Shakira talks about her divorce and the ‘darkest hour’ of her life

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Shakira has had a difficult year would be an understatement. Aside from the fact that she’s splitting up from her partner of a decade-plus, her father is experiencing health challenges and she’s also under investigation by the Spanish government, which claim she hasn’t paid the taxes she’s supposed to.

Shakira is now on the cover of Elle Magazine, providing some answers on all of these matters and an update on her music.Shakira walks around holding a bloody heart prop while filming a music video with OzunaShakira rumoredly asked Pique to give her back her GrammysA post shared by Shakira (@shakira)In the interview, Shakira discussed her relationship openly, revealing more than she ever had before.

She talked about this moment in her life, which has been so difficult due to her split from Gerard Pique, her father’s health issues and the tax fraud allegations, and how music has been a source of refuge. “I feel like in this moment of my life, which is probably one of the most difficult, darkest hours of my life, music has brought light,” she said.

While Shakira steered clear of anything too incendiary when discussing the breakdown of her relationship with Pique, she did throw a few jabs and made it clear that, at the start of their relationship, she was the one to make sacrifices. “As a soccer player, he wanted to play football and to win titles and I had to support him.