Days after posting TikTok videos asking for reasonable boundaries from her fans, Chappell Roan has doubled-down on calling out “predatory behavior” in a new statement, writing, “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. I chose this career path because I love music… I do not accept harassment of any kind because I chose this path, nor do I deserve it.”
The statement — posted to Instagram — came in response to “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,” Roan explained. “Women do not owe you a reason why they don’t want to be touched or talked to.”
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Roan clarified that “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 also addressed some possible naysayers, writing, “If you’re still asking, ‘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?’ — understand this: I embrace the success of the project, the love I feel, and the gratitude I have. What I do not accept are creepy people, being touched, and being followed.”
Closing it out, Roan asked for people to “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. I am scared and tired. And please — don’t call me Kayleigh. I feel more love than I ever have in my life. I feel the most unsafe I have ever felt in my life.”
Roan turned off the comments for the statement’s Instagram post, explaining, “I’m not looking for anyone’s response. This isn’t a group conversation.” Nonetheless, support for Roan is making the rounds. Paramore’s Hayley Williams even reposted the statement on her Story, writing, “Read the whole thing and the caption too. This happens to every woman I know from this business, myself included. Social media has made this worse. I’m really thankful Chappell is willing to address it in a real way, in real time. It’s brave and unfortunately necessary.”
Read the full statement from Roan below, and see a screenshot of Williams’ Story.
Meanwhile, Roan’s debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, has risen to No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Up next, she’ll close out a European leg of the “Midwest Princess Tour,” and in September, she’ll return stateside for shows in New York, Tennessee, Arkansas, and more, wrapping with sets at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Get tickets here.
