In her upcoming memoir, the 'Too Little, Too Late' singer admits that she felt awkward when she was invited to Taylor's Galentines Day celebration by her friend Selena Gomez.
- Sep 14, 2024
AceShowbiz - JoJo recalled feeling insecure when attending a party at Taylor Swift's house. In her upcoming memoir "Over the Influence", the "Too Little, Too Late" singer admits that she felt awkward when she was invited to Taylor's Galentines Day by her friend Selena Gomez.
During the outing, the group dined on In-N-Out and did arts and crafts. While Taylor was "so sweet and complimentary," JoJo notes that she could see everyone "felt bad for me" because of her stalling pop career.
"Taylor mentioned deepcut songs of mine she loved and kept saying how f**ked up the lawsuit was, the fact that I couldn't put out music," JoJo writes in the excerpt of the book which was obtained by PEOPLE, referring to her legal dispute with her label Blackground Records. "I don't remember if she already knew what was going on from social media or if I'd told her about the situation, but she was - in no uncertain terms - letting me know she was on my side and believed in me."
She adds, "I appreciated Taylor's kind words, but I thought I could see in the eyes of everyone else at the party that they felt bad for me. Maybe they thought I was never going to get out of this limbo. Or that it was too late for me even if I did."
"Maybe they could tell I didn't have the money or the parents who could help dig me out of any holes I might find myself in. Maybe they saw the imposter in my eyes. Then again, perhaps that was all my own projection," she continues.
JoJo additionally talks about her friendship with Selena. "I can't lie; I felt the occasional twinge of pain or jealousy at the outward differences in our lives and careers, but then I'd quickly reel myself back in: the level of fame she had was overwhelming to me," she shares.
Of the "Only Murders in the Building" star, JoJo further says, "She couldn’t go anywhere without security flanking her and fans mobbing her at every corner. It just seemed like there was no sense of freedom for her to explore the world and be wherever and whoever she wanted to be. I imagined that must be suffocating. It made me grateful for the relative anonymity I had whenever I walked down the street."
Following a legal fight with her label, JoJo eventually won the battle in 2013. She later signed with Atlantic Records in January 2014.