Fortnite developers Epic Games have confirmed plans to honour refunds for cosmetics related to D4vd, following the American singer being charged with murdering a 14-year-old girl. Players will have to request these refunds themselves by contacting Fortnite support, with Epic adding that more changes are to come.
American singer D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, was charged last week with the murder of 14-year-old girl Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The 21-year-old Burke pleaded not guilty to murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains. Hernandez’s dismembered remains were found in the boot of a Tesla registered to Burke’s Texas address on September 8th, 2025.
Responding to a Twitter post reporting that a player had received a refund for D4vd-themed Fortnite cosmetics, Epic Games wrote the following:
We hear the concerns. We have a bunch of changes we’re rolling out over time. The first one will be available on Tuesday April 28th, when anyone who purchased one of these items will be able to get an immediate self-service refund. And, right now, players who request refunds for D4vd cosmetics via player support can be refunded.
A D4vd-themed Fortnite item bundle dubbed “d4vd’s Locker Bundle” was released last April as part of Chapter 6: Season 2 of the battle royale game. Burke has released songs which have appeared in the game as Jam Tracks, including an “official Fortnite Anthem” called ‘Locked and Loaded‘.
Epic have removed or changed Fortnite add-ons in the past in response to real-life events, though the events in question are seldom as horrible as this. Last year, the publishers opted to temporarily pull and modify a Peacemaker-themed emote called ‘Peaceful Hips’, following a twist in the show which led some moves in the emote to be viewed as potentially resembling the shape of a swastika.
