Current:Home > StocksChappell Roan speaks out against 'creepy behavior' from fans: 'That's not normal' -Wealth Evolution Experts
Chappell Roan speaks out against 'creepy behavior' from fans: 'That's not normal'
Charles Langston View
Date:2025-04-08 07:37:02
Chappell Roan has had enough.
The "Hot to Go!" singer, 26, spoke out in a two-part TikTok on Monday against abuse and harassment she says she has experienced from fans.
In the first of two clips, Roan asked viewers to consider if they would treat a "random woman on the street" the way people have been treating her recently. While posing a series of questions about how viewers would act toward a stranger, she indicated that fans have yelled at her from car windows, harassed her in public, bullied her, stalked her family and gotten mad at her for not wanting to take photos.
Roan urged these fans to remember she is just a "random" person despite her fame.
"I don't care that abuse and harassment, stalking, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous, or a little famous," she said. "I don't care that it's normal. I don't care that this crazy type of behavior comes along with the job, the career field I've chosen. That does not make it OK."
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
The "Good Luck, Babe!" singer continued by slamming those who feel "entitled" to a celebrity's time, saying she doesn't care if fans think it's "selfish" for her to say no to a photo or a hug.
"That's not normal," she said. "That's weird. It's weird how people think that you know a person just because you see them online or you listen to the art they make."
She concluded, "I'm allowed to say no to creepy behavior."
Chappell Roanmay have made history at Lollapalooza with 'biggest set of all time'
The message comes as Roan's 2023 album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" has been experiencing a surge in popularity this year, recently reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. After she performed at Lollapalooza this month, a spokesperson for the festival told USA TODAY it was the "biggest daytime set we've ever seen." Roan also performed at Coachella in April and opened for Olivia Rodrigo on her Guts tour.
Harris-Walz camohat is having a moment. Could it be bigger than MAGA red?
But on the "Comment Section" podcast in July, the singer said she has eased up on trying to become more famous because certain fans have behaved like "freaks" by following her and tracking down where her parents live and where her sister works.
"This is the time when, a few years ago, that I said if (there were) stalker vibes, family was in danger, is when I would quit, and we're there," she said. "We're there. I've pumped the brakes on anything to make me more known."
In June, Roan got emotional during a performance by telling fans she felt "a little off" and was "having a hard time" because her career has "gone really fast, and it's really hard to keep up."
Contributing: Edward Segarra
veryGood! (2498)
Related
- Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
Ranking
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Recommendation
Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
Could your smelly farts help science?
Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges