JoJo Siwa
‘Child Star’ Documentary Trailer Showcases the Joys and Toll of Young Celebrity: “It Came at a Price”
“I wouldn’t end up where I am had I not made all the choices leading up to this point. But it came at a price,” Demi Lovato says at the end of the new trailer for Child Star. At a time when documentaries like Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, Showbiz Kids […]
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Demi Lovato Opened Old Wounds, Then Other Child Stars Joined In
In early April 2008, a few dozen people, including me, filed into a recording studio in midtown Manhattan to meet Disney’s “Next Big Thing.” That was how the company introduced a then-15-year-old Demi Lovato to the world, or to roughly 30 members of the media and advertising community. The wide-eyed teen was in New York for the […]
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Demi Lovato Lines Up Drew Barrymore, JoJo Siwa, More for ‘Child Star’ Doc (Exclusive)
Demi Lovato is returning to the Disney orbit. The former child star is making her directorial debut with a buzzy documentary for Hulu, which is owned by the company that famously launched Lovato’s career. Fittingly, Child Star, as the film has been titled, examines the high highs and low lows of growing up in that […]
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‘Dance Moms’ Returns: When and Where to Stream the Reunion Special and New Season Online
Airing tonight on Lifetime, the two-hour special will be followed by a new compilation series that revisits the franchise's most memorable moments — here's how to watch for free.
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JoJo Siwa Replaces Nigel Lythgoe on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
So You Think You Can Dance has looked to its own past to find a judge to step in for the departed Nigel Lythgoe. JoJo Siwa, who served as a judge on the Fox show’s 17th season in 2022, will rejoin the panel for season 18. The singer and actress will join SYTYCD all-star and […]
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JoJo Siwa Launches New Podcast on iHeartMedia (Exclusive)
JoJo Siwa is launching a new podcast on iHeartMedia entitled JoJo Siwa Now. The podcast, which is the first to launch from Siwa’s exclusive slate with iHeartMedia, will feature interviews between Siwa and people from her past, including her former dance teacher, Abby Lee Miller, and Dancing with the Stars partner Jenna Johnson. Siwa will […]
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Tom Sandoval, ‘Special Forces’ Stars on Unionizing Reality TV: “If They Run This Show a Million Times, Why Am I Not Getting Residuals On It, Too?”
Amid recent chatter in Hollywood about the need to unionize reality TV — with Bethenny Frankel at the forefront championing for residuals and better treatment of unscripted performers — a number of veteran reality stars weighed in on the idea at the premiere of their latest venture, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, on Tuesday in […]
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Cannes: Jade Pettyjohn, JoJo Siwa Nab Leads in Slasher Film ‘All My Friends Are Dead’
Jade Pettyjohn and JoJo Siwa have grabbed lead roles in All My Friends Are Dead, a slasher pic from genre veteran and director Marcus Dunstan. The project from Cinedigm, Roundtable Entertainment and Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment is shooting in Vancouver, Canada, with an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Justin Derickson, Julian […]
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iHeartMedia Launches Podcast Network for LGBTQ+ Voices With JoJo Siwa, Laverne Cox and More
iHeartMedia is launching a podcast network dedicated to featuring LGBTQ+ voices with stars like JoJo Siwa, Rosie O’Donnell, Laverne Cox, Bowen Yang, Raven-Symoné, Lance Bass and more. Called Outspoken, the network will be executive produced by the writer and activist Raquel Willis and iHeartMedia’s creative development and marketing director, Jay Brunson. The network will include […]
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Jack McBrayer and JoJo Siwa Announced as Hosts for First-Ever Children’s & Family Emmys
On Tuesday, the NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) announced their choice of hosts for the first ever Children’s and Family Emmys. 30 Rock alum Jack McBrayer will lead ceremonies on Dec. 11 at the official Children’s and Family Emmy Awards, while pop superstar and internet personality Siwa will emcee on Dec. 10, […]
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Behind JoJo Siwa’s ‘Rocketman’-Inspired Look at Elton John’s Dodger Stadium Farewell Concert
Minutes before 8 p.m., JoJo Siwa emerged from a VIP area inside Dodger Stadium to take her seat for Elton John’s final North American tour stop ever. But before the 19-year-old could sit down, she was approached by hordes of enthusiastic concert-goers eager to snap pics of Siwa’s ensemble. The entertainer was decked out in […]
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JoJo Siwa to be Honored as Gamechanger for LGBTQ Advocacy at GLSEN Respect Awards Los Angeles
JoJo Siwa will be hailed as a gamechanger at GLSEN’s upcoming Respect Los Angeles gala on Oct. 14. At the event, set for the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills, Siwa will receive an official Gamechanger Award “for her advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community and focus on anti-bullying and kindness,” per the nonprofit. That work kicked into […]
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