GTA6 Fan Fighting Illness Raises Over $73K, Promises Thank-You Stream
The community, not the publisher, organized the support for a fan waiting on GTA6, a contrast to past cases where Rockstar itself arranged special access.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
A GoFundMe for TikToker Jerry Fort, who faces a lung transplant due to interstitial lung disease, has raised over $73,000 from more than 3,800 donations. Fort, awaiting Grand Theft Auto VI, thanked supporters and said he will stream the game once he recovers. The campaign was started by his mother.
Jerry Fort, a TikToker with interstitial lung disease, posted on August 8 that he would be admitted to the ICU and needed a lung transplant. His video, titled 'Rockstar and their delays man...', has been viewed over 1.8 million times.
Support came through a GoFundMe run by his mother, which has collected more than $73,000 from over 3,800 donors. In a follow-up video on August 9, Fort thanked donors and said he would stream GTA6 after recovering.
GTA6 is set for release on November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game was delayed multiple times from an initial 2025 plan. A GoFundMe comment from August 10 says the donations have made his medical procedures go more smoothly.
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