Mum at the centre of the Chappell Roan hotel drama hits back with her version hours after the singer

Mar 23, 2026 - 12:05
Mum at the centre of the Chappell Roan hotel drama hits back with her version hours after the singer
Catherine Harding has responded to Chappell Roan's version of events at a hotel in Brazil, which left her daughter Ada in tears.Harding, who shares 11-year-old Ada with ex Jude Law, shared her side of the situation in a post on her Instagram stories after getting "so many messages" about the situation."I honestly didn't realise it would get this crazy," she started.Watch the video above.Harding said a lot of people have been asking what really happened and was aware that Roan had responded too."I know that Chappell has responded saying it wasn't her security and she didn't do it," she said."So, 100 per cent this security guard was not a security guard of the hotel, that's what I can say."READ MORE: Aussie radio star reveals affair before husband's suicideREAD MORE: Kylie's $3m payday for billionaire's backyard bashREAD MORE: Nicola Peltz's swipe at the Beckham's in new interview"He looks after artists, so I don't know if he was her personal security guard but he was with her, that is all I know," she continued."Did she send him to do it? Again, I don't know. Look, I would like to hope not... but at the same time I think that you have a responsibility when you are a celebrity to make sure that the people who work for you and act on your behalf, are acting on your behalf."Harding questioned if the security guard would have acted that way if he didn't have the authority to do it.She also explained that when Ada went to see if it was really Roan, she had no phone or anything and didn't attempt to talk to her.Harding added that when the security guard approached them he was intimidating and "scolded" them at their table while they were having breakfast.She ended the video by saying that she hoped that Roan wasn't behind the security guard's actions but that was the end of it.The response from Harding came just hours after Roan addressed the situation herself on social media.Chappell Roan has responded to the allegations that she made Jude Law's daughter Ada cry during an interaction in Brazil. Her stepfather, footballer Jorginho – real name Jorge Luiz Frello Filho – claimed that Roan intimidated his step-daughter Ada, with the encounter leaving her in tears.But Roan denied it.https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWM4LJYE9R8/?utm_source=ig_embed&The 28-year-old American singer took to her own Instagram stories on Sunday and said: "I'm just gonna tell my half of the story of what happened today with a mother and child who were involved with a security guard, who is not my personal security." "I didn't even see a woman and a child, like, no one came up to me. No one bothered me. I was just sitting at breakfast in my hotel. I think these people were staying at the hotel, as well," she continued. Roan, whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, explained she did not tell the security guard to "go up and talk" to the mother and daughter, who she later found out were Law's ex Harding and their daughter. "I did not, [and] they did not come up to me. They weren't doing anything," she clarified. "It's unfair for security to just assume someone doesn't have good intentions when they have no reason to believe because there's no action even taken, like, that's so not what I stand behind." The Pink Pony Club singer added, "I do not hate children, like that is crazy." She finished the video by apologising to Harding and her daughter for the interaction with the security guard. "I'm sorry to that mother and child that someone was assuming something that you would do something and that if you felt uncomfortable, that makes me really sad," Roan said."You did not deserve that."Roan's video about the situation came hours after Brazilian soccer star Jorginho blasted the singer in his own post on social media."My daughter woke up extremely excited, she even made a sign because she was so happy to see an artist she really admires, or used to admire @chappellroan," Jorginho wrote on Instagram Saturday hours ahead of Roan's performance at Lollapalooza Brazil."By coincidence, they're staying at the same hotel as this artist," the post continued. "During breakfast, the artist walked past their table. My daughter, like any child, recognised her, got excited, and just wanted to make sure it was really her." He said that Ada simply smiled at her and went back to the table, she didn't approach her or ask for anything. "A large security guard came over to their table while they were still having breakfast and 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."For a daily dose of 9honey, subscribe to our newsletter here.The soccer star claimed the security guard said he would "file a complaint against them with the hotel" saying his daughter was "sitting there in tears.""My daughter was extremely shaken and cried a lot," he added.He finished the statement on Instagram by urging the singer to reflect on the situation."I sincerely hope this serves as a moment of reflection. No one should have to go through this, especially not a child," read the post."WITHOUT YOUR FANS, YOU WOULD BE NOTHING. AND TO THE FANS, SHE DOES NOT DESERVE YOUR AFFECTION."FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.