Chappell Roan was filmed furiously hitting back at a photographer as she walked the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday.
The singer, 26, was praised by fans for 'defending herself' as she delivered an expletive-laden response while posing for snaps ahead of the ceremony.
In footage of the incident, a photographer was heard shouting: 'Shut the f*** up,' Chappell turned and bellowed back: 'YOU shut the f*** up!'
She added: 'No! Not me, b****!' prompting whoops from some of the observers on the scene. 'Tell him, girl,' said one woman who was watching the encounter.
The exchange began when a male photographer off-camera was heard apparently shouting that someone needed to 'turn.'
Chappell Roan was filmed furiously hitting back at a photographer as she walked the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday
The singer was praised by fans for 'defending herself' as she delivered an expletive-laden response while posing for snaps ahead of the ceremony
Chappell at that point was facing away from the cameras, as she was in the process of having her extravagant red carpet outfit adjusted.
The star has previously been vocal about her exasperation over 'weird' fans making her 'uncomfortable' with their intrusive behavior - prompting a backlash from social media users who felt she was being ungrateful for her stardom.
However, fans have taken to social media to praise Chappell's response, with posts on X including: 'They hate when women are outspoke and confident and not scared to speak up and defend themselves;
'Love to see a woman defend herself; Ate him, up as she should;
'Love to see a woman stand up to disrespect; Finally a celebrity standing up for herself.'
Ahead of the ceremony, Chappell put a saucy spin in a medieval warrior princess costume, complete with a plunging chiffon frock, a large cross, spiked fingernails, gauntlets and a sword.
The Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl singer, who has come out as a lesbian, was accompanied by a towering mystery man dressed as a medieval guard.
In footage of the incident, a photographer was heard shouting: 'Shut the f*** up,' Chappell turned and bellowed back: 'YOU shut the f*** up!'
However, fans have taken to social media to praise Chappell's response
Ahead of the ceremony, Chappell put a saucy spin in a medieval warrior princess costume, complete with a plunging chiffon frock, a large cross, spiked fingernails, gauntlets and a sword
The star has previously been vocal about her exasperation over 'weird' fans making her 'uncomfortable' with their intrusive behavior
She went onto win the VMA for Best New Artist, and gushed in her speech: 'I dedicate this to queer and trans people that fuel pop'
She went onto win the VMA for Best New Artist, and gushed in her speech: 'Can you believe it? We're at the VMAs! I'm gonna read from - I wrote a speech - from my diary.'
'Thank you, MTV and Island Records and my team and my family and friends. I dedicate this to all the drag artists who inspire me, who inspire me, and I dedicate this to queer and trans people that fuel pop, to the gays who dedicate my songs to someone they love or hate,' she said.
Her red carpet outburst comes after she voiced her 'frustration' that people are only now beginning to take her seriously as an artist.
The Pink Pony Club singer - who recently got into hot water after blasting fans for wanting photos - made the comments in a cover story for the outlet which was published on Tuesday.
'What's so infuriating is how people are just now taking me seriously,' she expressed. 'Like, 'You know what, b***h? I've been doing this s*** and you're just now catching up.''
'Part of me hopes I never have a hit again because then no one will ever expect anything from me again,' the star told Rolling Stone.
But Chappell explained that music is her passion. 'It's my dream job. I never know if it's going to be like this ever again, which is kind of scary.'
However, some fans were once again left unimpressed and jumped to X to share their thoughts, with one penning, 'All she does is complain.'
Another typed, 'I am tired of hearing about this woman all she does is complain,' while one shared, 'Girl, can you enjoy for a sec? You complaining about everything is kinda annoying.'
A social media user wrote, 'Girl are you appreciating your fame or what,' while one added, 'Fame takes time to come baby, calm down.'
'All she does is complain oh my god,' a fan penned, and another shared, 'Can she stop setting herself up.'
Others wrote, 'One thing about her is she's gonna complain about her job,' as well as, 'She should be thankful to her fans instead that she is getting the fame and getting recognized.'
However, some fans came to Chappell's defense on X, with one adding, 'Chappell Roan's frustration is totally understandable. It's tough when your hard work isn't recogniSed until later.'
'Well, that's the music industry for you-people love to jump on the bandwagon once you're already blowing up,' another penned.
'Chappell Roan has been grinding for years, and now everyone wants to act like they 'discovered' her. Classic.'
The star also opened up about dealing with her rapid success following the release of her album The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess - which notably landed the number two spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
'I was getting almost a hundred thousand followers a day. At first, I was in severe denial,' Roan admitted.
'They would literally show me some stats and the only thing I could do is say, 'No, no, no. It's not like that.' I couldn't say, 'I am gaining success.''
During her interview with Rolling Stone, she talked about fans and expressed, ' I don't want to be agoraphobic. That's [how] most of my peers [feel]. Every f***ing artist is on this page.'
Her red carpet outburst comes after she voiced her 'frustration' that people are only now beginning to take her seriously as an artist
'Everyone is uncomfortable with fans. Some people just have more patience. I f***ing don't.'
Last month in August, the songstress shared a rant on TikTok as she slammed 'weird' fans.
'I need you to answer questions - just answer my questions for a second. If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from your car window?' she expressed.
'Would you harass her in public? Would you go up to a random lady and say, 'Can I take a photo with you?' and she says, 'No, what the f***?' And then you get mad at this random lady?'
She continued, 'Would you be offended if she says no to your time - because she has her own time?' the Good Luck, Babe! artist said. 'Would you stalk her family? Would you follow her around? Would you try to dissect her life and bully her online?'
'This is a lady you don't know and she doesn't know you at all. Would you assume that she's a good person, assume she's a bad person? Would you assume everything you read online about her is true?'
'I'm a random b****, you're a random b****. Just think about that for a second, okay?' the performer added in the clip.
Chappell then explained that she refused to accept 'stalking' and 'harassment' as 'normal' behavior from fans.
'I don't care that abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous or a little famous, whatever.'
She added, 'I don't care that it's normal. I don't care that this crazy type of behavior comes along with the job, the career field I've chosen.'
'That does not make it okay that doesn't make it normal. That doesn't mean that I want it, that doesn't mean that I like it...'
Roan added that she didn't 'give a f***' if people thought she was 'selfish' if she said 'no for a photo or for your time or for a hug. That's not normal, that's weird.'
And while talking to Interview Magazine last month, she also admitted that she didn't care about being a success in the music industry.
At one point she said, 'Like, my career doesn't mean anything more now that I have a charting album and song. If anything, I'm just like, 'F*** you guys for not seeing what actually matters.'
And while talking to Interview Magazine last month, she also admitted that she didn't care about being a success in the music industry
'A chart is so fleeting. Everyone leaves the charts. I'm just like, 'This is giving valedictorian.''
Chappell added, 'But everyone graduates. The valedictorian doesn't really matter, and that's kind of what I feel like right now. I'm like, 'Cool. Maybe I'm valedictorian, but it's weird that we're graduating, and everyone's going to move, so…''
Elsewhere in the Rolling Stone interview, the singer got candid about her mental health and how therapy has helped her.
'I realized I can't live like this. I can't live being so depressed or feel so lost that I want to kill myself.'
'I just got my s*** together…I would not have been able to handle any of this even a year ago today. It would've just been too much.'
Earlier this year, Roan came out publicly that she is gay and told the outlet, 'You don't necessarily have to be out-loud out. You can kind of silently celebrate if you would like.'
'It's like, look, I love being gay. I just don't want to talk about it every second of every day.'
Chappell also briefly discussed a new love interest who is 'completely outside the industry.'
'She's so awesome and so secure in herself and [has told me], 'No pressure, we can just be friends if you want.''
Roan said, 'I'm just running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I'm just like, 'What? I can't get married!' It is that type of delusion right now.'
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