A security guard who left the step-daughter of footballer Jorginho in tears has said he was not working for singer Chappell Roan during an incident at a hotel in Brazil.
Harding, also known as Cat Cavelli, shares a child with her ex-partner, the actor Jude Law. It is thought the youngster involved is the child she shares with Law.
In a statement posted on Instagram, celebrity bodyguard Pascal Duvier said he was working for another, unnamed individual at the time of the interaction.
"I was at the hotel on behalf of another individual, and I was not part of the personal security team of Chappell Roan. The actions I took were not on behalf of Chappell Roan, her personal security team, her management, or any other individuals," he wrote.
Roan has since said she was not aware of the incident and the security guard in question was not part of her personal detail.
Duvier added: "I made a judgement 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."
In a video shared on Instagram on Sunday, Harding said her daughter spotted Roan while having breakfast at the same hotel.
She added the child did not have her phone or approach Roan but smiled as she walked past her table.
Harding said a security guard then approached them to "berate and scold" them and spoke in an "aggressive tone".
A statement from a representative for Roan on Monday said: "Chappell was not aware of any interaction between this mother/daughter and a third party security office.
"She did not see them at breakfast in her hotel, as she said in her video. She did not direct her personal security or anyone on her team to interact with them.
"Chappell holds her own teams to the highest standards and has zero tolerance for any kind of aggressive behaviour towards her or her fans."
Harding married former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Jorginho in Lake Como, Italy, last year. The singer and the footballer, who now plays for Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, share a son.
Jorginho has two children from a previous marriage to Natalia Leteri.
Grammy-winning singer Roan, whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, previously hit out at "entitled" fans for their "creepy" behaviour in a series of TikToks in 2024, where she emphasised the need for boundaries between celebrities and their fans.
Source: Press Association
