JoJo Siwa Fan Faces Death Threats After Being Removed from Glasgow Concert

On October 1, 2025, JoJo Siwa, the American pop singer and LGBTQ+ advocate, was performing in Glasgow, Scotland as part of her Infinity Heart Tour when she paused the concert to call attention to a fan in the audience wearing a custom hoodie. The hoodie displayed a meme of Siwa’s face photoshopped onto an egg, a reference the fan later said was intended humorously and without malicious intent. Siwa, perceiving the hoodie as mocking, addressed the crowd and asked for the fan to be removed, declaring, “You’re not going to come to my concert and bring a hoodie making fun of me. No way! No way, man!” She added, “We only got room for infinity hearts in here, right? Not in my house, baby. We got no room for that!” .

The fan, identified as 17-year-old Anjali Kalsi, attended the concert with her mother, Lizzie. Anjali explained in a TikTok video after the incident that she and her friend created the hoodie as a playful gesture because they did not own official Siwa merchandise, believing the meme would make the singer laugh. “We didn’t look at the backstory behind it or know it would be a trigger for her, or else we absolutely would not have done that,” Anjali said .

Footage of Siwa addressing Anjali and her removal from the concert quickly went viral on social media platforms, including TikTok and Twitter. The spread of the video prompted a wave of reactions from Siwa fans worldwide. Some users misreported that Anjali had thrown the hoodie at Siwa, which she denied, stating, “People started posting videos of it saying we threw it at her when we didn’t—we handed it over through security” .

The aftermath for Anjali was immediate and severe. She described nearly having a panic attack from the experience and the subsequent online scrutiny. “I called my mum about to have a panic attack because I’ve never been kicked out of a concert before,” she said. “We went out of the concert, and the staff weren’t even looking at us. We were trying to talk to them, and they were ignoring us… it wasn’t very fun” .

As the video circulated, trolls began to target Anjali’s social media accounts, sending her serious death threats and abusive messages. Both Anjali and her mother, Lizzie, spoke out to media outlets to highlight the extent of the cyberbullying, emphasizing the psychological toll it had on their family .

The public response to the incident has been divided. Some Siwa fans supported the singer’s decision to remove anyone perceived as disrespectful, while others expressed concern over the severity of the repercussions, especially the death threats and bullying directed at Anjali. Media outlets have covered the story extensively, emphasizing the need to address online harassment in the context of celebrity events and youth culture .

Anjali’s experience also raises questions about the role of venues and staff in ensuring the safety and well-being of concertgoers, especially minors, during and after such disputes. Her mother Lizzie has called for better support systems for fans who find themselves targeted or misunderstood at public events.