Hayley Williams Says She's 'Thankful' Chappell Roan Spoke Out About Setting Boundaries with Fans: 'It's Brave'

Mar. 15, 2025

Hayley Williams; Chappell Roan.Photo:John Nacion/Getty; Emma McIntyre/Getty

John Nacion/Getty; Emma McIntyre/Getty

AfterChappell Roanspoke out about setting boundaries with fans, she’s finding support inHayley Williams.

“this happens to every woman I know from this business, myself included. social media has made this worse,” wrote Williams. “I’m really thankful chappell is willing to address it in a real way, in real time. it’s brave and unfortunately necessary.”

Chappell Roan performs in San Francisco on Aug. 11, 2024.Steve Jennings/FilmMagic

Steve Jennings/FilmMagic

The “Ain’t It Fun” singer’s message comes shortly after Roan, 26,posted a message to Instagramon Aug. 23 asking fans for respect after experiencing “nonconsensual physical and social interactions.”

“For the past 10 years l’ve been going nonstop to build my project and it’s come to the point that I need to draw lines and set boundaries. I want to be an artist for a very very long time,” wrote the “Casual” musician.

“I just need to lay it out and remind you, women don’t owe you s—," she continued. “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.”

Chappell Roan performs in Chicago on Aug. 1, 2024.Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

Roan told fans she considers herself to be “at work” when she’s performing or doing press, but in “any other circumstance,” she is “not in work mode” and “clocked out.”

“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,” she wrote.

The “Good Luck, Babe!” performer clarified she’s referring to “predatory behavior (disguised as ‘superfan’ behavior),” which she feels “has become normalized because of the way women who are well-known have been treated in the past.”

Chappell Roan performs on The Tonight Show in June 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

At the end of the post, Roan said she wants to do “all the things every single person deserves to do,” such as “be outside, giggle with my friends, go to the movie theater [and] feel safe.”

“There is always more to the story & I am scared and tired. And please don’t call me Kayleigh,” she wrote, referring to her legal first name. “I feel more love than I ever have in my life. I feel the most unsafe I have ever felt in my life."

Concluding the post, she thanked people for their support and said, “There is a part of myself that I save just for my project and all of you. There is a part of myself that is just for me, and I don’t want that taken away from me.”

Previously, Roan shared a series of TikTok videos addressing the topic on Aug. 19, telling viewers she has some “entitled” fans who’ve displayed “creepy behavior.”

source: people.com