Miley Cyrus Defends Chappell Roan for Setting Boundaries with Fans: 'I Wish People Would Not Give Her a Hard Time'

Mar. 15, 2025

Chappell Roan; Miley Cyrus.Photo:Taylor Hill/Getty; Ethan James Green

Taylor Hill/Getty; Ethan James Green

As someone who grew up under the spotlight,Miley Cyruscan empathize withChappell Roan’s approach tonavigating fame.

In a cover story interview withHarpers Bazaarpublished Wednesday, Nov. 20, the “Flowers” singer revealed she was one of the celebrities who reached out to Roan when sheposted a TikTokasking for respect from her fanbase.

“I wish people would not give her a hard time,” Cyrus, 31, said.

She added, “It’s probably really hard coming into this business with phones and Instagram. That wasn’t always a part of my life, and I’m not a part of it now."

In fact, Cyrus noted she doesn’t “even have my Instagram password.”

Miley Cyrus.Ethan James Green

Ethan James Green

The “Casual” singer shared the TikTok on June 22 and said she had been “reflecting on my life and the past couple of weeks.”

She added, “To have people I look up to reach out and offer like a friend or help, I don’t know, it’s just sick and it makes me believe in the world.”

She didn’t reveal who she was referring to at the time. However, in September, Roan toldRolling Stoneshefound supportin many fellow musicians, includingSabrina Carpenter.

“We’re both going through something so f—ing hard,” Roan told the outlet. “[Carpenter] just feels like everything is flying, and she’s just barely hanging on.”

“It was just good to know someone else feels that way,” added the “Good Luck, Babe!” performer.

Meanwhile, during a July appearance onDrew Afualo’sThe Comment Sectionpodcast, the “Pink Pony Club” singer revealed she had recently gotten invited to one of Cyrus' parties.

“All these things that are happening to me now are just kind of icing on the cake. I never thought I could fly first class. You know what I mean? I never thought I would get access to so much backstage,” said Roan. “Miley invited me to a party, and I was like, ‘You don’t know that you were my first concert when theJonas Brotherswere opening for you.'”

In August, she opened up toVultureabout the fictional “Nobody’s Perfect” singer’s sonic inspiration for her own music.

“I just want to be Hannah Montana. That’s what I liked when I was little. I also lovedP!nk,Katy,Gaga, but not to the degree I love it now,” she told the outlet. “I was so catty about pop music as a teen, but it wasn’t fair of me to judge it the same way I judge, like,Radiohead. Pop music is pop music. It’s not trying to be indie, math-rock bulls—.”

source: people.com