Footballer Jorginho Denounces Chappell Roan After Incident With Jude Law's Daughter

Footballer Jorginho, who plays as a defensive midfielder for Brazilian club Flamengo, publicly accused a security guard of aggressively confronting his 11-year-old stepdaughter Ada during breakfast at a hotel in São Paulo on March 21, 2026, reducing the child to tears. Ada is the daughter of singer Catherine Harding and English actor Jude Law. The family was in São Paulo to attend Lollapalooza Brasil, where American singer Chappell Roan was performing. According to Jorginho's account, posted on social media the same day, Ada had been watching Roan with admiration from their breakfast table when a security guard approached and accused the girl and her mother of harassment and disrespect in an aggressive manner. Jorginho described the guard as "burly" and called the conduct disproportionate, emphasizing the importance of respect toward fans. He directed pointed criticism at the singer, writing: "Without your fans you would be nothing."

Roan denies ordering any security intervention Chappell Roan responded to the controversy through her Instagram Stories, firmly stating that she had not seen the woman or child and had not instructed anyone to approach them. „I didn't even see a woman and a child. Truly, no one approached me. No one bothered me. I was simply sitting having breakfast in my hotel.” — Chappell Roan via 20 minutos Roan also clarified that the guard who confronted Ada and her mother was not part of her personal security team. She went further, addressing the broader principle behind the incident. „The fact is that I did not ask that security guard to go talk to this mother and daughter. I did not do that, they did not approach me. They were not doing anything. It's unfair for security to simply assume that someone does not have good intentions when there are no reasons to believe that, because there wasn't even any action on their part.” — Chappell Roan via 20 minutos Roan also denied harboring any negative attitude toward her fans or toward children, calling the suggestion "crazy," and offered an apology to the mother and daughter for the distress caused by the guard's assumption.

Catherine Harding pushes back on Roan's denials Catherine Harding, Ada's mother and Jorginho's wife, responded with a video posted on her own social media, offering a different perspective on the question of who the guard worked for. Harding said she could not confirm with certainty whether the guard belonged to Roan's personal team, but she was clear that he was not employed by the hotel. „He looks after artists. So I don't know if he was her personal security, but he was with her; that's all I know.” — Catherine Harding via 20 minutos Harding also reflected on the responsibilities that come with celebrity, arguing that public figures bear an obligation to ensure that people acting on their behalf treat others appropriately. The incident drew significant attention on social media, with many users weighing in on the question of where responsibility lies when a guard acts without explicit instruction from the artist they protect. The exchange between Jorginho, Roan, and Harding played out publicly across multiple platforms over the days following the March 21 incident.

A family trip to see a favourite artist turns sour Chappell Roan, born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz on February 19, 1998, is an American singer and songwriter known for her camp and drag queen-influenced performance style. She released her debut extended play, School Nights, in 2017 through Atlantic Records before being dropped from the label. Jorginho, born Jorge Luiz Frello Filho on December 20, 1991 in Brazil, moved to Italy at the age of 15 and went on to represent the Italian national team before returning to Brazil to play for Flamengo. Jude Law, born David Jude Heyworth Law on December 29, 1972, is an English actor who gained international recognition for his role in the 1999 film The Talented Mr. Ripley. The backdrop to the incident was one of anticipation: Ada had been looking forward to seeing Roan perform at Lollapalooza Brasil, making the confrontation at breakfast all the more jarring for the family. The fact that the family and the singer were staying at the same hotel placed them in close proximity before the festival even began. Jorginho's decision to post about the incident publicly transformed what began as a private hotel dispute into a widely discussed story involving one of pop music's most prominent current artists. Roan's apology, while stopping short of accepting direct responsibility for the guard's actions, acknowledged that the child and her mother had been treated unfairly. The episode raised broader questions about the conduct of security personnel at major music events and the extent to which artists can or should be held accountable for the behavior of those working in their vicinity.