Over the past year, Reneé Rapp has quickly become one of the internet's favorite celebrities thanks to her amazing singing voice and humor. Now it Bad Girls the star would like to get real for a second.
In an interview for its cover The Hollywood Reporter, Rapp spoke candidly about her song “Snow Angel,” the lead single from her self-titled 2023 album, and how it was inspired by an “incredibly traumatic” event involving a sexual assault. “I still feel like I'm sorting through those feelings … and it feels weird to talk because I don't remember,” she said. “Recently I was like, 'I really don't want to follow this person on Instagram anymore because they dropped me off at a club to drug me'… I woke up on a bathroom counter, face at The Beverly Hilton covered in blood. trousers. And he had been alone in that spot for, like, seven hours.”
This particular scenario not only inspired the song's lyrics, but also Rapp's viral rendition of the track on Saturday night live. “I was like, 'Okay, well, when we do it SNLif i do this [song], I do that,” he said. “I'll be on a red floor and I have to start laying down because that's how I woke up. And there must be red under me and I must be all white.”
Since the song's release, fans have praised Rapp's honesty and celebrated the track for its depiction of trauma, a conversation the singer says she hoped to spark. “At the end of the day, I don't make music just to make music. I make music to start conversations. My idols make culture, my idols start the conversation,” he said, adding that many fans have brought their own perceptions of the song to the table. “I wanted 'Snow Angel' to come out and be messy and be left up to interpretation. And I still see so many funny takes now that they're like, “Well, this song is clearly about the era when she was doing heroin.” And I say, “You're amazing and I love your creativity.”
Elsewhere in her wide-ranging interview, Rapp spoke about being labeled as “the bisexual Justin Bieber.” (Rapp now identifies as a lesbian.) “That boy is still cute to me, sorry. And he, I think, has something similar [love] of R&B,” he explained. “She reminds me of a really sexy lesbian. Just the way he walks and moves on stage and always has this demeanor that's relaxed, sings his a-off, dresses really nice.”
The singer added that her role as Leighton in the hit series Max The Sex Lives of College Girls profoundly influenced the way he went public. “Being celebrated for being out because of a TV show or celebrity or success or something was really interesting because I think it forced a lot of people in my life and my family to accept me in a weird way,” she explained. “That [show] it was the most parallel experience in my life and I remember doing that particular scene and not acting at all. Not at all. I was just crying.”
Rapp is currently wrapping up the final dates of her Snow Hard Feelings world tour in the U.K. During a recent show in Paris, Rapp performed a cover of Beyoncé's 2016 country track “Daddy Lessons” to celebrate her comeback superstar in the genre – which prompted Queen Bey to send the “Poison Poison” singer. a bouquet of flowers as a thank you gift.
If you or someone you know needs support, you can turn to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). The organization provides free, confidential support to victims of sexual assault. Call RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE) or visit the website of the organization against sexual violence For more information.
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