If you’ve been anywhere near the internet over the weekend, you may have seen Chappell Roan’s name trending after Brazilian soccer star Jorginho Frello claimed Chappell’s security guard made his 11-year-old stepdaughter cry at a hotel breakfast ahead of her performance at Lollapalooza Brazil.
The incident involved the 11-year-old daughter of Jude Law and Catherine Harding, who is also the stepdaughter of ex-Arsenal footballer Jorginho, and was reportedly left “extremely shaken” by the alleged incident.
Chappell has since addressed the allegation, saying the 11-year-old “did not deserve that.” But what actually happened over the weekend? Here’s everything you need to know, from the initial post by Jorginho to the latest update.
The full timeline of the Chappell Roan bodyguard drama
March 21: Jorginho claims Chappell’s security guard made his stepdaughter cry
Ex-Arsenal footballer Jorginho took to Instagram to describe the “upsetting situation.”
He claimed the bodyguard acted in an “extremely aggressive manner to both my wife and daughter,” and that his daughter was “extremely shaken and cried a lot.”
Tagging Chappell Roan’s account, he ended the message saying, “It’s sad to see this kind of treatment coming from those who should understand the importance of fans.”
“No one should have to go through this, especially not a child,” he added.
March 21: Rio mayor “bans” Chappell from attending future festival
Following this, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro said Chappell will “never” play in Brazil for the annual Todo Mundo no Rio festival due to the incident—so long as he is mayor of the city, anyway. Chappell had not been scheduled to perform at the festival this year.
Speaking on the alleged interaction with Jorginho’s wife and daughter, Mayor Eduardo de Costa Paes said, “I doubt Shakira would do that!”
He added, “As long as I’m in charge of our city—this young lady (@ChappellRoan) will never perform at Todo Mundo no Rio!”
Jorginho acknowledged the post by replying with two heart emojis.
March 22: Chappell responds to allegation
Chappell has since posted an Instagram video explaining her “half of the story.”
In a candid clip lying in bed, she clarified that the bodyguard in question was “not my personal security.”
“I didn’t even see a woman and a child. No one came up to me. No one bothered me. I was just sitting at breakfast in my hotel,” said the singer.
Chappell emphasized, “I did not ask this security guard to go up to this woman and child. I do not hate fans of my music. I do not hate children. That is crazy.”
Nevertheless, she ended the video saying, “I am 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.”
Chappell Roan is currently in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for Lollapalooza festival, and took to the stage just hours after the alleged interaction.
March 22: Catherine Harding responds to Chappell’s video
Catherine Harding, also known as Cat Cavelli, took to Instagram to claim that a security guard approached them, speaking in an “aggressive tone” to “berate and scold” them, after Ada Law, 11, spotted the singer at breakfast.
On her daughter’s interaction with Chappell, she said, “She literally didn’t do anything; she just looked at her and smiled.”
After Chappell claimed she had no input in the reaction, Catherine said, “Even if she did send him or she didn’t send him, I don’t know, for me it felt like it really overstepped a boundary. I don’t know if it was her personal security guard, but he was with her. So that is all I know.”
She added, “Did she send him to do it? Again, I don’t know. Look, I would like to hope not. At the same time, I think that you have a responsibility, when you are a celebrity, to make sure, I guess, that the people that work for you and that act on your behalf are acting on your behalf.”
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