The security guard caught up in the Chappell Roan dispute has now said he takes “full responsibility” after Jude Law’s daughter was reportedly left “in tears”.
Footballer Jorginho, stepfather to 11-year-old Ada, previously alleged that a security guard behaved aggressively towards his wife, Catherine Harding, and Ada at a hotel in São Paulo, Brazil.
The ex-Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder said his family didn’t approach the singer or ask for anything and were simply walking past a table.
“My daughter got super scared and cried a lot,” Jorginho wrote. “Honestly, I don’t know in what world just passing by a table and looking … can be considered harassment.”
Roan later replied to Jorginho’s post, insisting that no one had come up to her or “bothered” her. She also said the guard involved was not part of her personal security.
Roan said: “I did not ask the security guard to go up and talk to this mother and child… they did not come up to me… they weren’t doing anything. It’s unfair for security to assume somebody doesn’t have good intentions when they have no reason to believe because there’s no action even taken.
“I do not hate people who are fans of my music. I do not hate children. Like, that is crazy. I’m sorry to the mother and child that someone was assuming something… and that if they felt uncomfortable, that makes me really sad.”
Now, Pascal Duvier — the guard at the centre of the incident — has issued a public statement after posting on Instagram late on Wednesday (March 25).
“I do not normally address online rumors, but the accusations currently circulating are false and constitute defamation,” he began in a written statement on social media.
“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.”
Duvier also maintained that his decisions that day were not made for Roan, her security staff, her management, or anyone connected to her.
The guard added: “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.”
Ada and her family had planned to attend Roan’s performance that night, but chose not to go in the aftermath of what happened.