Renowned singer Doja Cat has recently stirred headlines by deactivating her Instagram account, citing her dissatisfaction with the treatment and discourse she faced on the platform.
The 28-year-old artist, known for her chart-topping hits, shared a peculiar photo featuring a stone crab claw clutching a cigarette as she addressed her followers about her decision to step back from the platform, expressing her dwindling enjoyment of the app.
While expressing her gratitude for Instagram as a wellspring of inspiration and creativity, Doja Cat confessed to feeling inundated by the negativity pervading the platform.
In her initial announcement, she succinctly stated, “Hey, I’m gonna deactivate because I’m not really feeling this anymore. You guys take care of yourselves.” Later, she revised her message to include, “I like coming here to find inspo and see people being creative, but I just feel this is getting to be too much. The way I’m spoken to on here and treated makes me have f****d up thoughts. Please watch how you talk to and about people on the internet. Bye.”
Her departure from Instagram coincides with ongoing speculation from some of her fans regarding her relationship status with J. Cyrus in recent weeks.
Whispers began circulating after eagle-eyed social media users claimed to have spotted her account on the celebrity dating app, Raya. Doja Cat and J. Cyrus were first seen together in November 2022, but it wasn’t until they were photographed sharing dinner in New York City in May 2023 that their relationship was publicly acknowledged.