JoJo Siwa Reacts to Backlash to Thanking Beyonce in Awards Speech

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JoJo Siwa raised eyebrows while thanking Beyoncé during a recent awards show speech.
“I also have to say thank you to Beyoncé just so that we can keep the dancing community safe,” Siwa, 21, said on stage at the 2024 Industry Dance Awards on Tuesday, October 8. “Beyoncé, you’ve got great music. We all love to dance to it. We all love you. … Someone had to, and I will be the someone.”
Her comments were seemingly in reference to online conspiracy theories suggesting that celebrities thank Beyoncé, 43, during awards shows to avoid appearing as a threat, especially given her and her husband Jay-Z’s connection to Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“I think Beyoncé is great and she’s written a lot of incredible music that we’ve all used [and danced to],” Siwa exclusively told Us Weekly at the Dancers Against Cancer’s 10th Annual Gala of Stars Awards in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, October 9. “I’m actually dancing to…