Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan has hit back at allegations made by Brazilian and Italian soccer star Jorginho after a security guard admitted to mistreating his 11-year-old stepdaughter.In an Instagram post, Roan addressed the incident on Sunday, saying the security guard was not his personal security and that he did not see the women and children.“It’s unfair to security to assume that someone doesn’t have good intentions,” Roan said. “I don’t hate people who are fans of my music. I don’t hate kids.”
Catherine Harding makes a statement
After the singer was led away from guard, Catherine Harding, wife of footballer Jorginho Frello, better known as Flamengo player Jorginho, took to her social media handle to issue a video statement saying: “This is the last thing I’m going to say about this now because it’s going a bit crazy.”Reacting to Roan saying the security guard wasn’t her, Harding said the man wasn’t even part of the hotel team and told Chappelle: “You have a responsibility as a celebrity…”.Referring to the singer, she said: “She didn’t ‘notice anything’ or anyone, as my husband said, ‘nothing happened’.” We literally stayed in the same hotel. We were having breakfast, we noticed a girl passing by with long, curly red hair.’ He then went on to share a conversation he had with his daughter, debating whether the girl who passed them was a singer. Recounting the events that transpired, he added: “My daughter didn’t have a phone, she didn’t try to take a picture, she didn’t come near him, she literally didn’t do anything. She looked at him and smiled at him.” Even after seeing Roan, he was convinced that it was not his daughter and thought that the woman might be the singer’s sister. He also said that they were only in Brazil to attend the concert, which was a birthday present for the 11-year-old boy, who loved the singer and his music. However, after the argument, Harding confirmed that the family had skipped the concert.
About the controversy
Controversy erupted after Jorginho Frello, his wife and child were staying at the same hotel in Sao Paulo when the singer was in the country at the Lollapalooza Brazilian music festival.“During breakfast, the artist passed by their table. My daughter, like any child, recognized him, got excited and wanted to make sure it was really him,” Jorginho said in a long text posted on Instagram on Saturday in Portuguese and English. The girl is the daughter of British actors Catherine Harding and Jude Law. “He didn’t say anything, he didn’t ask for anything,” Jorginho said, adding that a security guard approached his family’s table and spoke “very aggressively to my wife and daughter.”Jorginho said that Roan did not deserve the love of his fans.
Chappell Roan was banned from Rio
Rio’s new mayor, Eduardo Cavaliere, weighed in on the controversy late Saturday, saying that while he was mayor, Roan would never perform on Copacabana Beach the way Madonna and Lady Gaga have, and Shakira will do in May.“I doubt Shakira will do that!” he said, adding that Jorginho’s daughter would be the guest of honor at the Colombian superstar’s next free concert on the wide sands of Rio. Cavaliere replaced former Rio mayor Eduardo Paes on Friday.Roan, who is openly queer and gravitates toward drag culture, was the cheeky toast of the pop world in 2024 when she sang “Good Luck, Babe!” “Red Wine Supernova” and “Hot To Go!” From the 2023 album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”. Roan edged out Sabrina Carpenter to win the Grammy for Best New Artist last February.
