Reports of Shakira’s death greatly exaggerated

According to Spanish-language social networking sites, gossip websites, Twitter and Facebook, February 18 was a tough day to be a public figure as numerous personalities met their so-called “untimely demises.” Along with Shakira, 

It is not clear where the malicious announcements originated, but it convincingly looked like it was published by the Peruvian newspaper El Comercio. A

This is not the first time the Colombian has been declared dead. In 2006, Mariah Carey accidentally caused an uproar when talking about a male artist called “Shakir’s” death on national television. Shakira and her truthful hips went on to record a few more best-selling songs after that, so hopefully this death notice will have a similar effect.

 

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