The Nickelodeon brand game – which is marketed to children from 6 years old, according to the box – includes playing cards in its “Truth or Dare” category with questions such as: “Have you ever left home without underwear? (A swimsuit doesn’t count.) “and” Have you ever been arrested? “
After parents started expressing their concerns about the game on social media, JoJo spoke to assure his fans that he was “really upset” with the game’s content and that he was working to remove it from the stores.
“Over the weekend, my fans and followers on TikTok caught my attention that my name and image were used to promote this board game that has really inappropriate content,” said JoJo in the video. “When I saw this for the first time, I was very, very, very upset at how rude these questions were, so I immediately caught Nickelodeon’s attention and since then they have been working to stop this game from being made and also to be withdrawn shelves wherever it is sold. “
“I hope everyone knows that I would never, ever approve or agree to be associated with this game if I had seen these cards before they started selling it,” added JoJo.
Heather Watson, a mother who bought the game for her daughter at Christmas, shared photos of the controversial playing cards in a Facebook post on Friday, saying the game “belongs in the trash”.
Nickelodeon and Spin Master, who made the game, released a joint statement to CNN on Monday, confirming that the game is being pulled off the shelves.
“We respect and value JoJo Siwa’s relationship with his fans and take concerns raised about the game ‘JoJo’s Juice’ very seriously,” the statement said. “This game is no longer being manufactured and we ask retailers to remove any remaining products from their shelves.”