deadmau5 received a set of Instagram direct messages containing a photo of a handgun, a line calling it a gift from Brazil, and a warning that he was being watched and would not make it back into the country. He did not delete them. deadmau5 screenshotted the full thread with the sender’s name and profile visible, and posted it publicly.
The producer, born Joel Zimmerman, published the screenshots to Threads on July 27. His caption: “I don’t normally dox people, but I also don’t appreciate death threats. Do whatever.“
He Answered With Jokes
Zimmerman did not only post about the messages after the fact. He replied…
