JoJo Siwa Addressed Claims That She Stole The Song "Karma" From Miley Cyrus And Brit Smith

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The chatter around JoJo Siwa's "Karma" continues.

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Since JoJo dropped her new single last week, the internet has been abuzz — for better or worse. She's already had to walk back a claim that she was the inventor of "gay pop."

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There's also been speculation that she outright stole the song from Miley Cyrus, who allegedly recorded a demo of the song some time in the last decade, as well as pop singer Brit Smith.

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Well, in a new interview with TMZ, JoJo set the record straight and is insistent she didn't steal the song — and her explanation makes a lot of sense.

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"I did not steal anything," she said "There's no such thing as stealing. What happens is people write songs, and then, they don't do anything with them. Then, a few years later, it makes sense for another artist."

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JoJo went on to point out that "Karma" is, indeed, an old song. "I was pitched it," she said. "I loved it, was obsessed with it, so I grasped onto it. That's a very normal thing."

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"I knew that it was a special song," she said while discussing the song's impact so far. "I knew that it fit. I knew that it was exactly the vision that I wanted to create for the world."

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"'Karma' makes you listen, 'Karma' makes you ask, 'Karma' makes you confused. So, whether people like it or not, marketing plan worked."

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Fair enough!