Chappell Roan recently found herself at the center of another controversy, and a pretty inane one at that. Over the weekend, Brazilian-Italian footballer Jorginho Frello called out the pop star on Instagram, claiming that her security spoke to his wife and 11-year-old daughter “in an extremely aggressive manner” at a São Paulo hotel. Frello said that his family had been staying at the same hotel as Roan ahead of her headlining performance at Lollapalooza Brasil, and a security guard confronted them after they recognized the singer at breakfast, leaving the child “in tears.” Chappell Roan ended up posting a video clarifying that she doesn’t hate children.
In the video, shared March 22, Roan pointed out that the security guard in question was not her personal security. Now, the guard has confirmed he was not part of Roan’s team. “I do not normally address online rumors, but the accusations currently circulating are false and constitute defamation,” Pascal Duvier wrote, continuing:
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. The actions I took were not on behalf of Chappell Roan, her personal security team, her management, or any other individuals. 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.
Now can we, as a society, agree to stop overreacting?
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