Breakout pop star Chappell Roan on the ‘abusive’ side of fame: ‘If this ever gets dangerous, I might quit’
nypost.comcrowned Best New Artist at the MTV VMAs last week — is already burning out on what she calls the “abusive” side of fame.“I feel like fame is just abusive,” Roan, 26, told The Face in a new cover story. “The vibe of this — stalking, talking s–t online, [people who] won’t leave you alone, yelling at you in public — is the vibe of an abusive ex-husband.“That’s what it feels like.
I didn’t know it would feel this bad.”She’s already drawn some clear boundaries for herself with invasive, aggressive fan behavior.“I told myself, if this ever gets dangerous, I might quit,” Roan said. “It’s dangerous now, and I’m still going.
But that part is not what I signed up for.”Roan detailed an incident at the airport that she said was especially disturbing.“I get out of the car, it’s 5:30 in the morning, and there’s two guys waiting with a bunch of posters and s–t for me to sign,” she told The Face. “I know they’re not fans.
I said no. I was like, ‘I don’t sign anything at the airport, I’m sorry.’”But the harassment didn’t end there.“[One of them] follows me to the TSA line, starts yelling at me and everyone just turns and looks,” she explained. “He’s like, ‘You should really humble yourself.
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