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Doja Cat is letting followers know she doesn’t approve of their unofficial nickname, “Kittenz.”
“My followers don’t title themselves s—t,” Doja, 27, wrote in a since-deleted Threads submit on Sunday, July 23. “If you happen to name your self a ‘kitten’ or f—king ‘kittenz’ meaning you want to get off your telephone and get a job and assist your mother and father with the home.”
In one other since-deleted thread, Doja clarified that whereas she could have given her followers the “Kittenz” nickname prior to now, she did so “when i used to be an alcoholic teen.”
After one person requested the Grammy winner, “What ought to i alter my title to because you dont [sic] just like the time period kitten,” Doja responded by writing, “Simply delete the complete account and rethink all the pieces it’s by no means too late.”
That very same day, Doja known as out one other fan account for utilizing her actual title, Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, as their Threads username. “You making my authorities title ur sn is creepy as f—okay,” she tweeted.
When a 3rd fan wrote to the star on Sunday, asking, “I wanna hear you say (I do love you guys) As common you say to your followers,” Doja quipped, “I don’t although cuz i don’t even know yall.”
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The feedback sparked backlash from some followers, with one Threads person noting they “don’t know” her. “However now we have 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, an entire 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 snug with him sharing.”
Schnapp, 18, later clarified that he apologized and that there have been “no arduous emotions” between him and Doja. Nonetheless, Doja allegedly misplaced over 200,000 Instagram followers amid her and Schnapp’s feud, dropping from 24.34 million to 24.14 million.