Flavor Flav has weighed in on Chappell Roan‘s recent stance towards fans, stating that it’s “one of the biggest mistakes she can make”.
The Public Enemy member and hip-hop figure appeared on TMZ‘s year-end television special, Merry Elfin’ Christmas, to discuss the 2024 headlines that most stood out.
A TMZ reporter introduces Roan as “a celebrity that emerged this year that hates being a celebrity more than any celebrity we’ve seen in the history of celebrity-dom“.
The former NME Cover star has previously spoken out against “weird” and “creepy” followers, and calling out the “predatory behaviour” of so-called “superfans” that includes “nonconsensual physical and social interactions”.
Her statements have since been applauded by celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Stevie Nicks, Rachel Zegler, and Daniel Craig, the latter saying he admires “the guts to say those things”.
Olivia Rodrigo also revealed in recent months that Roan has been a key support figure in helping her deal with an “overwhelming” entertainment industry.
Flavor Flav, however, has a different take on the matter: “Honestly, I do think it’s one of the biggest mistakes she can make because it’s all of the people that make her who she is to society,” Flav commented. Watch Flav talk about Roan below.
“If people can take their time out for you, you should be able to take your time out for them.”
When asked about how he feels when fans approach him in public, Flav added, tongue-in-cheek, “I get scared when nobody come up asking for a selfie. I get nervous! I’m like, ‘What did I do? I got on the right clock today?’”
Aside from statements about certain fans, Roan was also recently seen pushing back against an alleged “disrespectful” photographer at a red carpet event. Roan also pulled out of two festival engagements in order to prioritise her mental health.
In recent news, Roan celebrated her song ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ for reaching one billion streams on Spotify, saying the occasion is “cuckoo loco”.
‘Good Luck, Babe!’ also tops the list of NME‘s 50 Best Songs of 2024. Nick Levine wrote: “There are hits, and then there are career-making hits. Released in April, this standalone single sent Chappell Roan supernova and turned her debut album, ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’, into an overdue smash.”
“With ‘Good Luck, Babe!’, Roan set out to write a “big anthemic pop song”. It was an unqualified success: over subtly insistent synth-pop, Roan serves up home truths to someone desperately trying to deny their queerness.”
“The chorus – “you’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling” – is both pitying and empathetic: a rare combination. It also shows off Roan’s gift for saying something profound in a way no one has quite managed before. If she wants it, the world’s her oyster.” See the full list here.
