Chappell Roan defends herself at the 2024 VMAs: «Don't let yourself be offended»
12 september 2024 в 13:28
For Chappell Roan, it was a whirlwind year, with several of her songs hitting the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and huge crowds gathering at her festival performances across the country. As a rising artist, Roan fearlessly challenges the «norms» that often come with fame. During the 2024 VMAs ceremony, she continued to make her voice heard.
Here’s how the singer of «Femininomenon» defended herself during the chaos at yesterday’s award ceremony, where she won the award for Best New Artist.
On Wednesday, September 11, Roan, whose real name is Kailey Amstutz, was caught on camera reprimanding a photographer who reportedly yelled «shut up» at the 26-year-old pop star.
Video from the red carpet of the VMAs show at the UBS arena, later widely shared by fans on X, shows the singer of «My Kink Is Karma» responding, «You shut up!» pointing towards the troublemaker.
After adjusting her outfit, she added, «No. Not me, b****!» Roan’s reaction garnered applause and chatter on the red carpet, with one attendee heard saying, «You told them, girl».
In a subsequent interview on the red carpet with ET, Roan explained: «It's just very overwhelming and very scary. I think for those who experience a lot of anxiety from being yelled at, the carpet is awful. And I yelled back. I yelled back — you’re not allowed to yell at me like that».
In a conversation with Bowen Yang for Interview Magazine, published on August 19, she emphasized that, despite her radio and streaming success, she «couldn't care less about the charts or radio». She added: «I just don’t care about you not seeing what’s really important. The charts are so fleeting. Everyone falls off the charts. It’s just like, 'It's like being the valedictorian.'»
On the same day, Roan took to TikTok to discuss the pressure that comes with fame in a video that went viral. «I don’t care that violence and harassment, stalking, whatever, are normal things for people who are famous or a little famous, whatever. I don’t care that it’s normal», - she began in the clip.
Don’t assume this is addressed to anyone or a specific encounter. This is just my side and my feelings.
«I don’t care that this crazy behavior accompanies my work, the career I chose», - Roan continued. «It doesn’t make it normal. It doesn’t make it normal. It doesn’t mean I want it. It doesn’t mean I like it».
«It's strange how people think they know someone just because they see them on the internet and listen to their music. It’s just weird. I have the right to say 'no' to intrusive behavior», - she added.
Furthermore, in an Instagram post on August 24, Roan wrote: «For the past 10 years, I have worked tirelessly to build my project, and it’s time to set boundaries and establish limits».
«I want to be an artist for a very, very long time. I have experienced too many non-consensual physical and social interactions, and I just have to say it and remind you that women don’t owe you anything. I chose this career path because I love music and art and nurturing my inner child. I do not accept any harassment because I chose this path, and it is not owed to me»
Here’s how the singer of «Femininomenon» defended herself during the chaos at yesterday’s award ceremony, where she won the award for Best New Artist.
On Wednesday, September 11, Roan, whose real name is Kailey Amstutz, was caught on camera reprimanding a photographer who reportedly yelled «shut up» at the 26-year-old pop star.
Video from the red carpet of the VMAs show at the UBS arena, later widely shared by fans on X, shows the singer of «My Kink Is Karma» responding, «You shut up!» pointing towards the troublemaker.
After adjusting her outfit, she added, «No. Not me, b****!» Roan’s reaction garnered applause and chatter on the red carpet, with one attendee heard saying, «You told them, girl».
In a subsequent interview on the red carpet with ET, Roan explained: «It's just very overwhelming and very scary. I think for those who experience a lot of anxiety from being yelled at, the carpet is awful. And I yelled back. I yelled back — you’re not allowed to yell at me like that».
In a conversation with Bowen Yang for Interview Magazine, published on August 19, she emphasized that, despite her radio and streaming success, she «couldn't care less about the charts or radio». She added: «I just don’t care about you not seeing what’s really important. The charts are so fleeting. Everyone falls off the charts. It’s just like, 'It's like being the valedictorian.'»
On the same day, Roan took to TikTok to discuss the pressure that comes with fame in a video that went viral. «I don’t care that violence and harassment, stalking, whatever, are normal things for people who are famous or a little famous, whatever. I don’t care that it’s normal», - she began in the clip.
Don’t assume this is addressed to anyone or a specific encounter. This is just my side and my feelings.
«I don’t care that this crazy behavior accompanies my work, the career I chose», - Roan continued. «It doesn’t make it normal. It doesn’t make it normal. It doesn’t mean I want it. It doesn’t mean I like it».
«It's strange how people think they know someone just because they see them on the internet and listen to their music. It’s just weird. I have the right to say 'no' to intrusive behavior», - she added.
Furthermore, in an Instagram post on August 24, Roan wrote: «For the past 10 years, I have worked tirelessly to build my project, and it’s time to set boundaries and establish limits».
«I want to be an artist for a very, very long time. I have experienced too many non-consensual physical and social interactions, and I just have to say it and remind you that women don’t owe you anything. I chose this career path because I love music and art and nurturing my inner child. I do not accept any harassment because I chose this path, and it is not owed to me»
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