JoJo Siwa Not Being Invited to Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Was an ‘Honest Mistake,’ Source Says (EXCLUSIVE)

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Gallery: ‘He was rude, dismissive and entitled!' These are the worst chat show guests EVER! (BANG Showbiz)The 'Dance Moms' star reiterated in the caption that she was hoping to attend the event. JoJo wrote: "A lot of you have been asking why I'm not at the Nickelodeon Kid [sic] Choice Awards tonight, I don't want anyone to think it was my choice not to go…. I simply didn't get an invite.

35th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards were held at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California this weekend, but there was one member of the Nickelodeon family notably missing from Saturday's show — JoJo Siwa.Siwa took to Instagram Saturday to explain her absence after fans were questioning why she wasn't in attendance, despite being nominated for a KCA this year in the Favorite Social Music Star category.«A lot of you have been asking me why I'm not at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards tonight, and the answer is very simple, I wasn't invited,» Siwa revealed in the 14-second clip. «I'm not sure why, but I just didn't get an invite.»The  alum went on to clarify in the caption that it was not her choice not to attend the annual awards show, writing, «I don’t want anyone to think it was my choice not to go….

35th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards! At Sunday's awards ceremony at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, a number of your favorite movie stars, musicians as well as films, TV shows and video games were recognized. See which one of your favorite stars took home an orange blimp.

came out as gay last year, and recently confirmed she has new girlfriend.Siwa also chopped off her signature ponytail on Thursday and is now sporting a spunky pixie cut. Perhaps the recent changes are too risky for Nickelodeon’s young audience.A post shared by JoJo Siwa (@itsjojosiwa)Siwa supported fan’s response to her ignored invitation on Twitter by retweeting two users’ theories.Obsessed with the teenage girl celebrities who don’t take shit from their network of employment and refuse to be anything but themselves.

Fans of celebrity humiliation got their money’s worth at the Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2022,  which emanated live this evening from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

JoJo Siwa has a dramatic new look!The 18-year-old performer took to social media on Wednesday, sharing footage of herself in the midst of a head-turning haircut. «I did something today,» she teased on TikTok.