Miley Cyrus sparks controversy and hurts JoJo Siwa in front of thousands with just a 3-WORD Joke!
Miley Cyrus has ignited outrage after she joked about JoJo Siwa‘s s3xuality amid the dancer’s newfound relationship with Love Island star Chris Hughes.
The 32-year-old Party in the USA singer sparked backlash after she poked fun at 22-year-old JoJo’s romance with Chris, 32, while appearing in a video message shared at World Pride over the weekend.
JoJo recently confessed during an episode of Celebrity Big Brother – where she met Chris – that she previously identified as a l3sbian, but now identifies as a qu33r woman.
Speaking from inside a cl0set, Miley said: ‘Oh, my God, I haven’t been in here since sixth grade!’
‘Enjoy c0ming 0ut of the cl0set if this Pride is the time for you,’ she continued. ‘It shouldn’t be a month – it should be a year; it should be infinite.’
Wrapping up the video, Miley added with a laugh: ‘I’m going back inside to get more pretzels and find JoJo Siwa and bring her back out.’
While the gag was met with cheers and applause at the Washington D.C. festival, it failed to land online, with many social media users blasting Miley over the ‘unnecessary’ dig.
Taking to X, one asked: ‘Can ya’ll just let bi people exist?’
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Miley Cyrus has ignited outrage after she joked about JoJo Siwa ‘s s3xuality
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JoJo is in a relationship with Love Island star Chris Hughes, with the pair meeting in the Celebrity Big Brother house in April
‘I adore Miley, but this isn’t OK,’ another said. ‘JoJo never went back into the cl0set, SHE’S STILL QU33R!
‘Again, JoJo being with Chris doesn’t erase or change her attraction to women. Pride month should be about celebrating all members of the LGBT+ community, not about making jibes like this.’
Echoing a similar sentiment, a third added: ‘Publicly shaming a young woman exploring her s3xuality is abhorrent not just Miley, but all of yall posting “jokes.”‘
‘It should be studied how she gets away with being awful and not a girls girl,’ wrote someone else.
A fifth user posted: ‘Mature enough to admit this was unnecessary.’
‘This isn’t even remotely funny,’ said another.
JoJo and Chris, who both appeared on Celebrity Big Brother UK in April, finally confirmed that they were dating last week following weeks of frenzied speculation.
While starring on the reality show, JoJo opened up about her s3xuality and her journey.
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Many have blasted Miley for the ‘unnecessary’ dig with one writing: ‘JoJo never went back into the cl0set, SHE’S STILL QU33R!’
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Before Chris, JoJo had identified as a l3sbian. She now identifies as a qu33r woman
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‘Qu33r is a beautiful umbrella term for the LGBTQIA community,’ she previously said
She said at the time: ‘I’ve always told myself I’m a l3sbian, but I think being here, I’ve realized, “Oh no, I’m not a l3sbian, I’m qu33r.” I think that’s really cool. I’m switching letters.’
Later, while speaking to Us Weekly, the former Dance Moms personality said she thought the statement wouldn’t make it to television.
‘That was one of those conversations actually that I was having that I was like, “This will never see the light of day,”‘ she said.
‘I don’t mind that it did, because I actually think it starts a very beautiful conversation of qu33r. I think qu33r joy is so special and so magical.’
JoJo went on to reject putting her s3xuality ‘in a box.’
‘Qu33r is a beautiful umbrella term for the LGBTQIA community,’ she said.
