The list of celebrity wives cheated on by their husbands is long and growing. Whether Shakira, Khloe Kardashian, Sandra Bullock, Emily Ratajkowski, Demi Moore, Elizabeth Hurley, Hilary Clinton or Sienna Miller. And even with Beyoncé and Victoria Beckham, the infidelity rumor mill was already brewing about their husbands. The list is actually much longer, but then it would fill the whole article.
Most of the time, the women remain silent about the rumours, especially in an ongoing marriage, even though they have been publicly snubbed and exposed by their husbands. One who is not silent is the Colombian singer Shakira. Despite a twelve-year relationship and two sons together, footballer Gerard Piqué was unable to remain faithful to his stunning wife.
Five days ago, the singer teamed up with BZRP to release a song discreetly titled, "Session
Here are a few excerpts of what she sings:
An unusual reaction, most of the time the betrayed women remain silent (and yes, there are an unbelievable majority of women who are betrayed, whether it's at Shakira's or Hans and Gabi next door). Shakira is not silent, she dissects her ex-boyfriend in her lyrics and exposes him as well. The music video has racked up 133 million views on YouTube in five days - but opinions are divided as to whether this is the right way to go. I say very clearly: YES!
Why? Because it's enough! Cheating has become normal these days. When a friend tells you that her husband cheated on her, it doesn't even make your stomach tingle anymore. You shrug your shoulders, say you're sorry and within a few minutes in the restaurant you're wondering what you'd like to order for dinner. Celebrity women in particular have a role model function and prime examples such as Khloe Kardashian, who lets Tristan Thompson cheat on her non-stop and has more children with him, are poison for the outside world. What message do such celebrities convey to the younger generation? Is it ok that he keeps cheating? It's great having kids with a man like that? I do not think so.
Precisely because the subject of cheating is now so normal and socially accepted, there is a need for women like Shakira who will not hide in silence until the media tsunami over their own marriage or relationship is over. Women who stand up and publicly say: train your brain instead of your muscles and stop crying, it's your own fault! - and one thing above all: Look what you have lost.
I wish more celebrity women would stand up and stand their wives after he pissed her off with his infidelity. I wish the silence on this would end and that more people would finally talk about how horribly "normal" it is these days to be cheated on. The Shakira song is now on repeat for me and I hope that many a woman will take an example from it, even if you're not in the public eye.
