A professional soccer player has ignited controversy after alleging that pop musician Chappell Roan's security team accused his 11-year-old stepdaughter of harassment during a chance encounter at a São Paulo hotel.
Jorginho, a 34-year-old athlete whose full name is Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, shared details of the incident via Instagram on Saturday, March 21. His wife, Cat Cavelli, and her daughter Ada Law were in São Paulo for Lollapalooza Brasil when the confrontation allegedly occurred.
"I went through a very upsetting situation with my family earlier today," Jorginho wrote in his social media statement. "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."
According to Jorginho's account, the young girl and her mother were dining at the same hotel where Roan, 28, was staying ahead of her Saturday night headline performance at the Brazilian music festival. The child reportedly recognized the musician when she walked past their table during breakfast.
"My daughter, like any child, recognized her, got excited, and just wanted to make sure it was really her," Jorginho explained. "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."
The situation escalated when a security guard allegedly approached the table where Cavelli and her daughter were seated. Jorginho claimed the guard "began speaking in an extremely aggressive manner to both my wife and my daughter, saying that she shouldn't allow my daughter to 'disrespect' or 'harass' other people."
The soccer player questioned the characterization of the child's behavior as harassment. "Honestly, I don't know at what point simply walking past a table and looking to see if someone is there can be considered harassment," he wrote.
Jorginho further alleged that the security guard threatened to file a complaint with the hotel while the young girl sat in tears. "My daughter was extremely shaken and cried a lot," he stated.
Drawing on his own experience with public attention, Jorginho defended his stepdaughter's actions. "I've lived with football, public exposure, and well-known people for many years, and I understand very well what respect and boundaries are. What happened there was not that. It was just a child admiring someone," he claimed.
The athlete concluded his statement with a pointed message directed at the musician's supporters: "WITHOUT YOUR FANS, YOU WOULD BE NOTHING. AND TO THE FANS, SHE DOES NOT DESERVE YOUR AFFECTION."
Representatives for Roan have not yet responded to requests for comment regarding the allegations.
The "Pink Pony Club" singer has previously expressed concerns about maintaining privacy in public settings. In March, she confronted photographers and autograph seekers in Paris who allegedly blocked her path to dinner. "To be disregarded as a human, this is what it's like," she stated at the time. "I'm just trying to go to dinner and I've asked these people several times to get away from me."
The musician also engaged in a public dispute with paparazzi on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2024, directing profanity at a photographer who complained about her posing.
The incident raises questions about the appropriate boundaries between public figures and fans, particularly when young admirers are involved. Jorginho and Cavelli have been in a relationship since 2019. Ada Law is Cavelli's daughter from her previous relationship with actor Jude Law.