Chappell Roan Recalls Fan Kissing Her Without Permission

Chappell Roan has revealed the frightening fan conduct that pushed her to speak out against people who refuse to respect artists’ boundaries.

Roan, who is interviewed in the cover story of Rolling Stone’s October issue, described a pair of incidents that made her realize some fans needed a serious reality check, prompting her to call out the “creepy behavior” on social media.

The singer-songwriter told Rolling Stone about a night in August when a fan grabbed her and kissed her without consent while she was out celebrating a friend’s birthday.

Separately but later that same evening, Roan learned that her father’s phone number had been leaked online and people were calling him.

The back-to-back incidents were a turning point for the “Hot to Go” singer. She’d already had been harassed by fans she’d refused to sign autographs for or take photos with, and she’d had to hire security to deal with a stalker.

Addressing the public on Aug. 19 in a blunt 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, whatever. I don’t care that it’s normal.”

“I’m allowed to say no to creepy behavior,” Roan continued.

Since she made her boundaries loud and clear, the “Good Luck, Babe” singer said tons of other musical artists have reached out to her with support and advice, including Billie Eilish, Elton John, Charli XCX, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Sabrina Carpenter.

While the attention has been overwhelming, Roan told Rolling Stone she doesn’t want her newfound fame to force her to close herself off from the world.

“I don’t want to be agoraphobic. That’s [how] most of my peers [feel],” she told the magazine. “Every fucking artist is on this page. Everyone is uncomfortable with fans. Some people just have more patience. I fucking don’t.”

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