Jewel shares support for Chappell Roan: “We shouldn’t make people feel unsafe”
Jewel has shared her support for Chappell Roan for setting boundaries with creepy fans and members of the public.
Last month, Roan criticised the “weird” and “creepy” behaviour of some fans in a series of TikTok posts, lambasting the “entitled” attitude of some.
On TikTok, Roan said: “If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from the car window? Would you harass her in public? Would you go up to a random lady and say, ‘Can I get a photo with you?’ And she’s like, ‘No, what the fuck?’ And then you get mad at this random lady?”
In a separate post on Instagram, Roan then called out the “predatory behaviour” of so-called “superfans”, stressing that “women don’t owe you shit”.
Roan made the distinction between her work and her private life, adding: “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. Women do not owe you a reason why they don’t want to be touched or talked to.”
She went on to clarify that the post had “nothing to do” with her love and gratitude to her fans who respect her boundaries and have helped her career.
Now, Jewel has expressed her support for Roan and shared some anecdotes of the types of harassment she has faced as a woman in the music industry.
She speaks about being chased in airports, receiving death threats, and a story about someone leaving fire bombs outside her house. She then talks about how she learned throughout the years to set boundaries with fans and keep a safe distance herself.
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In the TikTok video posted over the weekend, she said, in part: “I am weighing in on Chappell Roan, the drama of it all. I saw that she had to turn off her comments because of her recent post just saying being stalked and having people grab you in public isn’t OK as a celebrity. It’s really interesting, a lot of the comments are saying: ‘You shouldn’t have chosen your job then.’
“I learned with time that I could talk to my fans and say “you can’t come within six feet of me.” I was in Beverly Hills a couple of weeks ago. A fan to this day put their hand out to show me a safe gesture, only came six feet from me, and said “I just want to tell you how much I love your music.” That was so nice! It made me feel so safe! I could choose to take a picture safely.
“So, Chappell, full support. I’m glad people are talking about it. It’s something people typically just haven’t talked about. I’m proud of what you’re doing. And everybody, I hope you all know that everybody is worthy of compassion. Even if you’re rich. Even if you’re famous. We must show, if that’s a value of ours, to have compassion. To be tolerant, we have to be willing to understand the joys and the struggles of other people’s lives.”
Jewel is not the only celebrity to have expressed support for Roan. Paramore‘s Hayley Williams shared Roan’s Instagram post to her story and said: “read the whole thing and the caption too. this happens to every woman I know from this business, myself included. social media has made this worse. I’m really thankful chappell is willing to address it in a real way, in real time. it’s brave and unfortunately necessary,” (per The Line of Best Fit).
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Aneesa Ahmed
NME
