{"id":27056,"date":"2023-08-01T10:31:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T14:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=27056"},"modified":"2023-08-01T11:30:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:30:58","slug":"jojo-siwa-says-she-doesnt-regret-her-comments-on-candace-cameron-bure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/08\/jojo-siwa-says-she-doesnt-regret-her-comments-on-candace-cameron-bure.html","title":{"rendered":"JoJo Siwa Says She Doesn’t Regret Her Comments On Candace Cameron Bure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JoJo Siwa recently reflected on her public back and forth with Candace Cameron Bure after she called the \u201cFull House\u201d star the \u201crudest celebrity she\u2019d ever met\u201d in a TikTok video last year. On a recent appearance on the “Viall Files” podcast, Siwa recalled the alleged incident that led her to give Bure that title. According to Siwa, the interaction took place when she was 10 or 11 and attended the premiere of “Fuller House.” She asked Bure to pose for a picture with her, but the actress told her “Not right now.”<\/p>\n

Siwa said on the podcast, “And I was like, \u2018OK, fine. Like, no worries. I was sad. I loved [Bure’s character D.J.] on the show, but whatever, fine.” She continued, “I walked away, went back over to my mom. And I turned around, and she was taking pictures with other kids. And just as a little kid that just like stuck with me. You know what I mean? It was just kind of one of those things that if somebody was to ask me that question [about the rudest celebrity she has ever met], that would be my answer.” After the clip spread across the internet, Siwa and Bure had other public exchanges and appeared to have resolved their differences.<\/p>\n

However, Siwa later called out Bure again regarding the actress\u2019s comments about \u201ctraditional marriage\u201d in a press release and a Wall Street Journal<\/em> interview<\/a>. Bure, the chief creative officer for the faith-based Great American Familly channel, sparked backlash after saying the network\u2019s Christmas programming \u201cwill keep traditional marriage at the core.\u201d Siwa, who came out as an LGBTQIA community member in 2021, said Bure\u2019s remarks were \u201crude\u201d and \u201churtful.\u201d<\/p>\n

While on the podcast, Siwa said she wished Bure \u201cwas able to be a little more open, more accepting.\u201d She added, referencing her TikTok video, \u201cI\u2019m OK with calling her out in the way I did.\u201d Siwa continued, \u201cFor a while, I regretted it. But after I found that article about her not wanting anything to do with LGBTQIA, that\u2019s my people. And I\u2019ve got to stand up for my people. And that\u2019s messed up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Siwa explained that she didn\u2019t object to Bure\u2019s goal of emphasizing traditional marriage in Great American Family\u2019s Christmas movies. In Bure\u2019s WSJ interview, she was asked if the network would feature same-sex couples as leads, and Bure replied, \u201cI think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core.\u201d<\/p>\n