Chappell Roan Security Guard Releases Statement After Hotel Incident, Takes 'Full Responsibility for the Interactions'

The security guard at the center of the Chappell Roan Sao Paulo hotel incident is breaking his silence on the situation.

The man, who has since been identified as Pascal Duvier, just released his own statement on Instagram, days after soccer star Jorginho Frello, wife Catherine Harding and Chappell, herself, have all spoken out about what happened.

If you recall, while staying at the same hotel as Chappell, Jorginho and Catherine‘s daughter had a rude encounter with the security guard after walking by the singer’s table at breakfast.

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In his statement, Pascal addressed the “online rumors” and says the accusations circulating are not true, but he is taking full responsibility for the interactions. He also confirmed that he was hired as an outside security personnel and not part of Chappell‘s personal team.

“I do not normally address online rumors, but the accusations currently circulating are false and constitute defamation,” Pascal wrote on Instagram on Wednesday (March 25).

“I take full responsibility for the interactions on March 21st. I was at the hotel on behalf of another individual, and I was not part of the personal security team of Chappell Roan. The actions I took were not on behalf of Chappell Roan, her personal security team, her management, or any other individuals,” he continued. “I made a judgment call based on information we obtained from the hotel, events I had witnessed in the days prior and the heightened overall security risk of our location. My sole interaction with the mother was calm and with good intentions, and the outcome of the encounter is regretful.”

Earlier this week, Chappell‘s rep released a new statement, following the singer’s own video about what happened, where she shared she had no idea the girl even walked by the table.

The initial statement from Jorginho also lead the mayor of Rio de Janeiro to preemptively ban Chappell from performing at the city’s Todo Mundo no Rio event.