US singer Chappell Roan has called out the “creepy behaviour” she’s experienced in person and online as her star status continues to build.
In two TikToks, she says she feels “harassed” and mentions her family being “stalked”, bullied online and being yelled at from car windows.
Chappell’s debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess reached number one on the Official Chart earlier in August.
Her pair of posts on the app have since been viewed almost 10 million times in total.
“I don’t care that abuse and harassment is a normal thing to do to people who are famous or a little famous,” she says in one of the videos.
“I don’t care that it’s normal. I don’t care that this crazy type of behaviour comes along with the job, the career field I’ve chosen. That does not make it OK.”
Chappell is one of the year’s most successful popstars with Good Luck, Babe! becoming a breakout hit at home in the US and around the world.
Established stars including Adele and Lady Gaga have fuelled her popularity with the former describing her as “phenomenal” and “spectacular”.
“It’s weird how people think that you know a person just because you see them online and you listen to the art they make,” she continues in her post.
“I’m allowed to say no to creepy behaviour.
“[Being a singer] doesn’t mean that I want it. It doesn’t mean that I like it.
“I don’t [care] if you think it’s selfish of me to say no for a photo or for your time or for a hug. That’s not normal, that’s weird.”
In her caption, she said her post wasn’t about a specific person or experience.
“This is just my side of the story and my feelings.”