“Good Luck, Babe!” – Singer complains about “harassment”

US singer Chappell Roan has denounced the “creepy behaviour” she has experienced in person and online as her star status continues to grow.

In two TikToks, she says she feels “harassed” and mentions that her family is being “stalked,” bullied online, and yelled at from car windows.

Chappell’s debut album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” reached number one in the official charts in early August.

Her two posts on the app have since been viewed a total of over 12 million times.

“It doesn’t bother me that insults and harassment towards famous or somewhat famous people are normal,” she says in one of the videos.

“I don't care that it's normal. I don't care that this crazy behavior comes with the job, with the career field that I've chosen. That doesn't make it OK.”

Chappell is one of the most successful pop stars of the year; “Good Luck, Babe!” was a surprise hit both in the USA and worldwide.

Established stars such as Adele and Lady Gaga have contributed to her popularity; the former described her as “phenomenal” and “spectacular”.

“It's weird that people think you know someone just because you see them online and listen to their art,” she continues in her post.

“I can say no to creepy behavior.

“[Being a singer] doesn't mean I want it. It doesn't mean I like it.

“I don't [care] if you think it's selfish of me to say no to a photo or your time or a hug. That's not normal, that's weird.”

In her caption, she said her post was not about any specific person or experience.

“That’s just my side of the story and my feelings.”

Chappell is not the only famous name to warn his fans not to go too far or to set limits for them based on difficult experiences.

In 2022, actress and singer Keke Palmer posted on social media that “no means no, even when it's not about sex,” describing how she was filmed against her will in a bar.

Justin Bieber had previously stated in an Instagram post that he was “done taking pictures” with his fans.

The Canadian star said he wanted to “keep his sanity” as the demands for selfies left him feeling like a “zoo animal.”

“Game of Thrones” actress Emilia Clarke has also decided to decline requests for photos.

Speak in the podcast Table manners In 2019, she described two encounters with fans: one woke her up on a plane and asked for a selfie, another asked her for a photo while she was crying and having a panic attack at an airport.

Emilia said at the time that she preferred to sign something: “When you do that, you have to interact with the person, as opposed to someone just saying, 'Take us a selfie, goodbye.'”

“Then you can talk and actually have an honest conversation from person to person.”

What we see between Chappell and her fans is what is known as a parasocial relationship.

Dr. Veronica Lamarche, a social psychologist and relationship researcher at the University of Essex, describes it as a “one-sided relationship.”

Dr. Lamarche tells Newsbeat that we often turn to celebrities and “feel like they can help us meet our emotional needs” – perhaps even more than our real friends.

“It can be dangerous if we don’t set healthy limits on these expectations,” she says.

When your paths cross in real life, “imagine that the person you meet will be your best friends and that they will like you as much as you like them.

“But the reality is that this star you've projected onto has no idea who you are.

“It can be really destabilizing for them because they feel like you are too familiar with them.”

Parasocial relationships are “nothing new,” says Dr. Lamarche, but social media gives us a “constant feeling of interaction.”

“When your favorite celebrity posts something on Instagram and you comment on the pictures, it really feels like you're having a two-sided conversation, even though it's ultimately still one-sided.

“Many fans may feel hurt or disappointed by Chappell Roan’s comments,” she says.

“It's natural because it's someone we admire telling us we're doing something wrong and that feels rejecting and hurtful.

“But it's also important to be aware of the healthy boundaries these people are trying to set for themselves.”

Newsbeat asked fans of Chappell Roan about her TikTok posts, including 20-year-old Leah from Birmingham.

“I honestly praise her for that,” she says.

“You have no idea what they go through or what it means to be famous, and because the stans (superfans) put them on a pedestal, we expect them to always be perfect.”

Olivia, 25, from London, told Newsbeat: “Chappell went from zero to 100 incredibly quickly. That must be overwhelming.”

“I can understand why some fans think she might be a little too forceful about it, but it's her life and she's allowed to passionately protect her safety and her boundaries.”

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