Doja Cat Contest Winner Says She Was Kicked Out of Airbnb Event After Bringing Items to Autograph

A Doja Cat fan claims they were kicked out of the artist’s recent Airbnb Icon experience.

X user @grandeunext took to the platform to reveal they were asked to leave the event after spending “hundreds” to get to Los Angeles for the concert.

“i’m actually going to k myself,” the user wrote. “@DojaCat @Airbnb @AirbnbHelp please elaborate to me why i was allowed to win this contest and i discussed my stan account and being blocked by her in my application and it was approved by your icons staff, just for them to kick me out the event.”

The fan continued, “i spent HUNDREDS on bus tickets, merch, an airbnb, ubers, and more just to partake in an opportunity that would’ve been a dream experience for me. if at any time being blocked was a red flag, you shouldn’t have allowed me to spend hundreds on this trip.”

The user continued in a series of tweets: “btw, i read through the entire 11 pages of the airbnb icons rules and i followed every additional one that came from doja’s team. just for the icons staff to come up with new ones at the check-in area.”

In ensuing tweets, @grandeunext shared a letter they had written to Doja, a screenshot of Doja having blocked @grandeunext’s X account, and vinyl, all of which the fan wanted to be autographed, as well as snacks and a painting to give to the Scarlet artist.

“i want to clarify that i am not upset at doja, i mean clearly. after being blocked, i was still a stan. i still supported her, defended her, and streamed her music. i never turned on her and still won’t after this mishap. she is tagged in hopes that this thread reaches her,” the fan tweeted.

While @grandeunext had an upsetting experience, TikTok user @whoisnolanlewis had a great time.

“The staff were so nice to us, so funny to us, very caring, always checking on us to make sure we were okay. I don’t want anyone involved in the administrative process to think they were doing something terrible by having everyone’s safety in mind,” Lewis said in a TikTok.

News of Airbnb’s Icons experience first surfaced in May, and Doja later spoke with Billboard about the intimate event, calling it a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience, in which 15 fans were selected to attend the exclusive concert.

It appears Doja Cat and her team haven’t responded to the fan’s claims.