Actor Rachel Zegler has some harsh — albeit fair — words for social media users who are a little too obsessed with Taylor Swift . The “Snow White” star told Teen Vogue in an interview published Tuesday that she finds some fan behavior online unsettling, especially when it comes to female celebrities. “I’ve seen women in particular be torn down my entire life,” she told the magazine, referring to how fan culture tends to turn quickly on famous women.
“Jameela Jamil, why? Taylor Swift, why? Jennifer Lawrence, why? Anne Hathaway, why? Halle Bailey, why? And I know why, but the general public will never learn...
now they’ve moved on to Chappell [Roan]. F*ck them.” Roan, who rose to fame in the matter of months earlier this year, has received a good amount of heat on social media lately.
The “Casual” singer has been criticized for the very blunt and unpolished ways she has asked her more ardent fans to respect her privacy — a move some took as a lack of appreciation for their support. But Zegler seems to have found Roan’s attitude about her personal boundaries to be refreshing. “I wish I had the wherewithal to say it the way Chappell did,” Zegler admitted.
“I think she’s brilliant. I think the people who are mad at her are idiots who simply don’t know what it’s like to not have an ounce of privacy anymore.” The “West Side Story” star backed up her opinion by pointing out how the online discourse surrounding Swift’s personal life has .
