JoJo Siwa defends taking new girlfriend to Chuck E. Cheese: 'It's my duty'

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JoJo Siwa has defended the decision to take her new girlfriend to the children's restaurant Chuck E. Cheese on a date.MORE: Carrie Ann Inaba pays emotional tribute to former DWTS contestant Anne HecheThe former Nickelodeon star turned Dancing with the Stars hopeful went public with her new romance with Avery Cyrus this past week, sharing a video of the two in a photobooth at the famous restaurant.WATCH: Dancing With The Stars: Jojo Siwa lands in bottom twoBut after being trolled by a TikTok user for going on a date at the establishment whose motto is "where a kid can be a kid," JoJo responded and defended the choice by referencing her own brand.The original video was titled: "How I walk knowing I've never taken someone on a date to Chuck E.

Cheese," and featured the user walking with a swagger.MORE: Carrie Ann Inaba teases Dancing with the Stars change as it moves to Disney+But JoJo reposted the video which then cut to a clip of her recording in a car. "You know what I love most about this?" she said to the camera."This girl woke up today and was like, 'You know what?

I'm gonna hate on JoJo Siwa for taking Avery on a date to Chuck E. Cheese... as if I haven't been a giant toddler my whole life."@itsjojosiwa #stitch with @yoni6969_ ♬ original sound - JoJo SiwaJoJo then quipped: "It's my duty!"The 19-year-old's new romance comes almost a year after she split from Kylie Prew."I fell in love with somebody who I didn't ever expect to fall in love with," the 18-year-old told People when their romance ended. "We met on a cruise ship, she was my best friend.

And then we went to Disney together and all of a sudden, it kind of all happened.""I was in love for the first time," she concluded of her romance with Kylie.