Chappell Roan shares update after condemning “creepy” fan behaviour

Posted On August 24, 2024August 24, 2024

Chappel Roan’s career has recently gone from strength to strength. One year after the release of her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, her popularity has skyrocketed. As she begins to sell out huge venues and become a worldwide phenomenon, the interest grows. The exciting eccentricity in her music and stage show is leading to her becoming a modern musical icon. While dealing with her rise in popularity, however, Roan has confirmed that she has had to deal with “creepy” fan behaviour. 

The singer took to the social media site TikTok to discuss the behaviour of some of her fans. She said, “If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from the car window? Would you go up to a random lady and say, ‘Can I get a photo with you?’” 

Now, Chappell Roan has shared a lengthy update on her Instagram, as she provides more clarity about how some of her fans have interacted with her and how she deems it necessary to set boundaries. “For the past 10 years I’ve been going non-stop to build my project and it’s come to the point that I need to draw lines and set boundaries,” she wrote.

“I’ve been in too many nonconsensual physical and social interactions and I just need to lay it out and remind you, women don’t owe you shit,” she said, “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.”

Roan explains that when she does press, performs, is in drag or is at any kind of work event, she is very aware that she’s working. Outside of that, in her everyday life, she is not in work mode and therefore states, “I don’t agree with the notion that I owe a mutual exchange of energy, time, or attention to people I do not know, do not trust, or who creep me out.”

Roan calls out predatory behaviour disguised as “superfan” behaviour. This is undoubtedly normalised in the face of celebrity, and given how much Roan has been exposed to it in a short space of time because of her sudden rise to fame, it makes sense that it is taking its toll. In her earlier social media posts, she said, “My career is just kind of going really fast and it’s really hard to keep up.”

She concluded, “I want to love my life, be outside, giggle with my friends, go to the movie theatre, feel safe, and do all the things every single person deserves to do. Please stop touching me. Please stop being weird to my family and friends. Please stop assuming things about me. There is always more to the story.”