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No matter how bad a week you’re having, Chappell Roan’s has almost certainly been worse.
As you’ve likely heard by now, the pop star’s troubles began over the weekend, with allegations that her bodyguard bullied Jude Law’s 11-year-old daughter.
And the PR setbacks have only continued from there.
Much of the discourse has revolved around Chappell’s past, with many pointing out that there seem to be some discrepancies between statements she’s made about her upbringing and the actual reality of her early life.
For starters, Roan has stated that she grew up in a trailer park and that she’d “been poor” prior to blowing up in the music biz.
But as many online sleuths have pointed out in recent days, she was actually born into one of the wealthiest families in Missouri.
The grandfather who inspired her stage name, Dennis K. Chappell, was an insurance and real estate mogul, and her uncle Darin Chappell is a Republican state representative with a very conservative platform.
Chappell’s parents are both medical professionals who found success with a mobile veterinary clinic.
Now, the phenomenon of pop stars hailing from wealthy backgrounds is certainly nothing new.
Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, and Gracie Abrams are all the products of highly privileged upbringings.
But many believe that Roan’s case is different, as she’s allegedly presented herself as rising from poverty, despite the fact that, as one X (formerly Twitter) user alleged, “Chappell might come from more money than any other pop girl.”
Like Taylor’s, Chappell’s family seems to have done everything they could to put her in a position to succeed, including sending her to “Grammys Camp” and producing a 2014 “mini-documentary” about her life not long before she signed with Atlantic Records.
Celebrities polishing their creation myths is not all that unusual, but the backlash against Chappell keeps growing and growing, with one X user going so far as to accuse her of racism and homophobia.
“Lmao, I went to high school her. Anyone who went to Willard from 2012 to 2015 can tell you how insufferable, homophobic and RACIST she and her boyfriend were,” this user wrote. adding:
“Oh the STORIESSSS I have. I wish I could access my old phone right now but yeah, BF was on the baseball team and said hella racist sh-t to the teams competing against him. Chappell used to call Mrs. Shepherd (black female securtiy guard) Rasputia and other stuff in our school [group chat].
“Constant bullying and harassment from them. Kayleigh was in the theater club and got kicked out for spreading memes and images of a disabled student through snapchat during our sophomore year. She left Willard in 11th grade I believe.”
It’s important to note that the claims of bigoted behavior are unsubstantiated, and the tweet has since been deleted (but that might have been the result of backlash from Chappell fans).
And just because there’s major wealth in her family, that doesn’t mean that Roan has never experienced financial hardship.
Maybe Chappell will eventually issue a statement that will clear all of this up. In the meantime, it doesn’t seem that she’s lost many fans — with the possible exception of Jude Law’s daughter.
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Taylor Frankie Paul’s disastrous year might soon get even worse.
Just one week after ABC canceled Paul’s season of The Bachelorette, Paul is now facing yet another setback stemming from her alleged violent tendencies.
Multiple outlets have now confirmed that Taylor’s former boyfriend Dakota Mortensen contacted police in West Jordan, Utah to report an incident that occurred in 2024.
A spokesman tells NBC News that “the department is reviewing multiple videos connected to the alleged event to figure out details and timelines.”
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sam Gill revealed in a statement Tuesday that his office “requested all the investigative material to screen the most recent allegations for charges.”
He also confirmed that his office was looking into a case submitted by police in the town where Paul and Mortensen lived at the time of the alleged incident.
“We made the request because of the potential that if charges are filed, they could be enhanced due to a prior plea in abeyance to a domestic violence offense,” Gill stated.
Police said on Wednesday that they’ve taken Mortensen’s full account of the incident but have not yet spoken to Paul.
Paul could face up to 5 years in prison if she’s charged with felony assault.
In August of 2023, Taylor pled guilty to charges stemming from a February 2023 domestic violence incident.
When video of Paul attacking Mortensen leaked last week, ABC made the costly decision to cancel her season of The Bachelorette.
The network is expected to lose as much as $70 million in branding and endorsement deals, as well as production costs (the entire season had already been filmed).
Paul has kept a relatively low profile in the days since ABC decided to shelve her episode.
At the time, she issued a statement through her publicist in which she stated that she “is very grateful for ABC’s support as she prioritizes her family’s safety and security.”
“After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm,” the spokesperson continued.
Earlier this week, Taylor accused the public of making her daughter “relive” the 2023 fight between her and Mortensen.
(The daughter, who was 5 at the time, was struck by a chair during the incident.)
“Worst part is my daughter, [Indy], having to relive and see it all over again years later after extensive work with her and apologies [sic] to her about that night,” Paul tweeted on Monday.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
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