AceShowbiz - Nickelodeon has shut down JoJo Siwa's recent claims. In a statement, the network denied blackballing the "Dance Moms" alum after she came out as a part of the LGBTQ+ community.

"We are unaware of the incident JoJo is referencing and she was certainly not blackballed by Nickelodeon," they told The Hollywood Reporter. "We have valued and supported JoJo throughout our incredibly successful partnership, which included a JoJo-themed Pride collection at a major national retailer, among our many collaborations together. We continue to cheer her on and wish her nothing but the best."

JoJo brought up the allegation in the Demi Lovato-directed documentary "Child Star". According to THR's article published on Wednesday, August 14, the YouTube sensation said, "I basically got blackballed from the company."

JoJo reportedly also claimed that the president of Nickelodeon called her after she shared her coming out video. "What are we going to tell the kids?" she recalled him asking, to which she allegedly replied, "That I'm happy?"

JoJo was then told to "have a call with every retailer" selling her merch and assure them that she wasn't "going crazy," according to the article. The singer, who's now 21, claimed she proceeded to contact Target, Walmart and Claire's.

JoJo, who first signed with Nickelodeon in 2017, came out in February 2021. Later that year, she said the family-friendly channel wouldn't let her perform her own "original songs" on tour.

"I go out on tour in January. My movie musical was just released (with 6 new original songs)… Nickelodeon told me today that I'm not allowed to perform/add any of the songs from the film into my show," the musician, who was set to embark on her "D.R.E.A.M." tour in 2022, tweeted. "These are MY songs, MY voice, MY writing. Does this seem fair???"

"There is no reason that this music should not be included," she further argued. "Working for a company as a real human being treated as only a brand is fun until it's not. (sic)"