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Doja Cat Discloses BPD Diagnosis, Defends Chappell Roan in Anti-Paparazzi TikTok

Her TikTok ties Roan’s viral paparazzi standoff to wider questions of artist boundaries.

Overview

  • Doja Cat said she is “struggling” with borderline personality disorder, calling it “agonizing,” and noted she has been in therapy for years with what she described as a long treatment process.
  • In the seven-minute TikTok, she praised Chappell Roan for being “uncomfortable, comfortably” in public and urged people to “let her have an attitude,” adding an explicit rebuke of paparazzi.
  • She emphasized she was not diagnosing Roan, saying the backlash to Roan’s visible discomfort reflects how artists are treated when they assert boundaries.
  • Doja Cat described autograph resellers who pose as fans to obtain signatures for profit, arguing that such encounters can make artists appear dismissive when they are protecting themselves.
  • The disclosure drew wide coverage and online support, with peers like Noah Kahan voicing backing for Roan as others, including Boy George, offered a contrasting view of how fame should be handled.