Yahoo Lifestyle Hayley Williams Is "Really Thankful" Chappell Roan Is Speaking Out Against "Unnecessary" Fan Behavior
Hayley Williams is the latest celebrity to support Chappell Roan's recent comments about "predatory" superfan behavior.
Earlier last week, Chappell Roan posted two TikToks asking fans if they'd treat a "random woman on the street" like they treat her. "If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her out a car window? Would you harass her in public?" she said. "Would you stalk her family? Would you follow her around? Would you try to dissect her life and bully her online? This is a lady you don't know, and she doesn't know you at all. I'm a random bitch. You're a random bitch."
"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. I don't care that this crazy type of behavior comes along with the job. ... That doesn't make it okay, that doesn't make it normal," she said in her second video.
Immediately after, people were divided about her argument. Some argue that even as a celebrity, she still has a right to privacy. While others argued that "she's not even that famous" and she should "accept reality or step down."
Chappell posted another statement on Instagram Aug. 23, calling out the toxic fan behavior even further. "I chose this career path because I love music and art and honoring my inner child, I do not accept harassment of any kind because I chose this path, nor do I deserve it," she wrote.
Several celebrities like Finneas O'Connell, Noah Kahan, Shawn Mendes, and Lizzy McAlpine have liked and reposted the statement showing support for Chappell.
Other celebrities like Rachel Zegler, Tyla, SZA, Chloe and Halle Bailey, Madison Beer, and more have shown support by liking the Instagram statement as well.
And Hayley Williams became the latest celebrity to voice her support for Chappell. In a now-expired Instagram story, she reposted the statement and added some encouraging words of her own.
"This happens to every woman I know from this business, myself included. Social media has made this worse," she wrote. "I’m really thankful Chappell is willing to address it in a real way, in real time. It’s brave and unfortunately necessary."
Read Chappell's full statement here.
