Jorginho ‘regrets’ Chappell Roan security guard drama as he clears her name

Chappell Roan has been cleared of blame over an incident between footballer Jorginho’s step-daughter and a security guard in Brazil last month.

In late March, the sportsman claimed on Instagram that his daughter saw the singer at their hotel in São Paulo, which they were staying at for Lollapalooze.

He claimed that the young girl, who is the daughter of Jorginho’s wife Catherine Harding and actor Jude Law, walked by Roan to check it was actually her. Then, he said, Roan’s security guard approached them and berated them.

At the time, the “Pink Pony Club” singer denied having any involvement, saying nobody had even approached her and that the security guard was not employed by her.

And Jorginho has now rolled back his claims, wanting to “clarify everything now that new information has come to light”.

Jorginho’s new statement on Chappell Roan

He said on his Instagram Story: “I made my initial statement in the heat of the moment, after hearing that my child and wife had been approached by an adult male security guard in an intimidating way. I reacted as any father would. My priority is, and always will be, protecting my family, and that is exactly what I did.”

Jorginho went on to say that the incident “did occur as it was originally described”, but he only had limited information.

He continued: “Since then, I have become aware of new information that has changed my understanding of parts of what happened. Chappell Roan made a public statement, reached out privately to Catherine, and our teams also spoke directly. It became clear that she had no knowledge of what took place at breakfast and had not asked anyone to approach them. She was understanding and sympathetic to what had happened to our child.”

The security guard in question, Pascal Duvier, also came out publicly to confirm he was not part of Roan’s personal security team and to “take full responsibility”.

Jorginho acknowledged Duvier’s statement, saying: “While we still do not know what prompted him to approach them, and do not believe an 11-year-old at breakfast could reasonably be seen as any kind of security threat, it is now clear that he was not acting on behalf of Chappell.”

He continued: “It was, ultimately, a misunderstanding in that respect, and I am glad to set the record straight. It’s important to me that this is clarified fairly and accurately. I regret the impact this situation has had on Chappell Roan, Catherine, Ada, and our family.”

The footballer thanked fans for support he’d received during the ordeal and slammed online attacks aimed at his family and also Roan.

He finished by saying: “As far as I am concerned, this matter is closed.”

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