Jewel shared her support for Chappell Roan for setting boundaries with creepy fans and audience members.
Last month, Roan criticized the “weird” and “creepy” behavior of some fans in a series of TikTok posts, lambasting the “pretentious” 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 walk up to a random woman and be like, ‘Can I take a picture with you?’ And she’d be like, ‘No, what the f*ck?’ And then get mad at this random woman?”
In a separate Instagram post, Roan went on to call out the “predatory behavior” of so-called “superfans,” stressing that “women don’t owe you anything.”
Roan distinguished between his work and his personal life, adding: “I don’t agree with the idea that I owe a mutual exchange of energy, time or attention to people I don’t know, don’t trust or who scare me – just because they express admiration. Women don’t owe you a reason not to want to be touched or not to want to be talked to.”
She later clarified that the message had “nothing to do” with her love and gratitude for her fans who respect her boundaries and have helped her career.
Today, Jewel expressed her support for Roan and shared some anecdotes about the types of harassment she has faced as a woman in the music industry.
She talks about being chased through airports, receiving death threats and telling the story of someone leaving firebombs outside her house. She then talks about how she’s learned over the years to set boundaries with her fans and keep a safe distance herself.
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In the TikTok video posted over the weekend, she said, in part: “I’m giving my opinion on Chappell Roan, the drama of it all. I saw that she had to disable her comments because of her recent post just saying that being harassed and having people grab you in public is not acceptable as a celebrity. It’s really interesting, a lot of the comments are like, ‘You shouldn’t have chosen your job at that time.'”
“Over time, I learned that I could talk to my fans and say, ‘You can’t come within six feet of me.’ I was in Beverly Hills a few weeks ago. A fan reached out to show me a safety gesture, came within six feet of me, and said, ‘I just want to tell you how much I love your music.’ It was so sweet! I felt so safe! I was able to choose to take a picture safely.
“So, Chappell, I fully support you. I’m glad people are talking about it. It’s something that people haven’t talked about in general. I’m proud of what you’re doing. And everybody, I hope you all know that everybody deserves compassion. Even if you’re rich. Even if you’re famous. We have to show, if that’s one of our values, that we have to have compassion. To be tolerant, we have to be willing to understand the joys and the difficulties of other people’s lives.”
Jewel isn’t the only celebrity to express 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 in this industry, including myself. Social media has made it worse. I’m so grateful that Chappell is willing to address this in a real way, in real time. It’s brave and unfortunately necessary,” according to The line of best fit).
