Ever since JoJo Siwa announced that she hadn't been invited to Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards, her fans have been up in arms.
Many have taken to Twitter to accuse the network of homophobia, pointing out that the social media music star - who was nominated for an award and has a long history with the channel - has been at the ceremony every year until she came out as LGBTQ+.
Now, it looks like Siwa might agree with their accusations. The former Dance Moms star has been liking fans' tweets, in which they insinuate that Nickelodeon didn't invite her this year because of her sexuality.
"The only year that @itsjojosiwa didn’t get invited to the kids choice awards is when she comes out and cuts her hair?????? Sus @Nickelodeon," read one tweet that Siwa liked.
Another of the posts she appeared to endorse by liking read: "jojo siwa not getting invited to the nickelodeon kids choice awards — after being the face of that network for years — right after coming out and cutting her hair makes my homophobia siren ring."
After fans noticed Siwa's absence at the Saturday night awards show, the 18-year-old clarified why she hadn't attended in an Instagram post this week.
"A lot of you have been asking me why I'm not at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards tonight," she said in a video clip. "The answer is very simple. I wasn't invited. I'm not sure why, but I just didn't get an invite."
In the post's caption, Siwa added: "I don't want anyone to think it was my choice not to go."
As well as being up for the favorite social music award, Siwa has been one of Nickelodeon's biggest stars since she signed with them back in 2017.
Since then, she has collaborated with them on a TV show, a movie musical, The J Team, and her recent D.R.E.A.M. Throughout this time, she has never missed a Kids' Choice Awards ceremony except in 2021, when she attended virtually from the set of The J Team.
When Siwa came out last year, Nickelodeon was initially supportive of her. However, as the star has gone on to be more and more open about her sexuality - appearing on Dancing With The Stars with same-gender partner and swapping her trademark ponytail for a pixie cut - fans suspect that the channel no longer wants to support her.