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Chappell Roan: Did MTV’s Best New Artist Tell Off a Photographer at the VMAs?

Roan recently stated she doesn’t care what fans feel “entitled to whenever you see a celebrity.” Find out more about how the artist stood up for herself at the VMAs.

Image Credit: WireImageIt’s been a whirlwind year for Chappell Roan, with several of her songs charting on the Billboard Hot 100 and massive crowds flocking to her festival performances across the country. A clip from the VMAs red carpet pre-show at the UBS Arena, later shared widely by fans on X, shows the “My Kink Is Karma” singer responding, “You shut the f**k up!” while pointing in the direction of the heckler. Additionally, in an Instagram post on August 24, Roan wrote, “For the past 10 years, I’ve been going nonstop to build my project, and it’s come to the point that I need to draw lines and set boundaries.”

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