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Bodyguard Says He Alone Was Responsible in Chappell Roan Hotel Incident

The admission shifts scrutiny away from Roan toward third‑party security at the São Paulo hotel.

Overview

  • Pascal Duvier, in an Instagram post on Wednesday, March 25, said he takes full responsibility for the interaction and that he was working for someone else, not on Roan’s security team.
  • Brazilian soccer player Jorginho said his 11-year-old stepdaughter recognized Roan at breakfast on March 21, after which a large guard confronted the table, threatened a hotel complaint, and left the child in tears.
  • Roan said she neither saw the family nor sent anyone to them and apologized for their distress, while her representative said Duvier was not her security in South America.
  • Catherine Harding, the child’s mother, said the guard was not hotel staff and appeared to be with an artist, and Rio’s mayor said Roan would not be invited to the city’s Todo Mundo no Rio concert series while he is in office.
  • Some facts remain unverified, including any formal hotel complaint and the guard’s exact employer, highlighting broader questions about how celebrities and outside security handle brief fan encounters in shared spaces.