Chappell Roan banned from performing at Rio festival after team made 11-year-old girl cry

Jess Battison
2026-03-22T12:24:53.230Z
Entertainment

The mayor of the Brazilian city piled on as footballer Jorginho's claims against Chappell Roan went viral

Chappell Roan’s gone viral once again and this time it’s nothing to do with her fashion choices or interactions with paparazzi.

Instead, it’s because of claims made by Brazilian star Jorginho Frello. He took to Instagram to accuse the ‘Pink Pony Club’ singer’s team of making 11-year-old Ada cry.

The footballer is married to her mum Catherine Harding, who shares the young girl with Jude Law following their brief relationship. And after the former Arsenal player called Chappell out and slammed her team, the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro has piled on.

Having only assumed office on Friday (20 March), one of his first moves appears to be banning the 28-year-old from performing at the major city’s iconic music attraction.

He was not happy after Jorginho claimed Ada was left ‘extremely shaken’ and ‘cried a lot’ due to Chappell’s security.

Jorginho started dating Catherine in 2019, and became Ada's stepdad when they married last year. (jorginhofrello/Instagram)

He said that the ‘very upsetting situation’ arose yesterday morning, when the youngster woke up ‘incredibly excited’ to see the singer at Lollapalooza Brazil.

Catherine and Ada happened to be staying at the same hotel as Chappell, with the girl ‘excited’ when she spotted her at breakfast.

Apparently wanting to be sure ‘it was really her’, Ada walked past the singer’s table, smiled and returned to her seat.

“What happened next was completely disproportionate,” Jorginho claimed. “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.”

The guard apparently said he would ‘file a complaint’ against the hotel while Ada sat ‘in tears’.

As these claims by Jorginho go viral and people are outraged by the alleged actions of Chappell’s team, Eduardo Cavaliere has made his feelings on the situation known.

The mayor claims Chappell is banned. (Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

The mayor of Rio reshared a screenshot of the footballer’s Instagram Stories and said: “As long as I'm in charge of our city - this young lady @ChappellRoan will never perform at Todo Mundo no Rio!”

This references the famed series of international music megashows that take place on Copacabana Beach. The free, annual festival is set to be headlined by Shakira this year as Cavaliere says he doubts that the ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer ‘would do’ the same as Chappell.

The mayor added: “By the way, @FrelloJorginho your little one is already the guest of honour from the organization in May!”

Quero dizer que enquanto eu estiver à frente da nossa cidade - esta moça @ChappellRoan jamais se apresentará no Todo Mundo no Rio ! Duvido que a Shakira @shakira @Shakira_Brasil faria isso ! Aliás, @FrelloJorginho a sua pequena já é convidada de honra da organização em Maio! https://t.co/eASsS7Y3Ix
— Eduardo Cavaliere (@CavaliereRio) March 21, 2026

Jorginho also directly called out Chappell as he explained from his own fame he understands ‘very well what respect and boundaries are’ and that she should ‘understand the importance of fans’.

“At the end of the day, they are the ones who build all of this,” he wrote. “I sincerely hope this serves as a moment of reflection. No one should have to go through this, especially not a child.”

He added to Chappell’s fans that ‘she does not deserve your affection’.

LADbible has contacted representatives for Chappell for comment.