Chappell Roan says she has ‘zero tolerance for aggressive behaviour’ after Jude Law’s daughter left in tears
CHAPPELL Roan has spoken out again in the war of words between her and the famous family who accused her of being rude to fans.
A storm of controversy was sparked when ex-Chelsea and Arsenal footballer Jorginho accused the singer of sending her “aggressive” security over to his step-daughter and allegedly berating the child and her mother at a hotel in Sao Paulo.
Jorginho is married to Catherine Harding who shares the 11-year-old girl, named Ava, with her ex, British actor Jude Law.
After the footballer lambasted Chappell on Instagram, the Pink Pony Club singer posted a video saying she had not noticed the young girl and did not send security over to speak to them.
But then Catherine weighed in on her own social media saying the security was very aggressive and left Ada in tears.
Now that the incident has gone viral, Chappell has issued another statement through her spokesperson.
“Chappell was not aware of any interaction between this mother/daughter and a third-party security office,” the spokesperson said.
“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.”
The statement continued: “Chappell holds her own teams to the highest standards and has zero tolerance for any kind of aggressive behaviour towards her or her fans.”
Catherine and Ada had planned to attend Chappell’s set at the Lollapalooza festival as part of the child’s birthday present, but skipped it after the interaction with the security guard.
The furore kicked off when Jorginho put Chappell on blast when he wrote about an “upsetting situation” that had occurred at the hotel.
“My wife (@catcavelli) is in Sao Paulo for @lollapaloozabr. This morning, my daughter woke up incredibly excited, she even made a sign because she was so happy to see an artist she really admires, or used to admire.”
He continued: “By coincidence, they’re staying at the same hotel as this artist.
“During breakfast, the artist walked past their table. My daughter, like any child, recognized her, got excited, and just wanted to make sure it was really her.
“And the worst part is she didn’t even approach her. She simply walked past the singer’s table, looked to confirm it was her, smiled, and went back to sit with her mum. She didn’t say anything, didn’t ask for anything.
“What happened next was completely disproportionate.”
After Jorginho’s post blew up, Chappell filmed a video from her bed to refute his claims.
“I did not ask the security guard to go up and talk to this mother and child. I did not. They did not come up to me. I did not do anything. It’s unfair for security to just assume someone doesn’t have good intentions when they have no reason to believe it as there’s no action been taken,” she said.
“I do not hate people who are fans of my music. I do not hate children, like that is crazy. I am sorry to the mother and child that someone was assuming something.
“If you felt uncomfortable that makes me really sad. You did not deserve that.”
Jorginho and Catherine now live in Rio de Janeiro where he plays for the club Flamengo.
In 2014, Catherine was briefly in a relationship with Hollywood A-lister Jude Law.
Catherine fell pregnant during their time together, and the singer-songwriter gave birth to daughter Ada.
She and Jorginho started dating in 2019 and the pair welcomed their first child, son Jax, to the world in September 2020.
Jorginho and Catherine tied the knot in a stunning ceremony in Lake Como in 2025.
The Irish-born singer, 32, appeared on the 2020 edition of The Voice UK – under the name Cat Cavelli.
