JoJo Recalled An Uncomfortable Moment During A Visit To Taylor Swift's House With Selena Gomez
JoJo remembered feeling out of place while hanging out with Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez during a low point in her career.Rodin Eckenroth / Getty ImagesThe singer made the revelation in her memoir, "Over the Influence." In the book, she reflects on her life and career, including her inability to release music during a battle with her former record label Blackground Records.Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty ImagesJoJo, 33, signed a seven-album record deal with the label at 12.Between 2004 and 2006, she released a series of hits, including "Leave (Get Out)," "Too Little Too Late," and "Baby It's You." But her career hit a snag after the label lost distribution, which left her unable to release music.
After suing Blackground, she was finally freed from her contract in 2014.In an excerpt obtained by People, JoJo writes about befriending Selena Gomez during that time and joining her for a party held by Gomez's best friend, Taylor Swift.Nick Agro / AFP via Getty ImagesAdvertisement "Francia Raisa introduced me to Selena Gomez and we all started hanging," JoJo remembered.Vivien Killilea"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."Mat Hayward / Getty Images for NetflixAt times, JoJo said she "felt the occasional twinge of pain or jealousy" because of the opposing status of their careers, but at the same time, Gomez's "overwhelming" level of fame made her "grateful" for her "relative anonymity."Mat Hayward / Getty Images for Netflix"She couldn’t go anywhere without security flanking her and fans mobbing her at every corner," JoJo wrote.
"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."Advertisement One day, Gomez invited JoJo to Swift's hous...