Shakira writes a letter to the media and asks for their children’s privacy: ‘They lived a very difficult year’

Shakira published an open letter to the press on her social networks this Monday (10) asking for her children’s privacy. The singer, who is currently living in Miami, in the United States, with Milan and Sasha, aged 10 and 8, respectively, says she is concerned about their mental health. The Colombian woman asks for respect not as an artist, but as a mother, who is concerned with the psychological and emotional well-being of her children.

In September 2022, the singer broke the silence and spoke for the first time about separation after 11 years of union with Barcelona player, Gérard Piqué, 35, to Elle magazine. “I put my career on the back burner and came to Spain to support him so he could play football and win titles. And it was a sacrifice of love. Thanks to that, my children could have a mother who was there,” she said.

CHECK OUT THE FULL LETTER BELOW:

“Dear friends, journalists and media: At this time of changes in my life as a public figure, it is understandable that there is a permanent curiosity on the part of the press about me and my family. However, my children Milan and Sasha lived a year very difficult, suffering incessant siege and relentless pursuit by the paparazzi and various media in Barcelona. Now that they are starting a new stage in their lives, I earnestly ask the media on behalf of my children to respect their right to privacy”, begins the singer.

“I ask you to refrain from following them to the exit or entrance of the school, waiting for them at the door of our house or chasing them in their extracurricular and recreational activities, as has been happening every day in Barcelona, ​​to obtain records better photographs,” he continues.

“I hope that journalists and photographers are sensitive to the situation that Milan and Sasha are facing and that they can behave in the most humane way possible with them, taking into account that it is a question of the health and physical and emotional integrity of two minors aged 8 and 10 , who just want to be able to go out and attend school feeling safe and with the tranquility of not being persecuted or subjected to constant scrutiny by the cameras”, he adds and asks for sensitivity from the press.

“I make this request no longer as an artist, but as a mother who wants to protect and care for her children’s psychological and emotional well-being, so that they can live a healthy and happy life, as every child deserves. Thank you for your understanding and support, Shakira,” he concludes.