Shakira says it’s “not true” that the end of her 11-year relationship with her longtime partner, Gerard Piquerevealed when she opened a jar of strawberry jam, which only she preferred in their house.

The 47-year-old triple Grammy winner, speaking to the Sunday Times, said rumors of Pique’s alleged infidelity following the discovery of the jam jar were “not true”.

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His hitmaker “Hips Don’t Lie” and the former footballer split in June 2022 and have two boys, 11-year-old Milan and 9-year-old Sasha.

In the wake of his split with Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak RipollPique began a romance with Clara Chia Marti.

Adding to the speculation about the jam incident was the music video for the song “Felicito” by the Colombian singer, a collaboration with Rauw Alejandro, in April 2022.

In the video there was a scene where Shakira was seen looking in her fridge, which sparked that a divorce from Pique was only a matter of time.

Spanish TV show ‘Socialite’ was the first to link the incident to the jam, citing an interview with Shakira. She realized someone else was in the house, according to the agency, leading her to suspect Pique of betraying her twice. THE “jam theory” it had gone viral on social media by her fans.

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In her interview, Shakira also talked about balancing her personal life with her professional life.

“For a long time I put my career on hold to be by Gerard’s side so he could play football,” Shakira said. “There have been many sacrifices for love”.

The artist is expected to release her next album, “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Women No Longer Cry),” via Sony Latin on Friday, March 22, 2024.

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She stated that she channeled her strong feelings about her personal life into the album, as she focused on transforming “pain into creativity, frustration into productivity, anger into passion, vulnerability into resilience”.

And he added: “There were so many pieces of my life that fell apart before my eyes and I had to be reborn somehow. And the glue that held it all together was music”.