Noah Schnapp on Doja Cat feud: Im unserious on social media and goofy
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Noah Schnapp, one of the teen actors on Stranger Things, and Doja Cat had a brief social media feud. She slid into his DMs asking for his costar, he posted and deleted a screenshot of said DMs, she posted a video bashing him, and he apologized. Now, Noah has a pretty long interview with Variety. They mostly discuss season 4 of the show and his character, but of course they touch upon the social media drama with Doja as well.
You and a lot of the rest of the cast post a fair amount on social media, so you’re living your life in front of a lot more people than most kids your age. What is that like to navigate?
It’s definitely fun. I’d say I’m the most active on social media [in the cast], and pretty engaged with my fans. Honestly, I love it. Everyone supports me so much. Social media, it’s a great way to be able to connect with them and even though it can be super transparent sometimes and they know everything about me, it’s okay, because my fans are amazing, and they’re super protective. I mean, I was just, like I said, in Paris, and we went outside the hotel and they were mobbing [us]. I was with my mom and then I got in the car. My mom wasn’t in there — she was lost in the crowd of fans. I was like, “Oh my God, where’s my mom? Guys, like, we got to stop. I can’t find her.” And all of them cleared out and were like, “Noah’s mom! She’s gotta get in the car! Everyone stop!” They’re so nice! They’re just always looking out for me, and it’s truly like a family.
You recently caused a bit of a stir when you posted your DMs with Doja Cat about your co-star. I saw your TikTok from yesterday where you said in the comments that you apologized to Doja Cat and that there’s no hard feelings. Is there anything more you want to say about that?
Yeah, I mean, look, I’m super unserious on social media and pretty goofy, so I posted that not thinking too much of it, but obviously it hurt her feelings. So, as I should, I apologized and she was totally okay with it, and was like, “I’m sorry how I reacted.” It was all good. I love her. I’m like the biggest fan of her music, and I told her that. I was like, you’re literally my role model. It’s all good. People make such a big deal out of everything when it’s on the internet, but, like, in reality, it’s like a two minute thing.
Being a celebrity — especially a teen celebrity — and having people mobbing you like that sounds pretty scary. Noah’s grown up in the relative spotlight and he sounds like he’s pretty well-adjusted and has a good handle on things. As for what he says about the Doja feud — he comes off looking a million times better than her. His explanation is pretty in line with what most have speculated. He wasn’t thinking too much about what he was doing and once he gave it a bit more thought he deleted it. It wasn’t some nefarious power play thing like Doja said. He apologized for what he did (although I don’t think he needed to after she publicly bashed him like that) and apparently Doja apologized for her reaction too? She seemed to dig her heels in publicly, but I guess when he reached out to her privately her stance was different. He’s laying it on a little thick though, with the “biggest fan” and “you’re literally my role model” stuff. Imagine saying that about Doja Cat? Is she really that popular?
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