Doja Cat had pretty much a controversial year. From the rollout of her new album, "Scarlet," to her shocking fashion and personal choices, she has sparked attention and fanfare from critics and fans alike.
Most notoriously, she caused huge conversations about fanbases and their attitude towards artists. Doja Cat lost a huge chunk of her following and fanbase when she said that she "hated" her fans on social media.
Doja Cat Explains Real Feelings About Kittenz
Speaking to Apple Music's Ebro Darden, Doja Cat talked about eloquently her feelings toward many of her fans on social media.
The Grammy-winning rapper is setting the record straight on an apparently misconstrued statement she gave at the time.
"One thing that I do want to set straight is that you'll never see a direct quote of me saying, 'I hate my fans.' Not once," she confirmed. "But it's a really big misquoted thing where everybody is saying, she hates her fans."
The misconstrued quote came from Doja Cat herself, responding to a fan who had shown some appreciation and love toward her. When asked by fans, Kittenz, to say "I love you" to her loyal fanbase she said, "I don't though cuz I don't know y'all."
According to People Magazine, Doja Cat had also criticized her fanbase for calling themselves "Kittenz," prompting fan accounts to deactivate and delete their social media pages.
"I never said that, but I do like to play with that as a meme. It's definitely something, and I know that people who get it, get it, and I'm fine with that," Doja confirmed.
According to the "Agora Hills" rapper, she doesn't have to explain her sense of humor or explain comedy to anyone.
"If people don't see the joke, then they just don't see the joke. It's not my responsibility to have them understand," she went on to say.
Watch the full interview below.
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Doja Cat on Fanbases
Speaking to Harper's Bazaar, Doja Cat clarified what she thought about fan culture, a month after her controversial statement.
"My theory is that if someone has never met me in real life, then, subconsciously, I'm not real to them. So when people become engaged with someone they don't even know on the internet, they kind of take ownership over that person. They think that person belongs to them in some sense," she explained "And when that person changes drastically, there is a shock response that is almost uncontrollable... I've accepted that that's what happens."
Despite the controversy, Doja Cat is still loved by millions worldwide as her ongoing "Scarlet" tour in the United States was all sold out.
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