JoJo Siwa DROPS OUT of Will Smith-backed film Bounce amid his Oscars slapping controversy

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JoJo Siwa has dropped out of a film backed by Will Smith amid the controversy surrounding his slap of Chris Rock at The Oscars.The 18-year-old star said that she is no longer attached to the film adaptation of Bounce which is based on the young adult book to Megan Shull.Of the project falling through, JoJo told Variety at the GLAAD Awards on Saturday: 'That project got put on hold, and then went away.

It wasn't the one.'Insiders also revealed to the publication that Paramount Pictures has removed the project from its development slate.

Moving on: JoJo Siwa has dropped out of Bounce which was a film backed by Will Smith Sources maintain that the project had actually fallen apart months ago and it falling through has nothing to do with Will's assault on comedian Chris at The Oscars last Sunday.The film was first announced in the summer of 2020 as it was brought to the studio by producer and Jada Pinkett Smith's brother Caleb Pinkett.Jada and Will had been reported had been reported as producers at the time before the formation of their own content company Westbrook.On Friday, Will resigned from The Academy calling his actions during the ceremony 'shocking, painful and inexcusable,' adding that he would accept any additional consequences issued by the Academy's Board of Governors.

Of the project falling through, JoJo told Variety at the GLAAD Awards on Saturday: 'That project got put on hold, and then went away.