Jojo Siwa defends Colleen Ballinger months after grooming controversy: 'She was always nice'

Jojo Siwa spoke out For THE First of all time has address THE grooming allegations against companion Youtube star Colleen Ballinger on Howie Mandel's. TheDance Old mothers, 20, defended Colleen, 36, And spoke about her own friendship with THE the Internet star In THE interview, job on Tuesday, Sep. 12. "I have known Colleen Since I was 12,” Jojo said as She tell her own connection with THE YouTuber. " She is always has been Nothing but kind has Me. Her family [was] Nothing but kind has me."

Colleen East A YouTuber, most well known For create THE Miranda Sung character. She was accused of grooming And acting inappropriately with minor Fans In June 2023, by . In the middle of backlash following THE allegations, THE YouTuber job A of se singing And playing THE ukulele, Or She denied THE grooming accusations. While She did admit has a few mischief In answer has Fans In THE clip, She did refer has a lot of THE allegations as "toxic gossip. »

Colleen confronted a lot backlash as She was accused of acting inappropriately with young Fans. (AFF-USA/Shutterstock)

note that She had filmed a lot videos with Colleen, And She describe THE YouTuber as someone She “idolized” For her work. She complimented her work as A YouTuber, Before addressing a few of THE controversial about THE content of her comedy. "I think THE work that Colleen has do For THE the Internet East amazing. I think her creativity East amazing. Miranda Sung East A character, East A actor," She said. "I think that It is very hard has be A character Or people are Also look has You as You are A real human behind that character, And I think be A actor East very hard, because You were able has TO DO things years There is that were All right, And NOW that We have grown up And We have matured, We have accomplished that they are not OK. »

When Howie request Jojo about her relationship with Colleen And THE allegations, She defended her friend. "THE the Internet can take A lie And run SO far with he. SO far that, It is has THE indicate Or You just can't TO DO Nothing about he, And I have had that arrive has Me," She said.

Jojo explain how She look at up has Colleen's work earlier In her career. (Robin Marshall/Shutterstock)

When addressing THE aspects of Speaking has minor Fans, did grant, "You have obtained has be careful has not to blur A friend/fan double." As Howie request about her feelings about THE allegations And if She thought he was A "lie," THE YouTuber said that She knows "A plot of people on THE the Internet WHO to have got hit with This cancelation," And on tip-toes In her answer. "I see that This East A sensitive subject. Someone WHO East affected by Nothing having has TO DO with adults," She said. "For real grooming, It is A very sensitive thing. »

Despite saying that he was A "sensitive subject," Jojo did suggest that a lot of THE allegations brought against Colleen were "lies" towards THE END of THE clip. "THE the Internet was able has Capi...