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Shakira, Shakira, is opening up about the heartbreak she experienced after her ex Gerard Piqué’s alleged affair in late 2021.

“I always thought that I was more fragile or weaker than what life proved me to be,” the artist told People in an interview published Wednesday.

The end of Shakira’s 11-year relationship in 2022 inspired the track “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53″ one year later.

The song — which detailed the retired soccer player’s alleged infidelity — became the Grammy winner’s first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in over a decade.

Shakira (pictured here in 2025) got candid about the heartbreak she experienced following her ex Gerard Piqué’s alleged affair in 2021.

The end of the artist (pictured here with her ex in 2024) and the soccer player’s 11-year relationship inspired her 2023 song “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53.”

“It was just pure catharsis. I really needed to write about what I was going through and not have any censor,” Shakira mused.

As the “Hips Don’t Lie” crooner put it, songwriting is “like going to a shrink, only cheaper.”

Shakira — who shares sons, Milan, 13, and Sasha, 11, with Piqué — recalled leaning on pals and family after the alleged indiscretion.

“Life is a bitch, but it’s so worth living because friends are there for you,” she said about going through heartbreak.

Shakira (pictured here in 2019 with Piqué) called the process “pure catharsis,” adding that she “really needed to write about what I was going through and not have any censor.”

The “Hips Don’t Lie” hitmaker (pictured here in 2019 with her ex) said songwriting is “like going to a shrink, only cheaper.”

Shakira added that you have to have gratitude for the lessons in life.

“Even for the people that leave you with scars,” she stated, “because they just make us better.”

After separating from the athlete, the mom of two moved forward for her sons.

“When your world collapses, you have to get up and pay the bills and still prepare breakfast and take your kids to school. Life needs to go on,” Shakira elaborated to People, adding that “motherhood makes you strong.”

“The moment I became a mother, I saw life through a different perspective, and my kids are not only the best thing that happened to me, but I’ve learned so much from them every day.”

The Grammy winner said she had to be strong for her and Piqué’s sons, Milan, 13, and Sasha, 11, (pictured here together in 2025).

“The moment I became a mother, I saw life through a different perspective, and my kids are not only the best thing that happened to me, but I’ve learned so much from them every day,” the pop star (pictured here with her sons in 2025) gushed.

Despite being previously linked to Miami Heat player Jimmy Butler and Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, Shakira is happy with the two current boys she has in her life.

“I’m just thinking of raising my kids. I don’t see that for now,” Shakira admitted about a future relationship. “Maybe when they’re older.”

The trio has since relocated from Spain to Miami.

The Columbian star first met the soccer player on the set of her music video for “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” which was the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The songstress (pictured here with the retired footballer in 2019) first met her ex on the set of her music video for “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).”

In 2022, the pair (pictured here in 2013) announced they had split.

In 2022, Shakira and Piqué announced their separation to the world.

“We regret to confirm that we are separating,” the pair said in a statement released by the pop star’s rep at the time. “For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask that you respect our privacy. Thank you for your understanding.”

Months later, Shakira revealed just how difficult the breakup was.

In 2023 rumors surfaced that Shakira (pictured here with her ex in 2014) was devastated over his alleged affair with now-girlfriend Clara Chia Marti.

Shakira (pictured here with her ex in 2014) has since relocated to Miami with her sons.

“It’s hard to talk about it, especially because I’m still going through it, and because I’m in the public eye and because our separation is not like a regular separation,” she told Elle in September 2022.

In 2023, reports surfaced that the “Whenever, Wherever” songstress was “devastated” to find out her husband had allegedly been unfaithful with his now-girlfriend Clara Chia Marti.

At the time, rumors swirled that Shakira allegedly discovered her ex was cheating when she realized her favorite jam was disappearing from their fridge.

However, she has since discredited that rumor.

BTS domination.

The K-pop group swept the 2026 American Music Awards on Monday night by winning all three awards they were nominated for, including the top prize of the night: artist of the year.

They also won best male K-pop artist and song of the summer for “Swim,” the lead single from their new album “Arirang.”

BTS (seen above) swept the 2026 American Music Awards on Monday night.

The band (pictured above at the award show) won Artist of the Year, Best Male K-Pop Artist and Song of the Summer.

J-Hope (pictured above) said the group has had “such an overwhelming response” to their latest album, “Arirang.”

BTS put on a pre-taped performance to their song “Hooligan” at the start of the award show.

“Armys, we did it once again!” band leader RM said during the group’s artist of the year acceptance speech.

“It’s an honor to have this precious award,” he continued. “Our biggest thanks and gratitude, as always, go to Armys all over the world, who stood by us for the past 13 years. Thank you so much.”

RM, 31, also mentioned that the group completed their mandatory military service, for which they took a four-year hiatus from music.

Band member J-Hope added, “We’ve had such an overwhelming response to this album. Honestly, thank you for embracing ‘Arirang’ and every single song on this album that you helped chart. We’re so grateful.”

“It’s an honor to have this precious award,” band leader RM (seen above with the other BTS members) said during his speech.

BTS kicked off the award show with a pre-taped performance of their song “Hooligan” from their Las Vegas concert the night before.

The group also presented the best female R&B artist award to SZA.

Two more K-pop groups also took home major awards Monday evening, with Huntr/x — the voices behind “K-Pop Demon Hunters” — winning song of the year, best vocal performance, best pop song and best soundtrack.

Katseye, meanwhile, won for new artist of the year, best music video and breakthrough pop artist.

The group also presented an award to SZA.

BTS beat out Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber and more for Artist of the Year.

Rei Ami and EJAE of Huntr/x (pictured above) also took home three awards Monday evening.

Additionally, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Sombr and Sabrina Carpenter each had three wins apiece.

Taylor Swift had the most nominations heading into the night with eight. She lost in every category.

The show, hosted by Queen Latifah, also saw Karol G get the International Artist Award of Excellence, Billy Idol receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and Darius Rucker honored with the Veterans Voice Award.

BTS — consisting of RM, J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Suga, V and Jung Kook —  announced their hiatus in June 2022 to complete South Korea’s mandatory military service.

Katseye (pictured above) won three awards as well.

BTS (seen above at the 2022 Grammy Awards) went on hiatus in 2022 to complete mandatory military training in South Korea.

The group (seen above performing in Seoul in March) put out their latest album earlier this year.

“Arirang,” the group’s first studio album since 2020’s “Be,” debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States when it came out in March.

That same month, the group put out a Netflix documentary, “BTS: The Return,” where they opened up about their grueling work hours during the making of “Arirang.”

Jung Kook compared the members of the band to workers in a factory, while RM said he felt like they were “committing a crime” if they spoke up to ask for a break.

Stefon Diggs and Cardi B are “great” despite their May coffee shop clash, the NFL star claims — but they don’t appear to be together at this time.

“That’s my child’s mother. I love her to death,” Diggs, 32, said when asked by TMZ about their current status in a video published on Wednesday.

He then added: “You have to ask her.”

Stefon Diggs said he and Cardi B are “great” in his first interview since he was caught arguing with the “I Like It” hitmaker.

“That’s my child’s mother. I love her to death,” the athlete told TMZ.After the paparazzi asked Diggs about the explosive argument he and the “Up” hitmaker, 33, were caught having, the athlete played coy about the whole ordeal.

“What argument? I don’t even think that was an argument,” he said, noting that his demeanor was calm throughout the interaction.

That prompted the outlet to comment that Cardi appeared fairly fired up in the scene.

In response to the blow-up, Diggs said: “That’s okay … women get like that sometimes.”

When asked about the animated argument he and Cardi were spotted having, Diggs (seen above sitting left of Cardi at the May 11, 2025, NBA Playoffs game) downplayed the ordeal.

“What argument? I don’t even think that was an argument,” Diggs told the outlet of the argument, noting that he was relaxed throughout the conversation.

Still, the former New England Patriots player emphasized that the pair are “great.”

Cardi and Diggs, who broke up in February months after they welcomed their son, shocked fans last month when they reunited — and showed a lot of PDA — at Diggs’ Mother’s Day event.

But, the couple’s happy reunion was short-lived as they were spotted arguing outside of a coffee shop and gym in Maryland.

Diggs and Cardi (pictured here in May at Diggs’ Mother’s Day Event) broke up in February, months after they welcomed their son.

But they shockingly reunited in May for the athlete’s event, only to be caught experiencing trouble in paradise days later.

At the time, Cardi B responded to the reports of her lovers’ quarrel by brushing off the press with a wild and relatable reason for the feud.

“Sometimes I forget I’m a celebrity,” she tweeted. “Damn y’all ain’t never cuss your babydad out when you hungry?”

The “I Like It” emcee and Diggs began dating in 2025, going Instagram-official last June.

Jeffrey Epstein’s “sex scheduler” wants to write a tell-all memoir, Page Six has learned — but she fears giving away her “get out of jail free” card.

Sarah Kellen began working as the late pedophile’s assistant in 2001 and worked for him for about 15 years.

She also worked closely with his girlfriend, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

Kellen has been framed as both his co­conspirator and his victim.

And now we hear she wants to tell her story.

“She has so much to say, to plead her case. What she knows [about Epstein and Maxwell] would shock the world,” a confidant of the former couple told us of Kellen.

“One day she will write a tell-all book or produce a documentary for a Netflix type or give a tell-all to a TV show. But the info she has is her ‘get out of jail free’ card. It’s more valuable for her to hold onto the information should she need it to stay free.”

Kellen started working for Epstein in 2001 and was with him for 15 years while also working side by side with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

Kellen was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in Epstein’s infamous 2007 case that saw him receive a lenient sentence in Florida.

She has never been prosecuted. Testifying before the House of Representatives earlier this month, she said, “I was trapped inside Jeffrey Epstein’s world . . . He groomed me, sexually and psychologically abused me, controlled me, manipulated me, dominated me, and gaslit me until I could no longer tell which thoughts were mine and which were his.”

“Her book or show could go for millions,” said our insider.

“She had a front-row seat to the debauchery. But the price for freedom is priceless.”

Kellen was named as a co-conspirator during Epstein’s 2007 case that led to a lenient sentence, as well as a victim claiming, “I was trapped inside Jeffrey Epstein’s world . . . He groomed me, sexually and psychologically abused me.”

Kellen “accelerated her interest [in writing the book] after Epstein’s death,” the source added.

“She didn’t want to do anything while he was alive. She still fears Ghislaine Maxwell. But she won’t go to the grave with this story. It will come out either in court or tell-all form. There will come a time.”

Kellen’s attorney didn’t get back to us.

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Wilson abruptly walked away from a red carpet interview when she was asked about her billionaire father.

Wilson, who came out as transgender in 2020, was speaking with a reporter at a Desigual Vintage event in Ibiza, Spain, on Tuesday when the conversation turned to the Tesla CEO.

“Your father the best, no?” the reporter asked.

Vivian Wilson stormed off mid-interview after being asked about her estranged father Elon Musk.

My what? Sorry?” Wilson, 22, replied.

The reporter repeated the question, saying, “The best, your father.”

OK,” Wilson responded before ending the interview and storming off, according to social media footage.

The exchange is the latest public reminder of the years-long rift between Wilson and the entrepreneur.

The model, who has dropped Musk from her name, legally changed her gender in 2022 and has repeatedly criticized her father, saying she wants no relationship with him.

The 22-year-old model has repeatedly criticized Musk, saying she wants no relationship with him.

In court filings in 2022, she said she “no longer wishes to be related” to Musk. Since then, both have spoken openly about their fractured relationship.

Musk said in a 2023 interview with author Walter Isaacson that Wilson had become “a full communist” and blamed her politics in part on the private K-12 school she attended in Santa Monica, Calif.

The SpaceX founder later claimed he was “tricked” into signing documents related to Wilson’s gender transition.

“I lost my son, essentially,” Musk told Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson in 2024.

“They call it ‘deadnaming’ for a reason. The reason they call it ‘deadnaming’ is because your son is dead, so my son, Xavier, is dead, killed by the woke mind virus.”

Wilson responded by accusing Musk of being largely absent during her childhood.

Musk said in 2024 that his son Xavier, now known as Vivian, was “killed by the woke mind virus.”

“He doesn’t know what I was like as a child because he quite simply wasn’t there,” she told NBC News. “And in the little time that he was I was relentlessly harassed for my femininity and queerness.”

She also described Musk as “uncaring” and “narcissistic” and said she had little interest in maintaining contact with him.

“I want to make absolutely clear that I have disowned him and not the other way around,” she later wrote on Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads.

More recently, Wilson opened up about growing up as the child of one of the world’s richest men, calling the experience “isolating” and “strange.”

Musk with his then fiancée-Talulah Riley at an event in June 2010, with his twins Griffin (left) and Xavier (right).

“It was a very strange experience, very isolating,” she told Cosmopolitan in an interview published in April.

“I remember being very young and seeing homelessness and feeling sick to my stomach. People would get on me for being like a dramatic little child. But no, I was right to be a dramatic little s–t about that.”

Wilson is one of Musk’s oldest children. She and her twin brother, Griffin, were born in California in 2004 during Musk’s marriage to author Justine Wilson.

Musk has welcomed 14 children over the years with ex-wife Wilson, musician Grimes, Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis and influencer Ashley St. Clair.

Cara Delevingne pulled back the curtain on one of the darkest periods of her life.

During a candid appearance on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast, the actress revealed she was taking the drug GHB daily before suffering seizures that ultimately became a wake-up call in her recovery journey.

Delevingne, 33, shared some of her most detailed comments yet about the drug spiral that nearly derailed her life despite the model’s enormous professional success.

While many fans associate Delevingne’s recovery story with the viral paparazzi photos from Burning Man that sparked concern in 2022, she told Cooper the reality behind the scenes was far more severe.

Cara Delevingne revealed that she used GHB daily before suffering seizures that forced her to confront her addiction.

At the time, she was using GHB to “effectively knock yourself out” and then cocaine to keep herself awake.

Delevingne revealed that she had planned to get sober after a blowout 30th birthday celebration after years of drug use, believing she could simply stop on her own. Instead, she learned how physically dependent she had become.

“I didn’t know how addictive that stuff was,” she said, referring to the drug. “I just thought I took it every day. I didn’t know that you really had to like medically detox from it. And I started having seizures and that’s literally, [the 2022] photos were taken right after I’d had a seizure at Burning Man.”

The model is now sober and preparing to release new music.

Delevingne admitted her substance use initially offered relief from years of emotional turmoil stemming from childhood trauma, struggles with her mother’s illness and longstanding mental health challenges.

“When I first started doing drugs, it was that seeking connection,” she told Cooper. “And I felt like I found myself, you know? I was fun. And I loved music. And I loved dancing. And I was like, ‘Oh, this is someone I really like. This is really cool.’”

“It was at a pretty young age I started – because I didn’t have money at that point – I started buying drugs to sell them and to do them.”

Delevingne arrives at The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles to perform a small set to an intimate crowd, May 27, 2026.

What began as a source of connection became a way to isolate and disappear, she said. Eventually, she found herself using substances alone, a turning point she now recognizes as a warning sign.

“I knew it was bad when I started doing them alone and how much I liked that and how much I knew that people weren’t judging me,” Delevingne said. “And I didn’t judge myself for it. And I could disappear. And that – I knew it was a problem.”

Delevingne acknowledged that her career was thriving while her personal life deteriorated. The “Suicide Squad” star said success often masked the severity of what was happening because she continued working, earning money and maintaining a public image that appeared functional.

The 33-year-old said she hid the extent of her substance abuse while her career continued to flourish.

“When you’re successful and when you seem you are doing great – you have your hair and makeup done – it’s kind of fine,” she said.

“People make excuses, people are making money. You are paying for people’s lives and jobs and kids, you know, you don’t wanna stop. You don’t wanna say no.”

But behind the glamorous public image, Delevingne said her private reality was far darker than anyone realized.

“I knew it was bad when I started doing [drugs] alone and how much I liked that,” she said.

“If I say I was good at hiding it, people would be like, ‘No you weren’t.’ But if people thought it was bad, what they saw – they didn’t see half of it,” she revealed. “The damage was really being done alone because that’s where no one could stop me.”

The former Victoria’s Secret model also revealed that she became suicidal during the height of her fame despite appearing to have everything she had ever wanted.

“I think the kind of suicidal ideation came back around when I was at my height of fame, when I should have been the most happy,” Delevingne recalled. “And I felt the most guilty and I felt the most, like I didn’t deserve any of it. And I was so close to ending my life.”

The viral photos of Delevingne at Burning Man in 2022 became a wake-up call for the model. Looking back, Delevingne said she was not shocked by the images themselves because she had been living with that version of herself for years.

“I mean, I realized it was bad, but oh, it was horrible,” she confessed. “The shame, oh, the shame was really bad. Again, that was that part of myself that I hated, and I was hiding from everyone. So for everyone to see it, it was like f— the jigs up.”

Now sober and preparing to release new music, Delevingne said she wanted to discuss the specifics of her addiction because she rarely saw people publicly discussing the substances she struggled with.

“Alaskan Bush People” star Matt Brown’s cause of death has been revealed after the reality star died last month.

According to an autopsy conducted by the Okanogan County Coroner in Washington and obtained by Page Six, Brown’s manner of death was ruled a suicide caused by a single penetrating gunshot wound to the head.

The autopsy noted the contributing circumstances were subsequent immersion in water — in this case a river — and that he was under the influence of methamphetamine.

Brown’s body will now be released to his family for final arrangements.

On May 27, a witness called 911 after spotting Brown (seen above) floating face-down in the Okanogan River near Oroville, Washington.

On May 27, a witness called 911 after spotting a man, later identified as Brown, wading in the Okanogan River near Oroville, Washington.

The witness briefly turned away, then turned back after hearing a loud noise. That’s when they allegedly saw Brown floating face-down in a swift current.

A day later, the reality star’s younger brother Bear Brown said he had “some really bad news” and had been told that Matt “took his own life.”

Bear, 38, said Matt “was seen in a river, at a river or close to a river” and later “floating down the river” and that someone then “called police,” who have been “trying to find the body.”

Matt’s brother Bear Brown (seen above) said he feared his sibling had taken his own life.

Bear (seen above) claimed Matt had “been struggling for a long time with alcohol and with drugs.”

“All the witnesses are saying that it was Matt,” Bear lamented. “Someone definitely did, and a lot of people are thinking that it’s him. … It looks like it is. … It’s looking very likely that it is the case.”

Bear claimed his older brother had “been struggling for a long time with alcohol and with drugs” and claimed that Matt allegedly “didn’t want anything to do with the family.”

Bear later confirmed that authorities identified the body that was found in the Okanogan River as his brother.

Matt’s body was recovered from a Washington State river on May 30. He was 43. (Pictured: Matt in a selfie.)

Matt’s youngest brother, Noah Brown, helped pull the reality star’s body out of the water. (Pictured: Matt in a selfie.)

“They found a body in the river a few hours ago and it was positively identified as being Matt,” he said in a TikTok update.

Bear said his and Matt’s youngest brother, Noah Brown, was the first family member to see Matt’s body and that he assisted in the recovery efforts.

“Noah helped them pull the body out of the water and Noah identified [Matt],” he said.

Bear said he believed Matt died by suicide.

Bear said he believed Matt (seen above driving) died by suicide.

Matt (seen above in a selfie) was a cast member of Discovery’s reality show “Alaskan Bush People” from 2014 until 2019.

“I would’ve never thought that Matt would hurt himself. It does look as though it was self-inflicted,” Bear said at the time.

Matt was a cast member of Discovery’s reality show “Alaskan Bush People” from its debut in 2014 until 2019.

The series followed the Brown family’s life in the Alaskan wilderness.

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.