Chappell Roan is opening up about her experiences with a stalker and different aggressive followers following her robust message asking individuals to respect her boundaries.
In a Rolling Stone profile, the pop star shared she has a stalker, who she had met in her dwelling state of Missouri. The state of affairs had grown extreme, because the particular person had been seen at her household’s dwelling and made their solution to Roan’s lodge room whereas the singer was in New York. “So now I’ve to have safety,” she revealed. “It’s so lame.”
This hasn’t been the one alarming incident she has confronted not too long ago. Roan stated that when she traveled to Seattle in July, some followers managed to get ahold of her flight particulars and waited for her on the airport. A person grew aggressive after Roan refused to signal his autograph till police needed to intervene. The identical man was current on the airport when she arrived again at LAX. “I acquired dwelling and dropped to my knees,” recalled Roan. “I’ve a tough time crying now due to my meds, however I sobbed and I used to be screaming.”
In one other terrifying run-in with a fan, she was grabbed and kissed by a stranger whereas out for a buddy’s birthday. That very same evening, she discovered her father’s cellphone quantity had been leaked. This prompted her now-viral TikTok setting strict boundaries. She moreover posted a seven-slide Instagram textual content publish pleading for followers to “please cease” touching her and “being bizarre” to her family members. She additionally advised them to not deal with her by her actual identify, Kayleigh.
Roan revealed that many fellow girls in music have reached out in help, even giving tips about dealing with her newfound fame. The names embrace Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Paramore bandleader Hayley Williams, Katy Perry, Woman Gaga, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. Lorde gave her a listing of what to do to journey undetected by followers, whereas Mitski emailed her, writing, “I simply wished to humbly welcome you to the shittiest unique membership on this planet, the membership the place strangers assume you belong to them they usually discover and harass your loved ones members.”
Whereas wanting again at these large names who’ve been there for her, Roan famous that she has obtained extra help from girls within the trade than males. “Not a number of boys have been like, ‘Let me know when you ever wish to discuss it,’” she admitted. Some who’ve reached out, although, embrace Orville Peck, Troye Sivan, Noah Kahan and Elton John.
“I’m very protecting of her,” John advised the outlet. “She is form, harmless and great. She will not be ‘Chappell Roan’ offstage — a bit like me. She is a kind of individuals who I felt like I’ve identified for a very long time.”
