As she continues to dominate charts around the world, Chappell Roan has condemned her fans for their “crazy” behaviour.
On Monday (19 August), the singer-songwriter shared two videos on TikTok in which she revealed how she’s been ‘harassed and stalked’ by her supporters.
“I need you to answer questions,” she started the first video. “If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from your car window? Would you harass her in public? Would you go up to a random lady and say, ‘Can I get a photo with you?’
“Would you be offended if she says no to your time because she has her own time? Would you stalk her family? Would you follow her around? Would you try to dissect her life and bully her online?
“This is a lady you don’t know and she doesn’t know you at all. Would you assume that she’s a good person? Assume she’s a bad person? Would you assume everything you read about her online is true? I’m a random bitch. You’re a random bitch. Just think about that for a second.”
In the second video, Roan continued to explain that she doesn’t “care that abuse and harassment and stalking” is normalised for people in the spotlight, and that “this crazy type of behaviour comes along with the job or the career field I’ve chosen”.
“That does not make it okay. That doesn’t make it normal. That doesn’t mean I want it. That doesn’t mean that I like it,” she said.
“I don’t want whatever the fuck you think you’re supposed to be entitled to whenever you see a celebrity. I don’t give a fuck if you think it’s selfish for me to say no for a photo or for your time, or for a hug. That’s not normal. That’s weird.
“It’s weird how people think that you know a person just because you see them online and you listen to the art they make. That’s fucking weird. I’m allowed to say no to creepy behavior.”
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In the caption for the second video, Roan clarified that she isn’t talking about one incident in particular, “this is just my side of the story and my feelings”.
The 26-year-old artist shot to fame earlier this year with the release of her stand-alone pop anthem, ‘Good Luck, Babe!’, which was met with acclaim for its unapologetic queerness and themes of compulsory heterosexuality.
Chappell’s 2023 debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, subsequently began to climb the worldwide charts; it recently hit number-one in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand, and currently sits in the runner-up position in the U.S.
Additionally, various tracks from the album have become sleeper hits such as ‘Pink Pony Club’, ‘Red Wine Supernova’ and ‘Hot to Go!’ – especially the latter, which went viral as a result of its music video’s iconic choreography.
Roan first opened up about her meteoric ascent in the music industry as she told Drew Afuaolo that her fans have “started to be freaks — like, [they] follow me and know where my parents live, and where my sister works. All this weird s**t.”
Roan admitted that she once vowed to leave the industry if her followers ever served “stalker vibes”, before adding: “We’re there, we’re there! I’m just kind of in this battle. I’ve pumped the brakes on, honestly, anything to make me more known.
“It’s kind of a forest fire right now. I’m not trying to go do a bunch of s**t.”
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