Chappell Roan Addresses Fans’ ‘Predatory Behavior’ in Lengthy Note: ‘I Am Scared and Tired’
"It's come to the point that I need to draw lines and set boundaries," she wrote in a Friday, Aug. 23, Instagram post
- Chappell Roan announced she is setting strict boundaries with her fans
- She said “predatory behavior (disguised as ‘superfan’ behavior)”… has “become normalized because of the way women who are well-known have been treated in the past”
- She noted she just wants to be able to “be outside, giggle with friends, go to the movie theater [and] feel safe”
Chappell Roan is addressing fans’ behavior since she skyrocketed to fame.
On Friday, Aug. 23, the singer-songwriter posted a message on Instagram, asking fans to respect her boundaries regarding “nonconsensual physical and social interactions.”
“For the past 10 years l’ve been going nonstop to build my project and it’s come to the point that I need to draw lines and set boundaries. I want to be an artist for a very very long time,” she wrote.
“I just need to lay it out and remind you, women don’t owe you s—,” she continued. “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.”
The 26-year-old musician explained that she is “at work” when she’s on stage, in drag, at a work event, or doing press. She added that in “any other circumstance,” she is “not in work mode” and “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.”
She clarified that she was referring to “predatory behavior (disguised as ‘superfan’ behavior),” which she added “has become normalized because of the way women who are well-known have been treated in the past.”
The “Casual” singer pointed out that although her fans are familiar with her work, they cannot “assume [they] know a lot about someone’s life, personality, and boundaries.”
The singer then called out those who argue, ” ‘Well, if you didn’t want this to happen, then why did you choose a career where you knew you wouldn’t be comfortable with the outcome of success?’ ”
Roan explained that while she is grateful for the success, she compares her situation to a woman who wears a short skirt “and gets harassed or catcalled,” being told, “she shouldn’t have worn the short skirt in the first place.”
“It is not the woman’s duty to suck it up and take it; it is the harasser’s duty to be a decent person, leave her alone, and respect that she can wear whatever she wants and still deserve peace in this world.”
The “Pink Pony Club” singer then shared that she wants to do “all the things every single person deserves to do,” such as “be outside, giggle with my friends, go to the movie theater [and] feel safe.”
“Please stop touching me. Please stop being weird to my family and friends. Please stop assuming things about me,” she added.
“There is always more to the story & I am scared and tired. And please don’t call me Kayleigh,” she wrote, referring to her legal first name. “I feel more love than I ever have in my life. I feel the most unsafe I have ever felt in my life.”
She concluded the post by thanking people for their support and revealing: “There is a part of myself that I save just for my project and all of you. There is a part of myself that is just for me, and I don’t want that taken away from me.”
Friday’s post follows her Monday, Aug. 19 TikTok videos, where she said she has “entitled” fans with “creepy behavior.”
