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\n Related: <\/span>Everything JoJo Siwa Has Said About Her Coming Out Journey<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tJoJo Siwa has never been happier since coming out and going public with now-ex-girlfriend Kylie Prew before their October 2021 split. The former Dance Moms star revealed in January 2021 that she is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. At the time, Siwa uploaded a photo in which she was wearing a black t-shirt that [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Later on, Rourke used a homophobic slur while speaking with costar and Love Island UK <\/i>alum Chris Hughes<\/strong>. At the time, he denied using the word to refer to Siwa.<\/p>\n\u201cMickey speaks from his heart and means well,\u201d Rourke\u2019s rep Kimberly Hines<\/strong> told Us Weekly <\/i>in a statement. \u201cHe is old school, direct and honest. I have worked closely with him for nine years and he is 100 percent authentically himself. There will never be another Mickey Rourke. Period.\u201d<\/p>\nJessalyn, meanwhile, is proud of how her daughter dealt with the situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think she handled it great. I think that everyone\u2019s told me she\u2019s handled herself so well,\u201d Jessalyn added. \u201cDoesn\u2019t make it OK [or] doesn\u2019t make it right. I\u2019m just lucky she can handle herself. I\u2019m just lucky she is OK.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the momager, she\u2019s been watching JoJo on the Big Brother <\/i>live feeds throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve been watching her in the rest of the scenes from the show, and I think she looks great,\u201d Jessalyn said. \u201cI think she looks like she\u2019s doing what she always does. I mean, come on? It\u2019s kind of become a culture. It\u2019s become a game. It\u2019s a trend to not like her, to hate her [and] make fun of her. \u2026 Now tell her \u2018You\u2019ll make her not a lesbian.\u2019 What\u2019s next? Why don\u2019t you just take her for face value?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMickey speaks from his heart and means well,\u201d Rourke\u2019s rep Kimberly Hines<\/strong> told Us Weekly <\/i>in a statement. \u201cHe is old school, direct and honest. I have worked closely with him for nine years and he is 100 percent authentically himself. There will never be another Mickey Rourke. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n Jessalyn, meanwhile, is proud of how her daughter dealt with the situation.<\/p>\n \u201cI think she handled it great. I think that everyone\u2019s told me she\u2019s handled herself so well,\u201d Jessalyn added. \u201cDoesn\u2019t make it OK [or] doesn\u2019t make it right. I\u2019m just lucky she can handle herself. I\u2019m just lucky she is OK.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the momager, she\u2019s been watching JoJo on the Big Brother <\/i>live feeds throughout the season.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been watching her in the rest of the scenes from the show, and I think she looks great,\u201d Jessalyn said. \u201cI think she looks like she\u2019s doing what she always does. I mean, come on? It\u2019s kind of become a culture. It\u2019s become a game. It\u2019s a trend to not like her, to hate her [and] make fun of her. \u2026 Now tell her \u2018You\u2019ll make her not a lesbian.\u2019 What\u2019s next? Why don\u2019t you just take her for face value?\u201d<\/p>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n