Doja Cat Slams Fans Using ‘Kittenz’ Nickname Without Her Approval: ‘Get Off Your Phone’

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Doja Cat is letting fans know she does not approve of their unofficial nickname, “Kittenz.”“My fans don’t name themselves s—t,” Doja, 27, wrote in a since-deleted Threads post on Sunday, July 23. “If you call yourself a ‘kitten’ or f—king ‘kittenz’ that means you need to get off your phone and get a job and help your parents with the house.”In another since-deleted thread, Doja clarified that while she may have given her fans the “Kittenz” nickname in the past, she did so “when i was an alcoholic teen.”After one user asked the Grammy winner, “What should i change my name to since you dont [sic] like the term kitten,” Doja responded by writing, “Just delete the entire account and rethink everything it’s never too late.”That same day, Doja called out another fan account for using her real name, Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, as their Threads username. “You making my government name ur sn is creepy as f—k,” she tweeted.When a third fan wrote to the star on Sunday, asking, “I wanna hear you say (I do love you guys) As usual you say to your fans,” Doja quipped, “I don’t though cuz i don’t even know yall.”The comments sparked backlash from some fans, with one Threads user noting they “don’t know” her. “But we have supported you through thick and thin,” the user continued. “Mind you you’d be NOTHING without us.”In response to Doja’s fan feud, several of the “Kiss Me More” singer’s top fan pages deactivated their social media accounts.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe social media drama comes days after Doja shared her excitement to see her listeners on her upcoming tour. “Can’t wait to go on tour!