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Topics: Celebrity, Gaming, Music, Sabrina Carpenter, Social Media, Twitter, World News, Community
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Topics: Celebrity, Gaming, Music, Sabrina Carpenter, Social Media, Twitter, World News, Community
Some gamers are saying Sabrina Carpenter has 'ruined' Fortnite after seeing what players are doing with her skin.
The pop sensation has dominated headlines for the past year, while taking on the world in her international Sweet n' Short tour, which haven't always been positive.
Carpenter has landed in some hot water amongst critics recently who blasted the 25-year-old 'Please Please Please' singer as 'crass' and 'inappropriate' for her choreography. Most notably for her enactment of various sex positions while singing 'Juno,' from oral sex to 'motorboating' and more.
Yet, in keeping with the two-time Grammy winner's snowballing fame, Carpenter has entered a whole new world - video games - after Fortnite announced a brand new skin in her likeness would be coming to the gaming platform.
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In case you don't know what that entails, users can download a moving 'avatar' of Carpenter and roam its world gunning down the likes of Lara Croft, Spider-Man and Eminem.
Decked in glamour and glitz, in true Carpenter style, her main skin sees the character donning the star's infamous sequin corset and sparkly skirt combo, while the second option sees her wearing a yellow dress.
In another quirky addition, the game has also introduced 'dance emotes' for the first time, which means other players can be near Carpenter dancing and start doing the dance with her, even if they don't own the emote.
Epic Games teased the celeb will be coming to Fortnite Festival Season Eight where players can unlock 'Juno' and 'Nonsense' Jam Tracks.
Yet, now that the skins have landed on the platform as of April 8, gamers are saying her presence has 'ruined' Fortnite - because players are downloading the skin en masse, dancing out the emote and are refusing to kill each other.
Taking to Twitter with a clip of the open world, and countless Carpenter's dancing, a player said: "OMG how many Sabrina Carpenter skins are on this map in Fornite lol. She really hit it."
"IT'S A SABRINA TAKEOVER!!!" wrote another.
A third revealed there were entire groups of Carpenter skins that have buddied up and are 'obliterating everyone' else.
"It's not a joke," they added.
Other hilarious videos show players have dropped their weapons to dance with one another when they come across a fellow Carpenter stan.
A user explained this comes down to the 'refusal to kill another Sabrina Carpenter girlie in Fornite,' while fans say it has fostered a sense of community.
However, others aren't so convinced as they claim the star isn't appropriate for young eyes, even in pixelated format.
"I don't think she's a good influence for young kids," said one critic who described her live performances as bringing 'sexualisation on stage.'
Still, Carpenter joins a hefty list of musicians that have appeared in the game, including Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg and Billie Eilish amongst other stars that are arguably not particularly child-friendly either, like Travis Scott, The Weeknd and Ice Spice.