Shakira is on stage With the public, not as an artist but as a mother, please leave her young children alone.
In an emotional statement on social media, the Colombian singer pleaded with “respectable friends, journalists and media outlets” to stay away from her children as interest in the pop-star grew.
“With this change in my life, as a public person, it is understandable that there is curiosity on behalf of the press around me and my family. However, my children, Milan and Sasha, have had a very difficult year, they are suffering. She wrote without relief from the constant harassment and persecution by the paparazzi and many media in Barcelona. Recently from Spain to the United States.

Shakira pleaded with the public to give her young children privacy as they begin their new lives in Miami, Florida. (Todd Owing/NBC)
“Now that they have started a new life, I am pleading on behalf of my children that the media please respect their right to privacy. I ask you to refrain from following them to the entrance and exit of their school, wait for them at the door. Our home, or their extracurricular and recreational activities, as the media did in Barcelona with the intention of framing or ranking photos. Follow them on.” She shared her wishes for the family’s new life in Miami.
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She continued: “I believe that the journalists and photographers here will pay close attention to the situations that Milan and Sasha are facing and will be able to show them as humanely as possible, saying that this is about the physical and emotional health and safety of two minors aged 8 and 10. Children, who just want to go out in public and attend school, feel safe and secure and not monitored by constant cameras.

Shakira and Gerard Piqué share Milan 10 and Sasha 8. (Joan Menguel / VIEWpress)
The boys’ parents are both internationally famous: international artist Shakira and former FC-Barcelona player Gerard Pique.
Following the couple’s announcement in June Separation after 12 yearsAlso noises Betrayal on the part of PiquéShakira and her family were flooded with media attention.
According to Page 6, fans have noticed this. Piku is now a girlfriendClara Chia MartiIt was in the background that he zoomed in 2021 before the couple broke up. A source close to Shakira reported that the Grammy Award-winning singer was “devastated to learn that this woman feels at home in the home they share with their children.”
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Shakira continued her message to the public, writing, “I’m not making this plea as an artist, but as a mother, to protect my children’s psychological and emotional well-being and lead happy and healthy lives, as all children should.
“Thank you in advance for understanding and helping me, Shakira,” she concluded.
She shared the same statement in both Spanish and English on her Twitter account as well as Instagram and Facebook, only in Spanish.
Just over a week ago, Shakira announced that she and her children were headed to Miami to begin their new adventure.
“I started living in Barcelona to give my children stability, which we are now looking for in another corner of the world, near family, friends and the sea. Today we start a new chapter in the pursuit of their happiness,” she wrote. Post translated from Spanish to English. “Thank you to everyone who stood by my many waves in Barcelona, the city where I learned without a doubt that friendship is more lasting than love.”
In November, Shakira and Pique reached a custody agreement allowing the “Waka Waka” singer to move to the States with her children.

Shakira wants her children to have a normal life in Miami. (Shakira Instagram)
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In a statement, the former couple said, “Our only goal is to ensure the maximum safety and security of our children and hope that they can continue their lives in a safe and stable environment. We appreciate that their privacy is respected,” the former couple told Fox News Digital.
Piku’s lawyer, Ramon Tamborero, said his client had made a “very important sacrifice” by agreeing to the action. “Gerard finally agreed to let the kids live in America for their safety, the main reason and always been in the first place… a verdict only brings pain. The truth is, nobody wins here. Except the kids.”