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Topics: Chappell Roan, Celebrity, Viral
Callum Jones
Topics: Chappell Roan, Celebrity, Viral
The security guard involved in the controversy surrounding Chappell Roan has taken 'full responsibility' after Jude Law's daughter was reportedly left 'in tears'.
Soccer player Jorginho, the stepfather of 11-year-old Ada, claimed a security guard acted in an aggressive manner towards his wife, Catherine Harding and stepdaughter Ada at a hotel in São Paulo, Brazil.
The former footballer claimed that Ada had approached Roan at breakfast to check whether it was 'really her' before returning to their 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."
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Meanwhile, Harding also said her daughter, whom she shares with Law from a brief relationship, 'didn't do anything', only approaching the 'Hot To Go' singer without taking any pictures.
Roan responded to Jorginho's social media post, stating that no one had approached her and that the guard was not part of her personal security detail.
Now, Pascal Duvier, the guard involved, has broken his silence after taking to 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, who was previously a bodyguard for Kim Kardashian, went on to say that the actions he took that day 'were not on behalf of Chappell Roan, her personal security team, her management, or any other individuals'.
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."
Duvier was Kardashian's head of security when she was robbed at gunpoint while staying at the Hotel de Pourtales for Paris Fashion Week in 2016, where she was tied up 'with plastic cables' and locked in the bathroom.
The robbers managed to leave with $10 million worth of jewellery, and last year, eight individuals were found guilty over the heist, with four receiving prison sentences of up to eight years.
The Kardashians star later described it as being 'the most terrifying experience of my life'.
He and Kim ended up parting ways, and in 2018, the insurance company AIG slapped him with a $6.1 million lawsuit, which they'd paid Kardashian to cover the stolen jewellery.
They accused Duvier of 'negligently' protecting the star and her apartment. At the time, Duvier was accompanying Kim's sisters, Kourtney and Kendall, to a nightclub.
However, the suit was settled before reaching court.
Following the supposed incident, Roan took to her Instagram Story to detail events from her perspective.
Filmed as she lay in bed, she said she 'didn't see a woman and child' and that nobody had approached or 'bothered' her.
"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," she said.
"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."
She went on to add that she doesn't 'hate people who are fans of my music' nor does she 'hate children'.
"Like, that is crazy," Roan continued. "I'm sorry to the mother and child that someone was assuming something... and that if they felt uncomfortable, that makes me really sad."