Chappell Roan Calls Out Photographer on MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Chappell Roan stood up for herself at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards after a rude encounter.

TV Ratings: VMAs Hit Four-Year Viewer High

Roan, who makes her debut tonight as a performer during the awards show, posed on the red carpet in a medieval-inspired getup. In a clip shared by Entertainment Tonight , a photographer seemed to tell her to “Shut the fuck up” after she turned away from the camera. The “Hot to Go” singer quickly reacted, telling the photographer, “You shut the fuck up!” She added, “Don’t! Not me, bitch!” Someone in the background was heard cheering her on, remarking, “Tell ’em, girl!”

When asked about the incident by an Entertainment Tonight reporter , Roan explained, “It’s quite overwhelming and quite scary. I think for someone who gets … a lot of … anxiety around people yelling at you … the carpet is horrifying.”

Roan added, “And I need to — I yelled back. I yelled back! You don’t get to yell at me like that!”

Emmys Preview: Producers Talk 'SNL' Reunion, Levy Chemistry and Leaning Deeper Into Nostalgia

Last month, the pop star asserted her boundaries on social media after experiencing alarming behavior from people who claim to be her fans. “For the past 10 years I’ve been going non-stop to build my project and it’s come to the point that I need to draw lines and set boundaries. I want to be an artist for a very very long time,” she wrote in a seven-slide post shared on Instagram.

She continued, “I’ve been in too many nonconsensual physical and social interactions and I just need to lay it out and remind you, women don’t owe you shit. I chose this career path because I love music and art and honoring my inner child, I do not accept harassment of any kind because I chose this path, nor do I deserve it.”

In the caption, Roan pointed out, “If you see me as a bitch or ungrateful or my entire statement upsets you, baby that’s you… you gotta look inward and ask yourself ‘wait why am I so upset by this? Why is a girl expressing her fears and boundaries so infuriating?'”

The Last Thing Standing Between Kathy Griffin and a Real Comeback