Shakira Issues a Statement About Her Family After Leaving Barcelona

justjared.com:

Shakira is speaking out. The 46-year-old “Whenever, Wherever” superstar issued a statement on social media on Monday (April 10) following headlines about her split with ex Gerard Pique, as well as her family’s move away from Barcelona, Spain. “Respected friends, journalists, and media outlets,” she began. “In this period of change in my life as a public figure, it’s understandable that there is a permanent curiosity on behalf of the press around me and my family.

However, my children, Milan and Sasha, have endured a very difficult year, suffering incessant harassment and persecution without relief by the paparazzi and several media outlets in Barcelona,” she continued. “Now that they are beginning a new life l implore the media on behalf of my children to please respect their right to privacy.

I beg you to abstain from following them to the entrance and exit of their school, wait for them at the door of our home, or follow them to their extracurricular and recreational activities as the media did in Barcelona with the intent of capturing photos or boosting ratings.” “I trust that the journalists and photographers here will be sensitive to the situation that Milan and Sasha are facing and can behave in the most humane way possible with them, keeping in mind that this is about the physical and emotional health and safety of two minors just 8 and 10 years of age, who only want to be able to go out in public and attend school feeling safe and tranquil that they aren’t being followed or subjected to the constant scrutiny of cameras,” Shakira added. “I extend this petition not as an artist, but as a mother who wishes to protect and care for the psychological and emotional well-being of my children so they may live a happy