US pop star Chappell Roan has defended her right to say no to “creepy behaviour” she has been receiving from members of the public. The singer opened up about the repercussions of her rapid rise to stardom, which saw her 2023 debut album The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess catapulted to number one in the UK chart earlier in the month. In a TikTok video, she said: “I don’t care that abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever is a normal thing to do to people who are famous, or a little famous, or whatever.
“I don’t care that it’s normal. I don’t care that this crazy type of behaviour comes along with the job, the career, field I’ve chosen. “That does not make it OK.
That doesn’t make it normal. “Doesn’t mean I want it. Doesn’t mean that I like it.
“I don’t want whatever the f*** you think you’re supposed to be entitled to whenever you see a celebrity. I don’t give f*** if you think it’s selfish of me to say no for a photo or for your time or for a hug. “That’s not normal.
That’s weird. It’s weird how people think you know a person just because you see them online or you listen to the art they make. “That’s f****** weird.
I’m allowed to say no to creepy behaviour, OK?” Chappell Roan rose to fame with her debut album topping the charts in the UK (Minh Connors/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) The singer’s debut album did not chart upon its release, according to the Official Charts Company, but as her fan base grew it made i.