Chappell Roan's security guard speaks up on issue involving Jorginho's daughter: 'I take full responsibility'
The security guard involved in the controversial interaction between Chappell Roan and the daughter of Brazilian football star Jorginho has apologized, saying he was not part of the personal security team of the artist.
Pascal Duvier shared his side of the story in his Instagram post on March 26.
"I do not normally address online rumors, but the accusations currently circulating are false and constitute defamation," he began.
"I take full responsibility for the interactions on March 21st. I was at the hotel on behalf of another individual, and I was not part of the personal security team of Chappell Roan," he added.
Duvier went on to stress that his actions were not "on behalf of Chappell Roan, her personal security team, her management, or any other individuals."
"I made a judgment call based on information we obtained from the hotel, events I had witnessed in the days prior and the heightened overall security risk of our location. My sole interaction with the mother was calm and with good intentions, and the outcome of the encounter is regretful," he added.
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Early this week, Jorginho made the allegation in a lengthy statement on Instagram stories, where he stated that he and his family had gone through a "very upsetting situation" with Roan's team.
According to him, they were coincidentally staying at the same hotel as Roan. During breakfast, he claimed that Roan had walked past his family's table, and his daughter got excited after recognizing her, but lamented the “completely disproportionate” incident that happened next.
“A large security guard came over to their table while they were still having breakfast and began speaking in an extremely aggressive manner to both my wife and my daughter, saying that she shouldn't allow my daughter to 'disrespect' or 'harass' other people," he claimed.
Jorginho went on to allege that the security guard threatened to file a complaint against them with the hotel, all while his 11-year-old daughter was "sitting there in tears."
His wife, Catherine Harding, also shared her side in an Instagram reel on March 23.
"100% this security guard was not a security guard of the hotel, that's what I can say. He looks after artists," she said, adding she doesn't know if the man was part of Roan's personal security team.
Harding added that it's unclear whether Roan sent the guard to talk to them.
For her part, the Pink Pony Club singer, who performed at Lollapalooza Brazil, clarified that no one went up to her that day.
"I'm just gonna tell my half of the story of what happened today with a mother and child who were involved with a security guard who is not my personal security. I didn't even see a woman and a child. No one came up to me. No one bothered me," she said in her Instagram clip on March 22.
She added that she did not order the security guard to approach the mother and the young fan. She went on to say it's "unfair" for security to assume that the mother and child didn't have good intentions, "because there's no action taken."
She also stressed that she does not hate children. "I do not hate people who are fans of my music. I do not hate children. Like, that is crazy," she said.
"I'm sorry to the mother and child, that someone was assuming something, that you would do something, and if you felt uncomfortable, that makes me really sad. You did not deserve that," she added.
Chappell Roan, whose real name is Kayleigh Amstutz, is known for her hit songs Good Luck, Babe, The Subway, Pink Pony Club, HOT TO GO!, Femininomenon, and Red Wine Supernova, among others.
