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We have reached the natural conclusion of the story involving the alleged confrontation between Chappell Roan, her security guard (who was not actually her security guard), Italian soccer star Jorginho, his wife Catherine Harding, and their 11-year-old daughter, who had a not-so-pleasant encounter at a posh breakfast spot ahead of Lollapalooza Brasil. As it turns out, Jorginho’s initial claims that Chappell Roan sicced her bodyguard on his daughter were somewhat misguided, as the footballer has now admitted in a lengthy statement posted to social media.
“I have become aware of new information that has changed my understanding of parts of what happened,” Jorginho acknowledged. “Chappell Roan made a public statement, reached out privately to Catherine, and our teams also spoke directly. It became clear that she had no knowledge of what took place at breakfast and had not asked anyone to approach them. She was understanding and sympathetic to what had happened to our child.
“The security guard himself has since confirmed publicly that he was representing another artist at the hotel at the time,” he continued. “While we still do not know what prompted him to approach them, and do not believe an 11-year-old at breakfast could reasonably be seen as any kind of security threat, it is now clear that he was not acting on behalf of Chappell.”
“I will always stand up for my family. But I also know how to recognize when things were not quite what they seemed at first,” he said, before adding, “As far as I am concerned, this matter is closed.”
It’s also worth noting that a lot of the blowback Roan received online over the incident apparently came as part of a bot-driven smear campaign.
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