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Halsey Defends Chappell Roan After Grammys Speech Criticized in ‘Hollywood Reporter’ Op-Ed

Halsey came to Chappell Roan's defense on Instagram after a scathing op-ed on Roan was published.

The Hollywood Reporter published a guest column on Wednesday titled “ Chappell Groan: The Misguided Rhetoric of an Instant Industry Insider.” It was written by Jeff Rabhan, who has worked as a music journalist and label executive. In the piece, Rabhan refuted Roan’s stance, claiming that she is “far too green and uninformed” to make these demands and that labels have obligation to provide these basic securities to their artists. “I hope you’re embarrassed of the absolute personal attack that you’ve ran and disguised as critical journalism,” Halsey, who uses she/they pronouns, wrote.

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