Shakira has appeared to reference her ex-husband Gerard Piqué in her newest song and music video, Monotonía, featuring Ozuna.
Shakira and Piqué announced their split in June, after 11 years together and sharing two children.
Now, the singer, 45, has released her latest single where she makes references to an acrimonious split that fans have claimed refers to Gerard.
Dig: Shakira has appeared to shade her ex-husband Gerard Piqué in her newest song and music video, Monotonía, featuring Ozuna
The song, meaning Monotony in English, starts with the Columbian singing in Spanish: ‘It wasn’t your fault, nor was it mine. It was monotony’s fault. I never said anything but it hurt me. I knew this would happen.’
She then alludes to the relationship being over before it ended, singing: ‘It’s a necessary goodbye. What used to be incredible became routine.
‘Your lips don’t taste of anything to me. Now it’s the complete opposite.’
Appearing to reference the end of her marriage, she says: ‘You left me because of your narcissism. You forgot what you used to be.
Split: The formerly married couple announced their split in June, after 11 years together and sharing two children (pictured in 2014)
‘Distant with your attitude, and that filled me with worry. You didn’t give even half. I know I gave more than you.’
In the music video, Shakira walks dejectedly through a supermarket with tears in her eyes before being shot through the chest by bazooka by a mystery man.
Fans have pointed out the similarity between the outfit that the man wears – a white hoodie and gray trousers – and one Gerard sports in the music video for Shakira’s 2017 song Me Enamoré.
Symbolizing her heartbreak, she walks through the streets with a hole in her chest, holding her bloody heart in her hand, before someone stamps down on it.
Implication: Now, the singer, 45, has released her latest single where she makes references to an acrimonious split that fans have claimed refers to Gerard
At the end of video, Shakira locks away her heart in a safety deposit box in a bank and smiles, with the lyrics: ‘Don’t repeat the movie again, I’ve already watched it.
‘I love you but I love myself more.’
It’s not the first time the singer has hit out at her ex in via her music after their split, amid rumours of cheating.
She first appeared to include a jab at Gerard in her single Te Felicito (I Congratulate You).
Symbolism: Fans have pointed out the similarity between the outfit that the man wears (left) – a white hoodie and gray trousers – and one Gerard sports in the music video for Shakira’s 2017 song Me Enamoré (right)
A key line in the song is translated as: ‘To make you whole / I broke myself in pieces / I was warned, but I didn’t take heed / Don’t tell me you’re sorry / I know you well and I know you’re lying.’
In an interview with Elle Magazine, the hitmaker was asked about the line and its apparent connection to her marital issues.
‘Is that the feeling that you had that you kind of had to give a part of yourself during that relationship, which perhaps was hard to get back?’ she was asked by Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
‘I can only say that either consciously or subconsciously, everything I feel, everything I go through is reflected in the lyrics I write, in the videos I make,’ Shakira responded. ‘When the glove fits, it fits. Like I said before, my music is that channel.’
Overt messages: Symbolizing her heartbreak, she walks through the streets with a hole in her chest, holding her bloody heart in her hand, before someone stamps down on it
Shakira’s song and the accompanying video featured the Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro, who is currently dating Rosalía.
In the video, he appears to play both a romantic interest to Shakira, as well as a robotic clone of the same person, which Shakira tinkers away at until it comes to life.
It comes as Shakira and Gerard continue to try to hash out an agreement on their separation, with the pair recently being spotted outside of a law firm’s office.
As well as dealing with her looming divorce, Shakira’s legal woes include an impending trial on charges of tax fraud.
Spanish prosecutors accused Shakira in 2018 of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($13.9 million) in taxes earned on income between 2012 and 2014. Prosecutors are seeking an eight-year prison sentence and a hefty fine if she is found guilty of tax evasion.
Shakira has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities to avoid going to trial. Her public relations firm has said that she has already paid all that she owed and an additional 3 million euros ($2.8 million) in interest.
The court based in the town of Esplugues de Llobregat near Barcelona said that Shakira will face six counts of tax fraud. The date for the trial has yet to be set.
Divorce proceedings: It comes as Shakira and Gerard continue to try to hash out an agreement on their separation, with the pair being spotted recently outside of a law firm’s office (pictured in 2016)
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