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A crowdfunding campaign for his transplant costs drew more than $96,000 from about 5,000 donations.","whyItMatters":"The death turns a widely shared bedside post into something the GTA community now has to answer: whether the game he waited through repeated delays for will carry his name when it arrives.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFort\u0026#39;s August 9 video, posted from intensive care with the on-screen text \u0026#34;I just want to play GTA6,\u0026#34; was viewed more than 8 million times in two days and drew messages of support from GTA fans. His mother started a crowdfunding campaign with a $15,000 goal to cover transplant surgery and recovery; donations passed $50,000 within days and ended above $96,000 from about 5,000 contributions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe underwent the lung transplant and then contracted a severe infection, continuing treatment on life support. His family said he died on October 29 from complications of the infection and his worsening health. Fort had said he wanted to stream GTA6 with the community once he recovered.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Jerry Fort, the TikTok creator whose \"I just want to play GTA6\" bedside post drew over 8 million views, died October 29 at 25 after a lung transplant and severe infection. His family announced it on his account.","twitterPost":"Jerry Fort, whose \"I just want to play GTA6\" post from a hospital bed drew over 8 million views, died October 29 at 25 after a lung transplant and severe infection, his family announced on his TikTok.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Jerry Fort, 25, died on October 29 from complications of an infection after a lung transplant, his family said on his TikTok account. Fort posted as \"Void Only\" and his August 9 video asking to play GTA6 was viewed more than 8 million times in two days. 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