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Epic Games Refunds Fortnite D4vd Items After Murder Charge

4/28/2026

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Epic Games Refunds

Epic Games will issue refunds to those who bought D4vd-related Fortnite items starting Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
The refunds cover four D4vd cosmetics, including the song “Locked & Loaded,” the 2025 Fortnite Global Championship anthem.
Refund policy follows April 16, 2026 murder charge against singer David Anthony Burke (D4vd) for the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Epic Games will not remove the items while offering refunds through its portal or player support.

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D4vd Removal

Industry Blackout’s Change.org petition has over 2,000 signatures demanding D4vd’s music removal.
Interscope cut ties with David Anthony Burke before charges while Universal Music Group deleted his tracks.
Kali Uchis said she began requesting removal of her D4vd collaboration as early as September 2025.
Kid Laroo’s 2023 song “THE LINE” remains the only D4vd feature streaming while his catalog appears under D4VD ENT., LLC.

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Epic Games Refunds

Epic Games will issue refunds to those who bought D4vd-related Fortnite items starting Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
The refunds cover four D4vd cosmetics, including the song “Locked & Loaded,” the 2025 Fortnite Global Championship anthem.
Refund policy follows April 16, 2026 murder charge against singer David Anthony Burke (D4vd) for the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
Epic Games will not remove the items while offering refunds through its portal or player support.

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