JoJo Siwa reflects on ‘being taken advantage of’ as a child actor

JoJo Siwa is confronting her experience being a child actor in Hollywood — and the experiences of many others like her.

in an interview with Nova’s Smallzy Surgery On Thursday, Siwa, now 20, admitted that she feels she has been exploited by the industry.

He admitted, “I had shady dealings and yes, I was cheated on as a child and taken advantage of as a child, but not in a sexual way, it was a business way.”

The former Nickelodeon star then pointed to the ongoing controversy surrounding sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of network executives, which is detailed in the harrowing documentary, Quiet on the set: The dark side of children’s TV,

He said, “I think hearing the dark stories of children — that child stars were groomed or child stars were molested in some of the worst cases — I mean, it’s so sad.”

Although karma The singer again clarified that she considers herself “lucky” not to have had such experiences.

“But I have to say that I really appreciate the child stars who are coming forward, talking openly about their stories, because it’s something I’m lucky I haven’t had to deal with, “It’s still going on,” he acknowledged.