Colombian pop star Shakira and her associate, Spanish soccer participant Gerard Pique, are splitting up, the pair mentioned in a press release launched Saturday.
“We remorse to substantiate that we’re separating,” the 2 mentioned in a press release launched by Shakira’s public relations agency.
“For the well-being of our youngsters, who’re our highest precedence, we ask that you just respect our privateness. Thanks in your understanding.”
Shakira, 45, met the Barcelona defender whereas she was selling her 2010 World Cup anthem, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).”
The couple have two kids, Sasha and Milan.
In latest days, rumors of the demise of the couple’s 11-year relationship had gripped Spanish media, fueled by media studies that Pique, 35, had left the household’s dwelling in Barcelona and was dwelling by himself within the metropolis.

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