Rising pop megastar Chappell Roan has called out some fans’ “predatory behavior”—following her around, stalking her family, pushing for hugs or photos—and has doubled down on her boundaries.
The “Good Luck, Babe!” singer brought up the issue in two Tiktok videos. In the first, she asked viewers if they would yell at a random woman on the street, harass her, get mad at her for turning down requests for pictures, stalk her, etc.
“I’m a random b*tch, you're a random b*tch. Just think about that for a second, okay?” Roan reminded fans.
“I don’t care that abuse and harrassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous, or a little famous,” she went on in the next video, “I don’t care that it's normal. I don't care that this crazy type of behavior comes along with the job … That does not make it okay, that doesn't make it normal. Doesn’t mean I want it, doesn’t mean that I like it.”
“I’m allowed to say no to creepy behavior, okay,” she added.
On August 24, she reiterated her stance on an Instagram post. Having been in “too many nonconsensual physical and social interactions,” the singer felt she had come to the point wherein lines have to be drawn.
“I chose this career path because I love music and art and honoring my inner child, I do not accept harassment of any kind because I chose this path, nor do I deserve it,” she stated.
Roan said she is at work when performing and is otherwise “clocked out.” She doesn’t think she owes people she doesn’t know her energy, time, or attention during her downtime.
“This has nothing to do with the gratitude and love I feel for my community, for the people who respect my boundaries, and for the love I feel from every person who lifts me up and has stuck with me to help the project get to where it is now,” she clarified. “I am specifically talking about predatory behavior (disguised as "superfan" behavior) that has become normalized.”
She also addressed fans’ parasocial relationships with her image: “Please do not assume you know a lot about someone's life, personality, and boundaries because you are familiar with them or their work online.”
“I want to love my life, be outside, giggle with my friends, go to the movie theater, feel safe, and do all the things every single person deserves to do,” Roan said.
“Your favorite artist’s favorite artist, your dream girl’s dream girl,” Chappell Roan rose to prominence after a near decade-long journey to stardom, following an opening act for Olivia Rodrigo on the Guts World Tour, performances at Coachella, and her hit single “Good Luck, Babe!”
