JoJo Siwa re-addressed her feud with Candance Cameron Bure just months after the actress made some controversial comments about 'traditional' marriage.
Back in November 2022, the 47-year-old spoke to the Wall Street Journal about how she broke off her partnership with Hallmark Media due to its decision to feature same-sex couples in their movies. Instead, she turned to work with Great American Family (GAF), which is known for its conservative values.
When asked if GAF would be looking to feature any same-sex couples in their work, she responded by saying no and added that, as GAF's Chief Creative Officer, she intends to "keep traditional marriage at the core" of any future projects.
Of course, this sparked outrage amongst people on the internet, with one of Cameron Bure's most vocal critics being none other than former Dance Moms star, JoJo Siwa.
At the time the 20-year-old, hit back at the Christmas Under Wraps star on Instagram, calling her "rude" and "disrespectful."
Later on, she talked about the exchange, stating that she's not likely to ever speak to the actress again.
Speaking to PEOPLE, she said: "As I'm getting older, I'm starting to realize what an impact I really do get to have. [I have] a chance to use my voice, use my platform for something good, and to change the world for the better."
She then went on to talk about how supportive the entire LGBTQIA+ community has been ever since her online drama: "I am being honest and maybe being a little disruptive to somebody's life, but it's what I believe in. And so to have good people stand behind you with it felt really nice.
"We have not [talked], and I don't think we ever will again," she said, adding that she has no problem with the actress' religious beliefs. In fact, Siwa encouraged Cameron Bure to be religious - but the problem lies in purposefully excluding people because of who they love.
"That's sh****," the star concluded.
Now, eight months on, the Dancing with the Stars alum re-addressed the issue on an episode of Nick Viall's podcast.
"It was that she [wanted] to do a movie about that to put down [the] LGBTQIA [community] and that she was going to specifically make movies that had no representation of LGBTQIA," she explained on the Viall Files podcast.
"It’s fine if you are doing it because it’s just your movie’s storyline and it’s just it is what it is, like, not everything needs to be gay essentially," Siwa continued. "But when you’re doing it out of spite to say that, 'Too much is about LGBTQIA and you guys suck and I want to make a movie about traditional marriage and you’re not traditional,' that got to me a little bit."
During the height of the feud, Cameron Bure released a lengthy statement about the issue defending her comments.
"I would like to address my comments on Great American Family's programming as reported in The Wall Street Journal," the 47-year-old started.
"All of you who know me, know beyond question that I have great love and affection for all people. It absolutely breaks my heart that anyone would ever think I intentionally would want to offend and hurt anyone. It saddens me that the media is often seeking to divide us, even around a subject as comforting and merry as Christmas movies," she said.
"But, given the toxic climate in our culture right now, I shouldn't be surprised," Cameron Bure added.
Although she never directly addressed the subject of featuring same-sex couples on-screen in GAF projects, she did say: "I had also expressed in my interview, which was not included, that people of all ethnicities and identities have and will continue to contribute to the network in great ways both in front of and behind the camera, which I encourage and fully support.
"[God] will be reflected in everything I do and say; in my family, my work and my interactions with people from all walks of life, God's love and God's compassion is front and center," she concluded.
