JoJo is opening up about being invited to one of Taylor Swift‘s house parties and she’s talking about what happened during the intimate event.
The 33-year-old “Leave (Get Out)” singer talked about the experience in her new book Over the Influence: A Memoir, which is being released on September 17.
An excerpt from the book was released by People and it included JoJo recounting the party at Taylor‘s house, how she got invited, and why she thought everyone “felt bad” for her at the event.
You might recall that JoJo went through legal troubles in her music career and she previously talked about her chat with Taylor. Now we know even more about what happened when they hung out!
Keep reading to find out more…
JoJo revealed in the book that her friend Francia Raisa introduced her to Selena Gomez many years ago.
“Sel came to a few of my studio sessions, and I swung by hers to hang out or write together. It was honestly a breath of fresh air to be around someone who had started in this industry at such a young age, just like me, and was still so down to earth and open,” JoJo said.
Selena was the one who brought JoJo to Taylor‘s house.
“For Galentine’s Day, Selena invited me to Taylor Swift’s house so we could all celebrate. Taylor had this arts and crafts section set up where we took pictures of ourselves and slapped them on this cute questionnaire where we described our best qualities (and our worst ones), the things we were looking for in a guy, and the reasons why we were currently single,” JoJo wrote in her book. “I snuck outside to the In-N-Out truck on her lawn to grab a burger, fries and Diet Coke, but also went out there to text the guy I’d been obsessing over at the time. This whole ‘girl’s night’ scenario at Taylor’s, reclaiming the saddest day of the year for single folks was the best possible distraction from the complete unavailability of this f—boy.”
She added, “I genuinely enjoyed these girls, and although two of them were among the most famous women in the world, we had the shared experience of starting out very young, and I was happy to be let into the fold, part of a group. We stayed up late, wore sweats and no makeup, laughed until we cried, and ate copious amounts of french fries. It was awesome.”
JoJo opened up about her conversations with Taylor, including details about her legal troubles at the time.
“Taylor was so sweet and complimentary, and she seemed excited that Selena had brought me along with her. She mentioned deepcut songs of mine she loved and kept saying how f—ed up the lawsuit was, the fact that I couldn’t put out music,” JoJo wrote in the book. “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 added, “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.”
JoJo got engaged to a Maze Runner actor back in 2021, but it doesn’t appear they’re together anymore.
Read the full excerpt on People.com.
