Reneé Rapp slams Betty Who’s comments that suggested she could ‘end up with a man’

Lesbian pop princess Reneé Rapp has shut down comments from fellow singer Betty Who after the latter hypothesised that Rapp could end up with a man.

Reneé Rapp, who is best known for her, shall we say, spunky nature both in her music and accompanying press tours, has added another unfiltered response to her repertoire.

This time, Rapp has responded to comments made by queer, bisexual “Mama Say” singer Betty Who, after the Australian artist appeared on the Made It Out podcast in late August.

Betty Who was discussing artists such as JoJo Siwa and Fletcher, both of whom are queer women who recently revealed they were dating men, when they used the Bite Me star as a hypothetical lesbian who could later end up with a man.

“I think it’s hard when you become representative of something to other people, and then you change or you are just following your heart, and then that means other people feel that they are not represented anymore,” said Who, addressing backlash to Siwa and Fletcher. “The pressure of that is so immense.”

They then continued: “As much as it’s funny that Reneé Rapp is like, ‘You’ll never catch me dating a man.’ It’s like, ‘Go off, queen! I love that for you.’ But I also hold space for her in 10 years if she goes, ‘Oops, I met the love of my life and it’s this man, I didn’t mean to.’ It’s like, that’s okay!”

Who has since apologised for the “lesbophobic” comments – and Rapp has now addressed the matter, too.

Speaking to Cosmopolitan in a recent interview, Rapp said: “People are always going for lesbians! Somebody’s gonna bring my name into the conversation if they want to be in the conversation. So no, it doesn’t surprise me at all.”

The Mean Girls star did not identify Who by name, but addressed her comments directly.

“I mean, it’s just very similar to the whole, ‘she hasn’t found the right man,'” said Rapp.

“I’m just like, ‘What the f**k? What makes you think I’m gonna end up with a man?’ Also, how about don’t talk about me when it comes to a man? I’m very publicly in a very loving relationship with a woman. So I’m not really sure what about that is so blurry.”

Never one to mince her words, Rapp concluded: “I completely understand that identifying yourself can be really difficult. There is so much pressure when it comes to labeling yourself, but I think that pressure often comes from you.

“Like, no one ever had a gun to my head and was like, ‘Tell me what you are, right the f**k now.’ I had a gun to my own head and I was like, ‘Tell me what you are, right the f**k now’ because I was trying to figure it out, because I didn’t know who I was.”

Just focus on yourself,” she said. “Just literally focus on yourself. Don’t bring my big f**king lesbian name into your mouth and into this drama.”

Who’s apology saw the non-binary star say: “In recent days, I’ve taken time to sit with the conversation around my gender and sexuality. I recognise that the language I used poorly articulated my experience and unintentionally reinforced ideas that were harmful or dismissive, particularly toward the lesbian community.”

They added: “I understand there is so much nuance in this conversation, and in other people’s lived experiences, that my comments did not reflect. I also recognise that I’m coming from a place of privilege, and I never meant to contribute to prejudice against the community.”

Renée Rapp frequently addresses her sexuality publicly, saying that identifying as a lesbian feels “euphoric”.