Kj Apa says Mr. Fantasy video stole his image and likeness
kj apa said on Monday that a recently released Mr. Fantasy music video included people close to him and came from a man who had stolen and misappropriated his image and likeness. He said the fallout has already reached his work, with career opportunities slipping because people now view him as a joke.
Do Me Right and the cameos
The video at the center of the dispute is Mr. Fantasy’s “Do Me Right,” which featured cameos from Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, and Madelaine Petsch. Those names matter because they place the clip inside Apa’s old Riverdale orbit, turning a music rollout into a public dispute over identity and image rather than a simple stunt.
Apa said, “There was recently a music video that was released that included a bunch of people who are really close to me by a guy who’s completely and utterly stolen my image and misappropriated my image and my likeness, and I think we all know who we’re talking about, and it’s fucked up.” He followed that by saying the situation had been “hurting me and my career.”
Career fallout for Apa
“I lost on a huge job and can no longer go in for serious work because people think that I’m a joke because of this guy,” Apa said. That is the practical damage he put on the record: a lost job, plus a narrower lane for auditions that he says now feel closed off to him.
The dispute also has a friction point that goes beyond the video itself. Many fans online believe Apa is the man behind the shoddy wig, plastic sunnies, and fake teeth, which means the imitation claim is landing in a space where appearance, performance, and authorship are already blurred.
What Apa said next
Apa addressed the alleged culprit directly: “This person advocates for positivity and for kindness and for all of this stuff. Look in the mirror and tell yourself that you’re not a fucking liar and a thief, because that’s exactly what you are.” For him, the issue is no longer just a strange internet bit; it is a dispute over whether someone can build attention by borrowing his likeness while he says the work consequences land on him.
The immediate question is whether this public accusation changes how Mr. Fantasy’s video is received outside the online chatter. Apa has already said the damage is real, and the only fact on the table now is that he chose Monday to push the fight into the open instead of letting the imitation stand as a joke.
