Chapel ran had a big night at the MTV VMAs and made a bold statement on the red carpet with a fiery exchange with a photographer Chapel made her MTV VMA debut on Wednesday night but things got crazy before the show even began and it was all caught on video while posing for photos on the red carpet a photographer seemingly said shut the up which prompted the star to turn around and deliver an unfiltered response I got to shut the the spot yeah yo yo [Music] while it's unclear whether the photographer was speaking to her or not Chapel spoke about the incident during an interview with entertainment tonight um I think for someone who gets um a lot of uh anxiety around people yelling at you it the the carpet is horrifying yeah and I need to I yelled back I yell back you don't need to yell at me like that Chapel has been vocal about her experience with Fame and setting boundaries and has received support from her peers in the industry Noah Khan took to Twitter to react to the red carpet incident saying I'll never forget leaving Clive Davis and the horrific photographers and Paparazzi or whatever were saying to me in front of my sweet mom who couldn't believe it was actually happening love this Chapel ran way to stand up for yourself the night turned around for Chapel she gave a showstopping performance of her Hot 100 hit good luck babe and took home Best New Artist and don't ever let anyone tell tell you that you can't be exactly who you want to be what do you think of Chapel's exchange with the photographer and her reaction let us know in the comments