A few days ago an interview was published by the Spanish journalist, Javier de Hoyos, with a former employee of Shakira, in which he narrated the nightmare of working with her.
Below we will tell you point by point, each of these accusations, that the Spanish made once morest the Colombian.
1. “You can’t look Shakira in the eye and when she passes you have to turn around”
Cristina Cárdenas revealed that Shakira’s attitude is almost unbearable when working with her.
Cárdenas revealed that Shakira ordered that no one look her in the eye, and when she entered a room, everyone had to turn around and go regarding their business.
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2. “You can’t talk to her, without her talking to you first”
Cárdenas denounced that Shakira reaches the point of prohibiting them from speaking to her, without her doing it first.
According to Cárdenas, it is strictly forbidden for people to want to “start a casual chat” with her.
3. “You can’t ask for a photo with your cell phone”
Cárdenas said that the use of cell phones when Shakira is there is very restricted.
“Nobody can take out their cell phone and take a picture or record it, much less ask for a selfie.”
4. “The productions are delayed more than 10 hours because of Shakira”
Cristina Cárdenas, recounted her bad experience she had with the Colombian singer.
“We were shooting a spot that was supposed to last 4 hours, and it ended up lasting 17 hours because of Shakira. She is very bossy, and now no one wants to go shooting with her anymore,” Cárdenas said.
5. “If there is someone who is prettier than her, he throws her out of the shoot”
Cárdenas accused Shakira of firing the girls who were “prettier” than her, on the set.
“Shakira started pointing fingers at various pretty girls ‘you, you and you, I’m sorry but you can’t be in the video,'” Cárdenas said.
6. The shooting with a rented cruise and 150 extras, had to be canceled because of Shakira
Cárdenas recounted that on one occasion, he had to work on the filming of a commercial for a cruise company, in which Shakira was the image.
“It was a giant cruise, we had hired 150 extras and at the last minute Shakira canceled us, saying that her husband had tonsillitis.”
7. “Shakira threw water at a journalist from her car”
The journalist Javier de Hoyos was the one who revealed the interview, and also stressed that Shakira “does not treat the Spanish press very well.”
Hoyos said that on one occasion, the singer began to throw water from the windshield wiper towards a journalist, who left him soaked.
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8. How reliable is Cristina Cárdenas?
Cristina Cárdenas is an Actors Coordinator, and has worked on various audiovisual productions with Shakira.
The Spanish journalist Javier de Hoyos was the one who published the interview, but did not reveal the basis for his accusations, nor did he clarify whether he had been a worker who had ended his relationship with Shakira on bad terms.