Miley Cyrus has defended Chappell Roan for setting boundaries with fans after the singer ranted about ‘weird’ followers asking for photos with her.
In August Good Luck Babe! hitmaker Roan, 26, slammed fans for ‘harassing’ her and ‘stalking’ behavior and said she doesn’t ‘give a f***’ if that makes her ‘selfish’.
Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar, Cyrus, 32, revealed she had reached out to Roan – whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz – after she posted the incendiary video.
She said: ‘I wish people would not give her a hard time. It’s probably really hard coming into this business with phones and Instagram. That wasn’t always a part of my life, and I’m not a part of it now.’
Cyrus added that she ‘doesn’t even have my Instagram password.’
In July, Roan discussed dealing with attention on an episode of The Comment Section podcast and said at the time she has ‘pumped the brakes’ on fame.
Miley Cyrus has defended Chappell Roan for setting boundaries with fans after the singer ranted about ‘weird’ followers asking for photos with her
In August Good Luck Babe! hitmaker Roan, 26, slammed fans for ‘harassing’ her and ‘stalking’ behavior and said she doesn’t ‘give a f***’ if that makes her ‘selfish’
‘People have started to be freaks, like, [they] follow me and know where my parents live, and where my sister works,’ she told host Drew Afualo. ‘All this weird s***.’
Chappell – who is being labeled as Gen Z’s Madonna – explained that she had made a promise to herself that she would stop making music if fans gave her ‘stalker vibes’ or made her family feel as if they were in any ‘danger.’
However, she also opened up about the positive side of fame, such as being recognized by stars who she has looked up to for years. ‘People who I’ve looked up to my entire life are like peers, which is sick.’
She also recalled, ‘Miley [Cyrus] invited me to a party, and I was like, “You don’t know that you were my first concert when the Jonas Brothers were opening for you.”‘
In August, the songstress shared a rant on TikTok as she slammed ‘weird’ fans.
‘I need you to answer questions – just answer my questions for a second. If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from your car window?’ she expressed.
‘Would you harass her in public? Would you go up to a random lady and say, “Can I take a photo with you?” and she says, “No, what the f***?” And then you get mad at this random lady?’
She continued, ‘Would you be offended if she says no to your time – because she has her own time?’ the Good Luck, Babe! artist said. ‘Would you stalk her family? Would you follow her around? Would you try to dissect her life and bully her online?’
Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar , Cyrus, 32, revealed she had reached out to Roan after she posted the incendiary video. She said: ‘I wish people would not give her a hard time. It’s probably really hard coming into this business with phones and Instagram’
Roan complained about people who cross her boundaries in a series of TikTok posts in the summer
‘This is a lady you don’t know and she doesn’t know you at all. Would you assume that she’s a good person, assume she’s a bad person? Would you assume everything you read online about her is true?’
‘I’m a random b****, you’re a random b****. Just think about that for a second, okay?’ the performer added in the clip.
Chappell then explained that she refused to accept ‘stalking’ and ‘harassment’ as ‘normal’ behavior from fans.
Not long after uploading her TikTok video where she called out ‘weird’ fans, Roan stood by her stance on Instagram.
In a lengthy statement, she wrote, ‘I’m not afraid of the consequences for demanding respect.’
Chappell added, ‘This isn’t a new situation. Why is a girl expressing her fears and boundaries so infuriating?’
‘For the past 10 years I’ve been going non-stop to build my project and it’s come to the point that I need to draw lines and set boundaries.’
The singer added, ‘I’ve been in too many nonconsensual physical and social interactions and I just need to lay it out and remind you, women don’t owe you s**t.’
‘When I’m on stage, when I’m performing, when I’m in drag, when I’m at a work event, when I’m doing press…I am at work. Any other circumstance, am not in work mode. I am clocked out.’
‘I don’t agree with the notion that I owe a mutual exchange of energy, time, or attention to people I do not know, do not trust, or who creep me out – just because they’re expressing admiration.’
Roan further explained that she was, ‘specifically talking about predatory behavior (disguised as “superfan” behavior) that has become normalized because of the way women who are well-known have been treated in the past.’
Roan’s fame has been rapidly rising this year behind her hit record The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, pictured in concert in August 2024
She later voiced her ‘frustration’ that people are only now beginning to take her seriously as an artist – which she revealed during an interview with Rolling Stone.
‘What’s so infuriating is how people are just now taking me seriously,’ she expressed. ‘Like, “You know what, b***h? I’ve been doing this s*** and you’re just now catching up.”‘
‘Part of me hopes I never have a hit again because then no one will ever expect anything from me again,’ the star said.
But Chappell explained that music is her passion. ‘It’s my dream job. I never know if it’s going to be like this ever again, which is kind of scary.’
However, some fans were once again left unimpressed and jumped to X to share their thoughts, with one penning, ‘All she does is complain.’
Another typed, ‘I am tired of hearing about this woman all she does is complain,’ while one shared, ‘Girl, can you enjoy for a sec? You complaining about everything is kinda annoying.’
A social media user wrote, ‘Girl are you appreciating your fame or what,’ while one added, ‘Fame takes time to come baby, calm down.’
‘All she does is complain oh my god,’ a fan penned, and another shared, ‘Can she stop setting herself up.’
Others wrote, ‘One thing about her is she’s gonna complain about her job,’ as well as, ‘She should be thankful to her fans instead that she is getting the fame and getting recognized.’
However, some fans came to Chappell’s defense on X, with one adding, ‘Chappell Roan’s frustration is totally understandable. It’s tough when your hard work isn’t recognized until later.’
Roan’s career has been picking up steam amid her outings at Lollapalooza and Coachella, and seven singles charting on Billboard’s Hot 100.
