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Chappell Roan <\/a>made headlines this week after her security guard allegedly made a young fan cry, but a pop culture expert has told The Independent<\/em> that it\u2019s a sign of the times \u2013 as celebs \u201cdon\u2019t feel as inclined to play the fame game\u201d anymore.
The \u201cPink Pony Club\u201d singer, footballer Jorginho and Jude Law\u2019s 11-year-old daughter were three people you never would have expected to hear in the same sentence before Sunday, however they\u2019ve found themselves at the centre of the age-old debate around celebrities and just how much they owe their fans.
Roan, who has been vocal about her boundaries<\/a> with fans and paparazzi in the past, faced the wrath of Jorginho at the weekend after the former Chelsea and Arsenal player claimed that his stepdaughter had been left \u201cin tears\u201d by Roan\u2019s security<\/a> on Saturday (21 March).
Jorginho \u2013 who is married to singer Catherine Harding and is stepdad to her daughter with actor Jude Law \u2013 said that Roan\u2019s security had a \u201ccompletely disproportionate\u201d and \u201cextremely aggressive\u201d reaction to the 11-year-old\u2019s excitement over the singer being in their hotel during Brazil\u2019s Lollapalooza music festival.
He claimed that after his stepdaughter spotted Roan at the hotel breakfast and smiled at her, a \u201clarge\u201d security guard then spoke \u201cin an extremely aggressive manner\u201d to his wife and child. He added: \u201cHe even said he would file a complaint against them with the hotel, while my 11-year-old daughter was sitting there in tears. My daughter was extremely shaken and cried a lot.\u201d
Roan \u2013 real name Kayleigh Rose Amstutz \u2013 addressed the incident on social media on Sunday<\/a>, claiming that the security guard involved wasn\u2019t her personal security and that she \u201cdidn\u2019t even see\u201d Harding and her daughter. \u201cNo one came up to me. No one bothered me. Like, I was just sitting at breakfast in my hotel,\u201d she said.
\u201cI do not hate people who are fans of my music. I do not hate children. Like, that is crazy. I’m sorry to the mother and child that someone was assuming something that you would do something, and that if he felt uncomfortable, it makes me really sad. You did not deserve that.\u201d
However, the story has rumbled on in the days since, and revived discussions around just how accessible stars should be to their fans, when setting boundaries is becoming more common and arguably more needed than ever.
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The 28-year-old\u2019s rapid ascent to fame has been a turbulent one, with the singer continually emphasising her boundaries over the past few years. \u201cI feel the most unsafe I have ever felt in my life,\u201d she said in 2024, while earlier this month, Roan filmed herself confronting paparazzi and fans in Paris, saying in a social media video: \u201cI\u2019ve asked these people several times to get away from me.\u201d
She\u2019s not the only one. Robbie Williams admitted in April last year that he feels \u201cdiscomfort\u201d and \u201cpanic\u201d when approached for photos by fans, while pop band MUNA called out \u201ctruly scary\u201d behaviour by some of their fans \u2013 \u201ccyberstalking, hackings, bullying other fans and our loved ones\u201d \u2013 in an Instagram post the year before.
Speaking about the changing relationship between fans and artists, music journalist and pop culture expert Michael Cragg told The Independent<\/em> that many stars \u201cdon\u2019t feel as inclined to play the fame game\u201d in the same way as they did before.
\u201cFans have access to them via social media, which suggests an intimate connection but still also keeps them at arm\u2019s length and in some ways contained,\u201d he said. \u201cHowever, that online world also takes a huge toll on celebrities via waves and waves of occasionally hateful, and often entitled, comments that are then written up into news stories.
\u201cFans have become emboldened by years on the internet, and are starting to feel like they are responsible for someone\u2019s success and therefore are entitled to \u2018in real life\u2019 access at all times. The celebrities, however, are learning that part of protecting their mental health means setting boundaries and trying to create a sense of being \u2018on\u2019 and \u2018off\u2019 duty. \u201c
As for why this is happening, the introduction of the internet and ever-evolving world of technology can take some of the blame.
\u201cI think camera phones have really changed the game \u2013 being asked for an autograph is one thing, but often you see fans now not really even talking to the stars, but rather just demanding selfies or taking covert photos of someone having dinner,\u201d said Cragg, whose Kylie Minogue biography, Can\u2019t Get You Out of My Head<\/em>, is out in September. \u201cIt can feel like being hounded, I\u2019d imagine.\u201d
While many would argue that enthusiastic fans and press attention come with the territory of being an international celebrity, the public attitude to the intense scrutiny faced by those in the spotlight has become more sympathetic in recent years. Stars of the Nineties and Noughties bore the brunt of this extreme exposure, including Britney Spears \u2013 who said in her recent memoir that shaving her hair off in front of paparazzi in 2007 was her way of \u201cpushing back\u201d against the pressure.
\u201cCelebrity comes with a certain amount of intrusion. That\u2019s the way these things go, but also we\u2019re learning via people like Britney that things can go too far,\u201d Cragg said.
\u201cIf you can establish boundaries with your fanbase from the outset then oftentimes they\u2019ll understand and even protect you when it comes to paps, or newer fans stepping over the line. It\u2019s just how you go about setting up those boundaries.\u201d
While Roan has faced some backlash for comments regarding fans in recent years, setting boundaries won\u2019t necessarily harm the careers of the artists setting them.
\u201cYou can\u2019t upset your fanbase because ultimately they did put you in that position and still hold a lot of power,\u201d Cragg added. \u201cBut I do also think that a lot of fans are much more fame literate than they used to be and they get that people are human beings and that they aren\u2019t always \u2018on\u2019 and need space.\u201d
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