JoJo Siwa is facing criticism online for working with disgraced YouTuber Shane Dawson, who was effectively canceled by the internet in 2020 after several disturbing allegations surfaced, including the one where he was accused of (and denied) sexually assaulting his cat.
On Sunday (June 11), Dawson posted photos of the two posing together on Instagram, along with the announcement that a new video featuring Siwa was available on his YouTube channel.
In the video, which is titled “Rating YouTuber Brands and Products! BRUTALLY HONEST with JOJO SIWA!!!” Siwa shouts, “I feel like this is what it’s like coming home after college!”
“I’m home,” she exclaims again as she runs to hug Dawson.
Later in the video, she declares, “I have y’all’s back for forever. I really love you guys, but I, more importantly, respect you guys.”
The internet immediately latched on to the news of the collaboration and criticized Siwa for working with Dawson due to his unsavory reputation.
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One person tweeted, “JoJo Siwa went from everyone disliking her for no reason to creating multiple reasons for people to dislike her.”
“I’m sorry I can’t believe anyone is surprised at Jojo Siwa being a weirdo & hanging w Shane & James [Charles],” another person tweeted.
Someone else wondered by Siwa is “single-handedly ruining her own career” by collaborating with Dawson and other reportedly problematic creators such as former beauty influencer James Charles, who was accused of predatory behavior toward a minor, and family vlogger Colleen Ballinger, who is facing backlash for allegedly “grooming” and “using” an underage fan of her YouTube character, Miranda Sings.
Another fan expressed on Twitter, “Jojo Siwa hanging out with James Charles and Shane Dawson in 2023 was not something I was expecting.”
“Jojo Siwa has been acting weirder and weirder, from faking pregnancies to being exposed for treating her ex like sh– and now this. These Youtubers all need to be de-platformed FFS,” someone else complained on Twitter.
“Is she wanting to be next?” another fan tweeted, referring to Siwa’s potential cancellation.