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KJ Apa Seemingly Slams "Liar" Mr. Fantasy for Stealing His Image

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KJ Apa Reveals He Was a Virgin for the "First Couple Years" of 'Riverdale'

KJ Apa has had enough of the fantasy. 

In fact, after the singer known as Mr. Fantasy—with whom the Riverdale star shares a noticeable resemblance—released his latest music video featuring several of KJ's friends, the actor seemingly called out Mr. Fantasy for hurting his career and stealing his image.

"Enough is enough," KJ, 28, captioned a May 7 Instagram video. "I won't sit back any longer and watch someone attempt to ruin my life and everything I have worked for."

"There has been something going on for a long time that I haven't addressed because I didn't think it was even worth addressing, but now because of how it's impacting my life personally, I feel like I have to talk about it," the Map That Leads to You star began in his video, which didn’t mention Mr. Fantasy by name. "I don't usually do this, take things here to talk about, but I have to do it now because it's hurting me and my career."

With a straight face, the actor appeared to slam Mr. Fantasy—who some believe is actually KJ in disguise—for insinuating a connection between them. 

"There was recently a music video that was released that included a bunch of people who are really close to me," he said, "by a guy who's completely and utterly stolen my image and misappropriated my image and my likeness."

He appeared to be referencing Mr. Fantasy's new music video for the track, "Do Me Right," which features cameos from many of the New Zealand native's famous friends, including his Riverdale costars Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes and Madelaine Petsch.

But according to KJ, Mr. Fantasy having his friends star in a music video is just the tip of the iceberg. The 28-year-old said the "Catapult" singer is negatively impacting his career.

"We all know who we're talking about, and it's f--ked up. It's f--ked up because I just lost on a huge job," KJ explained, "and can no longer go in for serious work because people think that I'm a joke because of this guy."

"I don't know what to do about it other than bring it here and do everything that I can to protect myself," he added, "because it's completely f--king disrespectful and completely wrong to do that."

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Because of this, the Songbird actor felt that he had to speak out.

"If anyone out there thinks that it's OK to take someone's image, literal tattoos and to use it for their own success is completely wrong," KJ said. "I can't just sit back and watch it happen and see my life, literally, everything that I've worked hard for now come to a halt because of this f--king idiot."

He concluded his video by taking one last shot at Mr. Fantasy, saying, "This person advocates for positivity and for kindness, and for all of the stuff. Look in the mirror, and tell yourself that you're not a f--king liar and a thief, because that's exactly what you are. That's it."

E! News has reached out to Mr. Fantasy's reps for comment but hasn't heard back.

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KJ was met with support from several of his celebrity pals in the comments, including Ashley ParkLukas Gage, Taylor Lautner and Patrick Schwarzenegger.

Madelyn Cline also played along, commenting, "Identify theft is not a joke, while Zoey Deutch—who appeared in the "Do It Right" music video—wrote, "Hi I am really sorry I agreed to do the music video with him. I had no idea it was affecting your life like this. I obviously won't engage anymore with him and just feel really bad about the whole thing. I hope you can accept my apology."

And while fans have long speculated that KJ and Mr. Fantasy are the one and the same, the Hate U Give actor previously said he's not very familiar with the artist.

"I'm a serious actor. I don't know what that guy is," KJ told Entertainment Tonight at CinemaCon in April. "People have been talking to me about him. I don't know what the deal is. His music sounds good but I couldn't tell you anything about him."

He added with a laugh, "I don't have any respect for him to be honest."

To learn more about other drama-filled celebrity feuds, read on.

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Tan France vs. Bobby Berk

Bobby (pictured second from left) addressed rumors of a falling out with Tan (middle) in January 2024, two months after he announced his exit from Queer Eye after eight seasons.

"I want people to know that Tan and I—we will be fine," he told Vanity Fair. "There was a situation, and that's between Tan and I, and it has nothing to do with the show. It was something personal that had been brewing—and nothing romantic, just to clarify that."

In March 2024, Tan responded to allegations that he had campaigned to replace Bobby on Queer Eye with his friend Jeremiah Brent.

"Netflix and the production companies did a full-on casting. I didn't put my friend up for the job. They ended up getting it because they were the best person for the job," he said on Instagram. "But I didn't get them hired by getting rid of somebody else."

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Sharon Osbourne vs. Ashton Kutcher

In September 2023, while playing a game called Stir the Pot with her daughter Kelly Osbourne on E! News, Sharon said the That '70s Show alum was the rudest celebrity she had ever met, branding him, a "rude, rude, rude, rude little boy" and a "dastardly little thing."

He did not respond to her remarks publicly.

Five years prior, Sharon told Larry King that when Ashton appeared on The Talk in 2014, he had an "attitude" after she got his name wrong.

"He goes, 'What are you, what have you done in this industry?'" she recalled. "And I was like, 'Kid, don't start with me, because I'm gonna eat you up and s--t you out.' So I was just like, 'You don't know what you're dealing with, kid.'"

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Maren Morris & Cassadee Pope vs. Brittany Aldean

In August 2022, Cassadee and Maren traded harsh words with Brittany, wife of fellow country star Jason Aldean, after she shared an Instagram Reel of herself applying makeup on Aug. 23, writing, "I'd really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life."

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JoJo Siwa vs. Candace Cameron Bure

During a 2022 TikTok challenge, JoJo Siwa described Candace Cameron Bure as the "rudest" celebrity, later explaining that she felt snubbed when Bure once refused to take a picture with her on a red carpet. Shortly after the dig, however, the Full House alum apologized: "I kind of broke your 11-year-old heart. I didn't take a picture with you. Ugh! I feel crummy, I feel—JoJo, I'm so sorry."

The two made amends. But months later, Candace was asked if she expects the Great American Family network, of which she serves as chief creative officer, to feature same-sex couples as leads in holiday movies. She said no, adding, "I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core."

JoJo, who came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in 2021, wrote on Instagram that the actress' comment is "rude and hurtful to a whole community of people."

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Courtney Love vs. Olivia Rodrigo

Back in June 2021, Courtney Love accused Olivia Rodrigo of copying her band Hole's album cover for a promotional photo without giving credit. Olivia responded, "Love u and live through this sooooo much." Courtney then replied, "Olivia - you're welcome. My favorite florist is in Notting Hill, London! Dm me for deets! I look forward to reading your note [winking face emoji]."

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Henry Winkler vs. Tom Hanks

During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live, the Happy Days actor was asked why he didn't get along with the Forrest Gump star on the set of the 1989 flick Turner & Hooch.

"I was directing that movie for 13 days and then I was called into [producer] Jeff Katzenberg's office and he said, 'You have everything with you? Go home,'" he said.

Winkler did, however, seem to get along with Hanks' four-legged co-star. "I got along great, great with that dog," he said. "Love that dog."

He also refused to admit if he's even seen the flick. 

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Heidi Montag vs. Lauren Conrad

"You know what you did!"

Fans of The Hills will remember that iconic line, delivered by Lauren on the season three premiere. Their feud began when Heidi started dating her now-husband Spencer Pratt, and hit its peak when Lauren accused Heidi and Spencer of starting a rumor that she had made a sex tape with then-boyfriend Jason Wahler.

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Dwayne Johnson vs. Tyrese Gibson

The costars reignited their ongoing feud in 2017 when Tyrese publicly called out Dwayne on Instagram after the Fast and Furious 9 release date was pushed back to April 2020. That same day, it was announced that a Fast and Furious spinoff starring Dwayne and Jason Statham would hit theaters in 2019. The following month, Tyrese threatened to quit Fast 9 if Dwayne was in the movie.

Tyrese then opened up about the feud, telling Van Lathan on The Red Pill podcast, "I have yet to talk to The Rock to this day, and we will have a conversation." He shared that he did have a chat with the former wrestler's producing partner, but not the actor himself.

"I found myself being the messenger on behalf of various people associated to the franchise, but stupid me was the only one who went public about those feelings, which is my own fault," Tyrese said. "It's not professional, it's not cool."

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Taylor Swift vs. Katy Perry

No more bad blood here.

Taylor and Katy had been in a feud for years, their rift even allegedly inspiring Taylor's song "Bad Blood." The drama, which reportedly started over a backup dancer and competing tours, came to an end after Perry sent Taylor a literal olive branch before her Reputation Tour kickoff.

"So I just got to my dressing room and found this actual olive branch," Taylor said in an Instagram video. "This mean so much."

Taylor captioned the video, "Thank you Katy."

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Kim Cattrall vs. Sarah Jessica Parker

Sex and the City costars Kim and SJP had dodged feud rumors for years. But they were reignited after Kim decided not to return for a third movie and made comments about her costar that raised eyebrows.

"What was your reaction to Kim Cattrall telling Piers Morgan that you were never friends just colleagues?" Andy Cohen asked SJP on a September 2017 episode of Watch What Happens Live.

As she explained, "Just...heartbroken. I mean that whole week, you and I spoke about it because I was just...I don't know I found it really upsetting because that's, you know, that's not the way I recall our experience."

"So...it's sad but I'm kind of...I don't know, I always think that what ties us together is this singular experience is the thing," she contined. "It was a professional experience but it became personal because it was years and years of our lives. So I'm hoping that that sort of eclipses anything that's been recently spoken. That many years spent doing something so special that people had a connection with is such a privileged."

And though they didn't film scenes together, Kim did make a small appearance on And Just Like That.

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Madonna vs. Elton John

The iconic singers have been feuding since 2004. While accepting the Classic Songwriter Award at the Q Awards that year, Elton said to attendees, "Madonna, best f--king live act? F--k off! Since when has lip-syncing been live? Sorry about that, but I think everyone who lip-syncs in public on stage, when you pay like 75 quid to see them, should be shot."

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Shonda Rhimes vs. Katherine Heigl

The former Grey's Anatomy star sparked a feud with the series creator in 2008 when she removed her name from the Emmy Awards consideration. The actress stated that her reason for the move was because she wasn't "given the material to warrant a nomination."

Shonda later opened up about Katherine's decision during an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Oprah's Next Chapter in 2012. "On some level it stung and on some level I was not surprised," she said. "When people show you who they are, believe them. I carry that [mantra] with me a lot. It has served me well."

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Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B

It was the New York Fashion Week fight heard 'round the world when Nicki and Cardi got into a heated altercation at the Harper's Bazaar Icon party. The following month, Cardi opened up about the catalyst for the fight with Nicki.

"For a while now she's been taking a lot of shots at me," Cardi said in W magazine's Art Issue. "I spoke to her twice before, and we came to an understanding. But she kept it going."

The real spark of the fight came when Cardi saw that Nicki had allegedly liked and then unliked a tweet about Cardi's parenting skills, which Nicki has denied.

"I was going to make millions off my Bruno Mars tour, and I sacrificed that to stay with my daughter," Cardi continued. "I love my daughter. I'm a good-ass f--king mom. So for somebody that don't have a child to like that comment? So many people want to say that party wasn't the time or the place, but I'm not going to catch another artist in the grocery store or down the block."

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Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift

Tension between Kanye and Taylor first started in 2009, when the "Stronger" rapper took the stage during her acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. Years later, the two would make up and even become friends, but that came to an end in 2016 after the release of his song "Famous," in which he name-checks the "End Game" singer.

In February 2025, one day before the Grammys, Kanye updated his Instagram to follow only Taylor. He added no further comment, and his fellow musician did not respond publicly to the move.

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Mariah Carey vs. Jennifer Lopez

"I don't know her."

Mariah and J.Lo's supposed feud started when the Queen of Christmas was asked to give her opinion on several singers during a 2003 German TV interview. When asked her opinion on Jennifer, she replied, "I don't know her."

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