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Boy George has weighed in on Chappell Roan's self imposed boundaries with fans, insisting the singer should 'own your fame and cheer up.'
The Culture Club frontman, 64, was responding to a viral video which shows Chappell, 28, filming herself as she confronts a group of fans who had allegedly been following her around Paris.
The video, filmed by an onlooker, shows Chappell telling her camera that she feels 'disregarded as a human'.
'I'm just trying to go to dinner, and I've asked these people several times to get away from me,' she says. Chappell then focuses on one fan who continues to ask for an autograph.
The musician says: 'This person I've asked several times to go away, and they will not… They're hiding their face, because they're ashamed.'
Boy George has offered Chappell some advice, saying she should embrace the attention while she can as fame fades, insisting it's all part of the package when you become a pop star.
Boy George has weighed in on Chappell Roan's self imposed boundaries with fans, insisting the singer should 'own your fame and cheer up.'
Writing on X the Karama Chameleon hitmaker said: '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. The trick is to own your fame.'
'Yes, it's annoying at times but so is being ignored and told your 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!'
Some X users were quick to defend Chappell though with one replying to the post: 'Why is everyone so eager to tell women to just take unwanted attention.'
In 2024 the Good Luck Babe! hitmaker slammed fans for 'harassing' her and 'stalking' behavior and said she doesn't 'give a f***' if that makes her 'selfish'.
She discussed dealing with attention on an episode of The Comment Section podcast and said at the time she had 'pumped the brakes' on fame.
'People have started to be freaks, like, [they] follow me and know where my parents live, and where my sister works,' she told host Drew Afualo. 'All this weird s***.'
Chappell explained that she had made a promise to herself that she would stop making music if fans gave her 'stalker vibes' or made her family feel as if they were in any 'danger.'
The Culture Club frontman, 64, was responding to a viral video which shows Chappell, 28, confronting a group of fans who had allegedly been following her around Paris
Boy George has offered Chappell some advice, saying she should embrace the attention while she can as fame fades, insisting it's all part of the package when you become a pop star
Chappell later stood by her stance on Instagram. In a lengthy statement, she wrote, 'I'm not afraid of the consequences for demanding respect.'
The singer added, 'This isn't a new situation. Why is a girl expressing her fears and boundaries so infuriating?'
'For the past 10 years I've been going non-stop to build my project and it's come to the point that I need to draw lines and set boundaries.'
'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.'
The likes of Miley Cyrus have publicly defended Chappell. Miley revealed in 2024 that she had reached out to the rising star to offer surpport, and explained: 'I wish people would not give her a hard time.'
'It's probably really hard coming into this business with phones and Instagram. That wasn't always a part of my life, and I'm not a part of it now.'
Last month, Chappell - who's known to travel with an entourage 28 strong - revealed her support system includes friends, an acupuncturist, a life coach, a therapist and a craniosacral massage therapist.
'I have a whole team of women behind me that help me be kinder to myself,' Roan told Nylon.
'I don't really know what I'm doing. I'm still learning how to be kind to myself because I actually have a lot of regret sometimes. I'm like, 'Why the f*ck did I pick this job? It's ruining my life.''
The Giver singer continued: 'I think the way to be kind to myself in the music industry is to just get out of it for a moment because I don't think it's kind. I think it's really f***ed up.'
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