Shakira Breaks Silence on Gerard Piqué Split, Addresses Custody Battle Rumors & Responds to Question About How It Ended

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Shakira has explained that the "private details" of her break-up are too "raw" to share at the moment.However, she has been more open about the therapy she has been administering to herself ever since."I think [music is] the best medicine, and along with the love of my family and my kids that sustains me, music and writing music is definitely one of those tools."It's one of the few tools I have for survival in extreme conditions," she added to Elle magazine.Shakira revealed that she'd sacrificed time that could have been spent on her career to devote herself to the relationship with Gerard.She told of how she'd given up her "nomadic" lifestyle, which had included constant touring and charity trips helping to build schools in impoverished parts of her native Colombia.When she fell for him back in 2010, she opted to take a step back from her career and move to Barcelona to support his sporting career.She describes this choice as a "sacrifice of love", telling of how she vowed to be present in the lives of the couple's two children.She and Gerard had first hit it off after he appeared in her music video, 'Waka Waka', which was released for the football World Cup in 2010.During their relationship, Shakira gave birth to two boys - nine-year-old Milan and seven-year-old Sasha.She has been vocal about her adoration of them, saying that they too, like music, have been her "medicine".However, Gerard is now in a new relationship with a PR girl he met when they worked together on events for his sports investment company Kosmos.The pair were recently seen attending his best friend's wedding together on the Costa Brava.Shakira feels she has been left bereft after their split in June, which took place after 12 years together.However,

Shakira had plenty of support on Wednesday as she caught her son's baseball game in Barcelona, Spain.The 45-year-old Colombian pop star was joined by multiple adults who all surrounded her on a bench as they caught the game featuring Milan, nine.Her family outing comes a week after the singer was seen outside of a law firm with her former partner Gerard Piqué, 35, amid their attempts to settle their divorce proceedings after their shocking split back in June. All together now: Shakira had plenty of support on Wednesday as she caught her son's baseball game in Barcelona, Spain.

Shakira and her team revealed earlier in July that she would be taking the claims of tax fraud brought against her by the Spanish government to court.MORE: Shakira shares heartfelt tribute to father in emotional postIn a candid new interview with Elle Magazine, where she laid it all bare, she even spoke about why she was setting out to fight the case.VIDEO: Shakira and her sons bring the moves"Because I have to fight for what I believe; because these are false accusations," she said with a sigh, explaining her side of the story that she hadn't been in the country for the days that were mentioned."However, even without evidence to support these fictional claims, as they usually do, they've resorted to a salacious press campaign to try to sway people, and apply pressure in the media along with the threat of reputational damage in order to coerce settlement agreements."MORE: Inside Shakira's 11-year relationship with Gerard Pique – and real reason they never marriedShe even shared why it involved her ex, Gerard Piqué, who she split from after 11 years together in July, stating that because she was with a Spanish citizen, in her opinion, it proved valid. Shakira discussed being away working for a majority of her time"While Gerard and I were dating, I was on a world tour.

allegedly failing to pay $14.7 million in taxes when she lived in Spain between 2012 and 2014, a time she claims she did not live in the country. Prosecutors insist Shakira did live in the country during that time and said she bought a home in Barcelona in May 2012. They said she lived there with her former partner Gerard Piqué and their son, who was born in Spain in 2013.At the time, Shakira’s official residence was in the Bahamas but prosecutors claim she spent most of her time in Spain. “I’ve paid everything they claimed I owed, even before they filed a lawsuit,” she told Elle magazine.

Shakira has broken her silence on her split from footballer Gerard Pique, saying the break up came at one of the “darkest hours” of her life. The Colombian singer, 45, split from the FC Barcelona star in June after 11 years of dating. The duo share two sons, Milan, nine, and seven-year-old Sasha.

Shakira has tried to "conceal" her breakup with Gerard Piqué from her children. The 45-year-old pop star was in a relationship with FC Barcelona player Gerard, 35 , from 2011 until 2022 and has sons Sasha, seven, and Milan, nine but has struggled with "protecting" her children amind media intrusion. She said: "Oh, this is really hard to talk about personally, especially as this is the first time I’ve ever addressed this situation in an interview.

Coming out with the truth. Shakira opened up about her divorce from Gerard Pique in her New Elle feature. She also opened up how the separation affected her relationship with her kids and family.

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.

Shakira left the world in shock when it was revealed that she and Gerard Piqué had separated after having two sons and 11 years together.MORE: Inside Shakira's 11-year relationship with Gerard Pique – and real reason they never marriedWhile she has remained quiet since then, also dealing with family health issues, she broke her silence in an interview with Elle Magazine.VIDEO: Shakira and her sons bring the movesSpeaking of using her music as therapy and to heal, she responded: "I've remained quiet and just tried to process it all," when asked about their break-up."It's been tough not only for me, but also for my kids. Incredibly difficult," she added, referring to their sons Sasha and Milan.

Shakira is finding light in her music amid her painful split from her ex Gerard Piqué, which she describes as «the darkest hour in my life.» The 45-year-old Columbian superstar is breaking her silence in her first interview since announcing her split in a joint statement with Piqué in June. The exes share sons Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7, and while they were never married, were together for 12 years. Calling the very public split «incredibly difficult,» Shakira opens up about navigating it all in her new cover story for magazine. «I’ve tried to conceal the situation in front of my kids.

Shakira is finally shedding light after calling it quits with Gerard Piqué!

announced her split from the Barcelona footballer, 35, in June, after 11 years together.The former couple, who share children Milan and Sasha together, shared the news in a joint statement, requesting ‘privacy’ for their children.In a wide-ranging new interview, the 45-year-old discussed what led to their ‘very difficult’ decision to separate, vowing that she put ‘everything’ into the romance.‘Sometimes I just feel like this is all a bad dream and that I’m going to wake up at some point. But no, it’s real.

Shakira is finding light in her music amid her painful split from her ex Gerard Piqué, which she describes as «the darkest hour in my life.» The 45-year-old Columbian superstar is breaking her silence in her first interview since announcing her split in a joint statement with Piqué in June. The exes share sons Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7, and while they were never married, were together for 12 years. Calling the very public split «incredibly difficult,» Shakira opens up about navigating it all in her new cover story for magazine. «I’ve tried to conceal the situation in front of my kids.

POP superstar Shakira has broken her silence after splitting up with footballer Gerard Pique. The singer, 45, has been rocked by Gerard's new relationship with PR girl Clara Chia Marti, 23, who is believed to have met him while working on events at his sports investment firm Kosmos.

Setting the record straight. Shakira broke her silence on her split from ex Gerard Piqué — and addressed her ongoing tax evasion case in Spain.

Shakira is speaking candidly for the first time about her split from ex Gerard Piqué in a new interview with Elle.

Shakira has talked for the first time about her shocking split from Gerard Pique after 12 years and two children together but opted to not talk about his new relationship with a much younger woman.The 45-year-old Colombian singer was candid about how difficult life has been as her relationship with the 35-year-old football star has fallen apart in the cover story for Elle magazine's October issue.Shakira - who shares two sons: nine-year-old Milan and seven-year-old Sasha with Pique - made her first public comments on the split as she said: 'Oh, this is really hard to talk about personally, especially as this is the first time I’ve ever addressed this situation in an interview.  Former flame: Shakira has talked for the first time about her shocking split from Gerard Pique after 12 years and two children together but opted to not talk about his new relationship with a much younger woman, as they are seen together in Zurich, Switzerland in January 2012 Stunning: The 45-year-old Colombian singer was candid about how difficult life has been as her relationship with the 35-year-old football star has fallen apart in the cover story for Elle magazine 's October issue'I’ve remained quiet and just tried to process it all. Um, and yeah, it’s hard to talk about it, especially because I’m still going through it, and because I’m in the public eye and because our separation is not like a regular separation.

Gerard Pique’s infidelity to Shakira have come to light. Paparazzi Jordi Martin took to social media over the weekend to allege Piqué was unfaithful to Shakira with Israeli model Bar Refaeli.