Pop singer Shakira hopped on social media to ask “friends, journalists and media” to respect her and her children’s privacy following headlines that she was evicted from her ex’s home by his father.
It has been reported that the paparazzi has been hanging outside of her children’s school in Miami.
Shakira has two children, Milan, aged nine, and Sasha, aged seven, but wants the media to stay away from them.
“I ask you to refrain from following them to the exit or entrance of the school, wait for them at the door of our house, or chase them to their extracurricular activities and games as it has happened every day in Barcelona in order to obtain photographs or better ratings,” she wrote.
“I trust that journalists and photographers are sensitive to the situation facing Milan and Sasha and can behave in the most humane way possible with them, given that this is the health and physical and emotional integrity of two under eight and 10 years just wishing they could go out on the street, and attend school feeling safe and having the peace of mind not being chased or subjected to constant surveillance of cameras.”
The post continued: “I extend this petition no longer as an artist, but as a mother who wants to protect and care for the psychological and emotional wellbeing of her children so that they can live a healthy and happy life, as every child deserves. Thank you for your understanding and support.”
