Boy George Tells Chappell Roan To “Own Your Fame” After Moment With Photographers “Harassing” Her

Boy George has a little bit of advice for Chappell Roan after the “Pink Pony Club” singer went viral for confronting a group of photographers.

A video of the singer was widely circulated on social media this week, in which she asked photographers to leave her alone and to “stop following me” and “harassing me.”

Taking to social media, Boy George wrote, “It’s probably not helpful but I have been doing this fame thing for a while and you learn slowly and painfully that you don’t get a free pass once you turn yourself into a bird of paradise.”

“I watched @ChappellRoan filming the paps in Paris and I laughed because I have kicked off at them many times,” Boy George added. “The trick is to own your fame. yes, it’s annoying at times but so is being ignored and told [you’re] a ‘has-been. Life is always now and I think Chappell looks great but cheer up girl. The world is at your feet stop kicking it! It takes so much more time to say no to a picture or a signature. Boundaries are boring. Break them with the magic of kindness!”

This is not the first time Chappell Roan sets her boundaries with photographers. While on the red carpet for Netflix‘s Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour concert documentary, the singer walked up to a photographer and demanded an apology.

“You were so disrespectful to me at the Grammys. You yelled at me at the Grammy party. I remember, you were so rude to me. And I deserve an apology for that,” said Roan in the clip. “You need to apologize to me.”

At the MTV Video Music Awards, Roan scolded a photographer on the red carpet who could be heard shouting “shut the f— up.”

Chappell Roan has previously opened up on social media about her need to “draw lines and set boundaries” after encountering “predatory behavior disguised as ‘superfan’ behavior” from some of her “creepy” followers.

“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—,” she explained on Instagram. “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.”