The Chappell Roan security incident raises a bigger question: what do celebrities owe their fans? | Tayo Bero

It’s unclear what happened in São Paulo. But our obsessive culture has created a fraught dance between stars and their fans Last week, the former Chelsea footballer Jorginho made a post on social media claiming that, after his daughter walked past the singer Chappell Roan’s table at a restaurant and smiled at her, a security guard accosted the girl. The security guard apparently spoke “in an extremely aggressive manner”, causing her to be “extremely shaken and [cry] a lot”. If the story is true, it doesn’t look good for Roan. This wasn’t creepy paparazzi or red carpet hecklers; it was a child. Roan has apologized , adding that the man involved in the incident in São Paulo was not her personal security, and that she didn’t see the girl. Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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