Fortnite has assembled its largest ever cast of Halloween crossovers in time for the game’s latest Fortnitemares celebrations, including Wednesday Addams, though the event’s announcement got off to a messy start last night due to a social media snafu involving rap star Doja Cat and mention of a sex toy.
This year’s spooky shenanigans are partly centered on musician and self-proclaimed Fortnite fan Doja Cat, who recently popped up on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to officially reveal her in-game alter ego Mother of Thorns — and is a boss character during the event.
Last night, Fortnite hosted a brief Doja Cat “takeover” of its X account in advance of the above trailer being released. However, the idea quickly turned messy when “Doja Cat,” via Fortnite’s account, seemingly posting a reference to “rose toys” (a vibrating adult toy).
Back on Doja Cat’s actual X account, the rapper broke the fourth wall and stated that Fortnite’s posts were all pre-planned, and that she’d told Epic Games not to make the sex toys reference. “S*** cringe as f*** now I’m embarrassed,” Doja Cat wrote, followed by a wilted rose emoji. Fortnite then deleted the post referencing “rose toys” shortly after. Doja Cat then deleted all of her messages referencing the incident.
