Miley Cyrus has defended Chappell Roan for setting boundaries with fans after the singer ranted about ‘weird’ followers asking for photos with her.
In August Good Luck Babe! hitmaker Roan, 26, slammed fans for ‘harassing’ her and ‘stalking’ behavior and said she doesn’t ‘give a f***’ if that makes her ‘selfish’.
She said: ‘I wish people would not give her a hard time. It’s probably really hard coming into this business with phones and Instagram. That wasn’t always a part of my life, and I’m not a part of it now.’
Cyrus added that she ‘doesn’t even have my Instagram password.’
In July, Roan discussed dealing with attention on an episode of The Comment Section podcast and said at the time she has ‘pumped the brakes’ on fame. eople have started to be freaks, like, [they] follow me and know where my parents live, and where my sister works,’ she told host Drew Afualo. ‘All this weird s***.’
Chappell – who is being labeled as Gen Z’s Madonna – explained that she had made a promise to herself that she would stop making music if fans gave her ‘stalker vibes’ or made her family feel as if they were in any ‘danger.’
However, she also opened up about the positive side of fame, such as being recognized by stars who she has looked up to for years. ‘People who I’ve looked up to my entire life are like peers, which is sick.’She also recalled, ‘Miley [Cyrus] invited me to a party, and I was like, “You don’t know that you were my first concert when the Jonas Brothers were opening for you.”‘
In August, the songstress shared a rant on TikTok as she slammed ‘weird’ fans.
‘I need you to answer questions – just answer my questions for a second. If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from your car window?’ she expressed.
‘Would you harass her in public? Would you go up to a random lady and say, “Can I take a photo with you?” and she says, “No, what the f***?” And then you get mad at this random lady?’
She continued, ‘Would you be offended if she says no to your time – because she has her own time?’ the Good Luck, Babe! artist said. ‘Would you stalk her family? Would you follow her around? Would you try to dissect her life and bully her online?’
Chappell Roan calls out obsessive fan behavior on TikTok’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 online about her is true?’
‘I’m a random b****, you’re a random b****. Just think about that for a second, okay?’ the performer added in the clip.
Chappell then explained that she refused to accept ‘stalking’ and ‘harassment’ as ‘normal’ behavior from fans.
Not long after uploading her TikTok video where she called out ‘weird’ fans, Roan stood by her stance on Instagram.
In a lengthy statement, she wrote, ‘I’m not afraid of the consequences for demanding respect.’
Chappell added, ‘This isn’t a new situation. Why is a girl expressing her fears and boundaries so infuriating?’
‘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.’
The singer added, ‘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 s**t.’
‘When I’m on stage, when I’m performing, when I’m in drag, when I’m at a work event, when I’m doing press…I am at work. Any other circumstance, am not in work mode. I am clocked out.’
‘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 – just because they’re expressing admiration.’
Roan further explained that she was, ‘specifically talking about predatory behavior (disguised as “superfan” behavior) that has become normalized because of the way women who are well-known have been treated in the past.’
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Need Text’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 online about her is true?’
‘I’m a random b****, you’re a random b****. Just think about that for a second, okay?’ the performer added in the clip.
Chappell then explained that she refused to accept ‘stalking’ and ‘harassment’ as ‘normal’ behavior from fans.
Not long after uploading her TikTok video where she called out ‘weird’ fans, Roan stood by her stance on Instagram.
In a lengthy statement, she wrote, ‘I’m not afraid of the consequences for demanding respect.’
Chappell added, ‘This isn’t a new situation. Why is a girl expressing her fears and boundaries so infuriating?’
‘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.’
The singer added, ‘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 s**t.’
‘When I’m on stage, when I’m performing, when I’m in drag, when I’m at a work event, when I’m doing press…I am at work. Any other circumstance, am not in work mode. I am clocked out.’
‘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 – just because they’re expressing admiration.’
Roan further explained that she was, ‘specifically talking about predatory behavior (disguised as “superfan” behavior) that has become normalized because of the way women who are well-known have been treated in the past.’
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