know that would make her open up her mind and start to think and reflect on her childhood and Jess doesn’t want her to realize what she been doing to jojo all her life . Special forces is a place that makes you work on issues that you never go deep into. Because of special forces jojo say they have to do counseling for PTSD or what they experienced on the show . Jojo said on the howie Mandel podcast . If jojo never want on that show she would never for the professional help she need all along . She have someone that listens to her problems her mom don’t listen to her at all. Her mom gaslights her even on jojo goes episodes the summer camp episode on Facebook jojo said I never had a child hood and Jess made it about her self will you want to Australia , and other places dismissing everything jojo said . I think Tom is the only one that listens to jojo that why they so close .

[@sweetest_taboo636]

I understood everything you said here, and I also don't think this is pushing it....thank you for putting this video up.

[@softwaifu]

As an anthropologist, I would like to caution people against seeing any similar design as pe-- symbolism. Specifically when you used the youtube animation and Cindy lauper's tour, these triangles are different than the symbol being shown and those slight differences matter immensely.

[@JuliaBoateng]

These symbols have been verified by the FBI as what child p’s like to use to demonstrate their sick behavior. They honestly don’t look that different to me. Obviously not every single design indicates that, in which you’d need to use discernment- but you see a lot of them randomly throughout many artists’ work. It’s not going to look exactly the same every time, especially now that these symbols are well known.

[@softwaifu]

@JuliaBoateng there are differences like direction of the rotation of the triangle, for example. These are small differences to us, but when symbolism is used to signal to an in-group so that they can identify and find each other (which is what these FBI lists are) people tend to be very specific. I do care about this a lot, one of my professional areas of focus is extremism and I try to share information where I can so that people can do their due diligence. I really appreciate you using your platform to educate on these things, just trying to add relevant info!

[@mariana1997]

Of course she loves to invalidate others’ experiences, I mean her mom invalidated her whole childhood.

[@francheskalandfair7004]

Jojo lives in a bubble and is sheltered if Christi calling Gianna mean is the most disgusting thing she's ever heard. Nobody knows how Abby and Gianna are off camera we only see what's aired on the show.

[@AnakinSkywalker-xr1th]

Dang... I never knew anything about her mother but jojos personality makes so much more sense with how..... seemingly crazy her mom is, sorry not sorry.... everything she owns is bedazzled.

[@genevieveblackburn1348]

yikes jess is a weirdo... and this doesn't even go into her whole child pop group 😭

[@supitzsarah1580]

Its wild Jojo can't even actually sing

[@arie2427]

I don’t Like how Jojo came for Christi. Gia was honestly just like Abby they just didn’t show much of her on the show especially when she was happy that Maddie and Kendall’s duet actually placed 2nd instead of 1st and when Abby said she was proud of the girls and wanted to make it about her mom, all the girls were happy and starting to feel proud but then Gia just ruined the mood and everyone was nervous about getting yelled at during pyramid. also Christi and Chloe were on the show longer than Jess and jojo they were even there before the show even existed.. She should’ve just been quiet and not make a video it’s embarrassing

[@oliviasommerville4733]

Great video! I’d also like to hear your opinion on JoJo’s “beef” with Candance Cameron Bure (which made a lot of ppl dislike candance for her religious and political views) as well as JoJo’s presence on the show Special Forces, if you think she’ll change from that experience.

[@pembrokelove]

I am not even a quarter of the way into this fucking video, but did this child literally just say “the most ignorant thing I have ever heard anyone say ever is that the dance teacher was mean“? Is that what I heard? Did I hear that correctly?

[@JuliaBoateng]

You heard right, it’s really weird. Jojo seems to live in a world where everyone needs to be these super nice little 6 year olds all day every day lol

[@empressfreya9872]

I find her so annoying bc yes she was there for two years but the ones she's attacking were there for basically their entire childhoods. They have way different experiences with Abby and the company than she does

[@Lindseyisloony]

*Nobody is EVER honest about her. People talk out their butts saying she's smart or mature. She's NEITHER. That child is so so stunted!!! She's like 20 and it's impossible to tell she's any older than 13!*

[@JuliaBoateng]

Don’t think I said anything of the sort lol

[@madiwolff5187]

I just gotta say I LOVE the videos you put out. You take the time to get the details and it shows!!

[@thatonegirl1271]

Jojo always seemed to have a dark presence to me. I'll be praying for her. I hope she goes out in the woods without any technology and just breathes.

[@joyfuljaj]

She has pretty much played a character her entire life. Hopefully one day she can escape it.

[@justkiddin84]

That game sounds almost like it was written for “Miranda Sings.” And why is a 12 year old ‘besties’ with a woman in her thirties? I feel like she has been so thoroughly groomed that she genuinely cannot see how thoroughly controlled she is by the truly awful people around her. Just seeing her still in that outfit with the big bow like something a toddler would wear is disturbing. I hope you are right and she can wake up, but that is going to be very hard.

[@armsamelia]

Yeah ever since Jojo spoke out against the Colleen Ballinger situation I knew something was not right. I’m not mad at her and I’m also not trying to cancel her because we have to understand that she still doesn’t know I think, how bad she was actually treated in her childhood in general, and once she figures that out, that will be a lot of trauma she has to undo, but some people don’t figure that out until they are in their late 20s… but of course, we should hold her accountable without attacking her if that makes sense

[@elysiaxox]

Your hair looks lovely ❤