Jorginho's scathing Instagram post about Chappell Roan goes viral
Former Chelsea and Arsenal player Jorginho may be best known as a defensive midfielder - but he has gone viral on social media for his attack on pop singer Chappell Roan, alleging her security guard reduced his 11-year-old daughter to tears. The 34-year-old Italy international, who has dual Brazilian citizenship and now plays for Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, claimed in a post on Instagram , external that his family suffered the "very upsetting situation" over breakfast at a hotel in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The former Premier League midfielder said his daughter was a big Chappell Roan fan and had made a sign to take to the Lollapalooza music festival in Sao Paulo, which the singer was headlining.
He says his daughter recognised the star while eating at a nearby table and walked past her, smiled, then went back to her seat without saying anything or asking anything of the Pink Pony Club singer. "What happened next was completely disproportionate," he wrote. "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 [Catherine Harding] and my daughter, saying that she shouldn't allow my daughter to 'disrespect' or 'harass' other people.
" He added: "He even said he would file a complaint against them with the hotel, while my 11-year-old daughter was sitting there in tears. My daughter was extremely shaken and cried a lot. " Chappell Roan has been approached by the BBC for comment but has not yet responded to Jorginho's claims.
The footballer said he understood well the pressures of public attention after playing 57 times for Italy - helping them win the European title in 2021 by beating England at Wembley. He has also played for elite clubs across Europe and Brazil - winning the Champions League and Europa League with Chelsea and silverware in Italy with Napoli. But he added: "I understand very well what respect and boundaries are.
What happened there was not that. It was just a child admiring someone. "It's sad to see this kind of treatment coming from those who should understand the importance of fans.