Published: 2:33 PM PDT, September 12, 2023
Doja Cat by no means misses an opportunity to make a press release, and her arrival on the pink carpet on the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday was no totally different.
The 27-year-old artist was weaving an internet of fashion as she stepped out in a cobweb costume that left little to the creativeness. She paired the look with spider-like eyelashes and equipment.
Doja is nominated for 5 VMAs this yr, together with Video of the Year for “Attention,” and also will carry out on the present.
The efficiency will come per week after Doja startled followers with an Instagram put up of herself sporting a neck brace, which she captioned, “I’m high-quality my neck is ok.” The picture raised issues amongst her followers concerning her well-being.
That similar day, ET spoke with Doja at a Victoria’s Secret occasion to rejoice The Tour ’23, the place she rapidly reassured everybody that she’s doing simply high-quality.
“So, my pal right here, my date, my pretty date acquired whiplash and he takes it off generally and I stole it from him. I’m actually high-quality. Completely high-quality, my neck is nice,” she defined.
The incident is the latest in a sequence of headline-grabbing cases surrounding the “Demons” singer, together with a fan controversy wherein she reportedly misplaced greater than 180,000 Instagram followers after blasting her fan base.
Doja, who has been recognized for getting confrontational together with her followers on social media, went off in a since-deleted tweet wherein she referred to as out her followers for referring to themselves as “kittenz” or “kitten.” She tweeted, “My followers do not get to call themselves s**t. If you name your self a ‘kitten’ or f**king ‘kittenz’ which means it is advisable get off your cellphone and get a job and assist your dad and mom with the home.”
After it was reported that Doja’s followers have stopped following her by the lots, the singer took to her Instagram Story to say that she felt as if she had “defeated a big beast.”
“Seeing all these individuals unfollow me makes me really feel like I’ve defeated a big beast that is been holding me down for therefore lengthy and it seems like I can reconnect with the individuals who actually matter and love me for who I’m and never for who I used to be,” Doja wrote on the time. “I be happy.”
The similar day she launched the assertion, Doja was introduced as considered one of three cowl stars for Harper’s Bazaar‘s Icons concern. In the accompanying interview, which was performed previous to all the unfollowing drama, Doja praised her followers.
“I recognize when individuals communicate up for somebody who’s getting bullied or attacked by web trolls. … Some of probably the most transferring moments for me have been when my followers have stood up for me or for different individuals,” she mentioned. “That’s combating for one thing actual. I actually recognize that as a result of individuals wish to s**t-talk.”
Meanwhile, Doja is gearing as much as embark on her upcoming The Scarlet Tour. The North American trek kicks off on Halloween in San Francisco, with Ice Spice and Doechii set to hitch.
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards is coming to you reside from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Follow alongside at ETonline.com for full protection from this yr’s VMAs, together with the whole listing of the nominees and the evening’s huge winners.
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