There’s no doubt that American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan has become one of the biggest names in pop music.
The Good Luck, Babe! singer has been covered by another rising star, Sabrina Carpenter, and opened for Olivia Rodrigo. She’s been all over the US festival circuit this summer, performing at Coachella and the Gov Ball, to name a few huge events, and is on her way to becoming a household name with her bombastic, catchy pop tunes.
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But with her rapid ascent to fame has come the double-edged sword of what Roan labels “abuse, harassment, and stalking”—and that’s from her fans.
Taking to TikTok today (20 August), the performer called out fans who continuously cross her boundaries—asking for photos, being yelled at from cars, and other forms of public harassment.
“Just answer my questions for a second,” she began in the two-part video series. “If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from the 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?’ And she’s like, ‘No, what the fuck?’ And then you get mad at this random lady?
“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.”
After labelling herself a “random bitch” (and her fans the same), Roan continued, “I don’t care that abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous or a little famous.
“I don’t care that this crazy type of behaviour comes along with the job, the career field I’ve chosen. That doesn’t make it OK. That doesn’t make it normal. That doesn’t mean I want it; it doesn’t mean I like it. I don’t want whatever the fuck you think you’re supposed to be entitled to whenever you see a celebrity.”
Concluding that she doesn’t “give a fuck” if she’s described as “selfish” for declining hugs and photos with strangers, Roan said, “That’s not normal. That’s weird. That’s fucking weird.”
You can watch the videos below.
Roan’s rise to fame began in September last year when she released her debut album, The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess. By June this year, the album had become a “sleeper hit,” hitting #1 in New Zealand, Ireland, and the UK.
Her breakout song, Good Luck, Babe!, was released in April this year and landed in the top ten charts in the US, Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK.
