Shakira and Gerard Piqué have met again in court. The ex-couple attended the City of Justice in Barcelona this Tuesday to participate in a hearing related to the visitation rights of their children, Milan and Sasha. A new judicial chapter that comes several years after their separation and that once again brings to the table the differences between them on how to organize the children's relationship with their father.
The surprise came with the reason for the new dispute. Contrary to what many might imagine, the request does not come from Piqué to extend the time with his children, but from Shakira, who wants to modify the conditions related to Milan and Sasha's travels. The singer proposes that, during short vacation periods, it should be the ex-footballer who travels to Miami to be with them and avoid the children having to face transatlantic trips of just a few days.
Shakira's position, as explained by her entourage, does not seek for Piqué to see his children less. Her argument is to prevent the children from bearing a good part of the wear and tear of trips between the United States and Spain, with time changes and alterations to their routines. The singer believes that the father can travel to Miami on those occasions, while the children's trips would be reserved for longer vacation periods.
But an agreement between the parties has not been possible. The negotiations prior to the hearing failed to unblock the differences and finally both ended up before the judge. Shakira and Piqué arrived separately and also left the courts separately, starring in images that have quickly gone around the world. She, serious on the way out; he, much more smiling before the cameras.
And it is precisely inside the courtroom where the versions about the tension between them have sparked interest. According to the published information, the ex-couple would have maintained completely opposing positions during the hearing. Shakira's entourage would question Piqué's involvement in certain family obligations and would demand a greater presence of the ex-footballer in the United States. For his part, according to that same version, Piqué would be tired of his ex-partner's alleged constant指责.
In that information also appears the phrase that has transcended about the new chapter of this story: "Leave me alone". The expression is attributed to Piqué during the confrontation and summarizes, according to the sources consulted, the climate of tension that would have marked the encounter. However, it is the version disseminated by the media and not a public statement made by either of the two protagonists or the judicial content made public.
The new confrontation once again places Milan and Sasha, who have been living with their mother in Miami since 2023, at the center of the battle. The issue that the court must now resolve is how the trips and stays with their father should be organized. Shakira argues that, for short visits, Piqué should cross the Atlantic to be with his children, while the former soccer player maintains his own position on the agreed regime.
Thus, almost four years after both ratified their separation agreement, Shakira and Piqué are once again going through the courts and demonstrating that the differences regarding their family are still far from being completely closed. This time, the conflict does not revolve solely around who spends more time with Milan and Sasha, but rather who should bear the effort of maintaining that bond between Miami and Barcelona.