Chappell Roan hate account :)

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I’ve seen people defend her by saying that “it’s just part of her drag queen persona, drag queens do this all the time,” but it does NOT come across like that. Not a stage persona. Just a genuinely nasty personality.

Like when she calls people out for YAWNING during her concerts. Yawning is an involuntary response. It doesn’t mean they’re bored or they hate her; they could just be tired. Or when she complains that the crowd isn’t dancing enough and “they’re just standing there.” That’s not being a diva; that’s being entitled. You should be GRATEFUL to your fans for making you famous. I’ve never seen her show an ounce of gratitude.

The most charitable explanation for her behavior is that she’s had very little PR training, if any. But she can certainly afford it.

—Chappell Roan

Lionel Richie is sharing some hard-earned advice for anyone aspiring to be a star.

The music icon, 76, recently sat down for the Artist Friendly with Joel Madden podcast with his son-in-law, 47, where he opened up about success, sacrifice and why being kind to people is essential in the spotlight.

“I always say to people: what comes with success are sacrifices,” Richie said in the episode, published on Wednesday, March 25.

Richie unpacked how privacy is one of those sacrifices — and how aspiring stars shouldn't go into the business unless they "like people" as a baseline. "I hope you like people," the American Idol judge said, explaining, "Because if you don't like people, here's how it's going to sound. You spend the first half of your career going, 'Look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me.' And then you finally get famous. 'Don't look at me. Don't look at me. Don't look at me.' "

The "Hello" performer went on to say, "Oh, you want to be famous and rich without the people? It doesn't work like that. You have to be able to engage."

Madden pointed out that Richie makes a habit of acknowledging people around him in public settings, which Richie traced back to his own past. “You know what it is? I was invisible once,” the "Dancing on the Ceiling" singer said. "There's a person who... they're scared to death of you. And they want to say something to you. And you can see it on their face. They want to say something. And for me to ignore them, would be the worst."

That perspective, he explained, is why he makes a conscious effort not to dismiss fans. "There's an old expression I have: Sometimes you meet the person you idolize the most, and you're sorry you met them," Richie said. “I made a promise to myself, I'm never going to be that. Never.”