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Doja Cat is letting followers know she doesn’t approve of their unofficial nickname, “Kittenz.”
“My followers don’t identify themselves s—t,” Doja, 27, wrote in a since-deleted Threads publish on Sunday, July 23. “In the event you name your self a ‘kitten’ or f—king ‘kittenz’ meaning you’ll want to get off your telephone and get a job and assist your dad and mom with the home.”
In one other since-deleted thread, Doja clarified that whereas she might have given her followers the “Kittenz” nickname previously, she did so “when i used to be an alcoholic teen.”
After one person requested the Grammy winner, “What ought to i modify my identify to because you dont [sic] just like the time period kitten,” Doja responded by writing, “Simply delete your complete account and rethink all the things it’s by no means too late.”
That very same day, Doja referred to as out one other fan account for utilizing her actual identify, Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, as their Threads username. “You making my authorities identify ur sn is creepy as f—ok,” she tweeted.
When a 3rd fan wrote to the star on Sunday, asking, “I wanna hear you say (I do love you guys) As normal you say to your followers,” Doja quipped, “I don’t although cuz i don’t even know yall.”
The feedback sparked backlash from some followers, with one Threads person noting they “don’t know” her. “However we have now supported you thru thick and skinny,” the person continued. “Thoughts you you’d be NOTHING with out us.”
In response to Doja’s fan feud, a number of of the “Kiss Me Extra” singer’s high fan pages deactivated their social media accounts.
The social media drama comes days after Doja shared her pleasure to see her listeners on her upcoming tour. “Can’t wait to go on tour! Love you guys! Feeling blessed. <3,” she wrote by way of Twitter — which has since rebranded to X — on July 20.
Doja is not any stranger to creating headlines for social media exercise. One 12 months in the past, she discovered herself in one other social media feud after slamming actor Noah Schnapp for sharing their non-public DMs, during which they mentioned her crush on his Stranger Issues costar Joseph Quinn.
“That’s like borderline snake s–t. That’s like weasel s–t,” Doja acknowledged in a July 2022 Instagram Reside video. “I’m not saying that encapsulates his whole persona. I wouldn’t think about he’s. Possibly he’s, like, a complete snake. However I didn’t see him that means. I made an assumption that he was gonna be chill about it and he went and shared info that I didn’t really feel comfy with him sharing.”
Schnapp, 18, later clarified that he apologized and that there have been “no onerous emotions” between him and Doja. Nevertheless, Doja allegedly misplaced over 200,000 Instagram followers amid her and Schnapp’s feud, dropping from 24.34 million to 24.14 million.
