Shakira: Diva in the Heart of Texas

Posted Sep 26th 2006 2:38PM by TMZ Staff

No one is safe from the cold shoulder of Shakira. A source tells TMZ that the pop princess skipped out on meet-and-greets scheduled months ago with fans and local radio personalities on her latest tour stop in McAllen, Tex. What's more, she demanded a full phalanx of protection literally surrounding her from dressing room to stage, preventing any contact with fans or staff, and asked the Dodge Arena to confiscate any cameras, which they did. (TMZ got this snap of the show from a cell phone.)

The Colombian-born songstress' budding-diva-behavior seems oddly off-key, particularly because McAllen's population is more than 80% Hispanic, and some of her most ardent fans are in the area, which borders Mexico, where Shakira is also hugely popular. In fact, fans were so desperate to get tickets for the sold-out shows that they have engaged in raw-egg-and-onion-eating contests for the chance to see her.

A member of the local media tells TMZ that reps for Epic Records, Shakira's label, told him that she declined the meet-and-greets and interviews because she needed to protect her voice -- except that the songstress has only one more show on her current tour until December. Reps for Shakira say that there were no official engagements that the singer was aware of or that she intentionally skipped, and a Dodge Arena spokesperson said that other artists have asked for the "no cameras" proviso.

Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Music, Shakira

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1. I cant stand looking at this frizzy haired, nasty ho

Posted at 2:55PM on Sep 26th 2006 by T

2. SHakira is a dyke.

Posted at 3:11PM on Sep 26th 2006 by pat michaels

3. Shakira.....get over it!
Her attitude don't lie

Posted at 3:16PM on Sep 26th 2006 by Quezada

4. I've said it before, I'll say it again- she looks like a muppet.

Posted at 3:18PM on Sep 26th 2006 by Caroline

5. Help me out because I don't get it. Her voice is grating and annoying...she sounds like a Hyena.

Posted at 3:25PM on Sep 26th 2006 by Matt

6. Ok please # 1 & 2 if your a girl your just jealous of how great she looks and if your a man then your just mad because you know you could never be with her....GET OVER IT!!!! shes a celebrity and can choose to talk or not if she wants to

Posted at 3:32PM on Sep 26th 2006 by Crazy

7. She's hot as hell from the neck down but the hair, the face and especially the voice make me cringe. My cringe don't lie.

Posted at 3:33PM on Sep 26th 2006 by give me earplugs

8. She blew off the American Idols when she was on the show too. She was told "the kids" want to meet you and declined later saying that she didn't know "the kids" were the Idols. She has had what 2 hit songs--don't get me wrong I liked both songs but come on get over yourself.

Posted at 3:51PM on Sep 26th 2006 by KP

9. In Shakira's defense for those non hispanic people. Less than a month ago a VERY famous Mexican singer(Joan Sebastian) son was shot in the head in McCallen Texas after his dads performans he was part of his dad security team. The killer in this case was a mexican fan of Joan Sebastian. The news made big headlines in Mexico and I KNOW that Shakira was aware of what had happened since she sent her condolesence to the family. she might have not wanted to admit it but I'm sure this was the biggest factor for her doing this. I'm from Texas(Dallas) and I was shocked that in such a small town like McAllen something like this could have happened.

Posted at 4:02PM on Sep 26th 2006 by lety

10. She can't sing!! She sounds horrible!!!

Posted at 4:06PM on Sep 26th 2006 by V

11. LOL I thought the headline said - Skankira

Seriously I thought I read that as the TMZ headline. Upon further inspection I see it says Shakira - whew.

BlackMetal

Posted at 4:07PM on Sep 26th 2006 by BlackMetal

12. I actually had an encounter in Miami with Shakira. I hostessed at a family restaraunt, she came in with her man, and sat on his lap and made out with him to the point that the people were like "Who is this chic?", I mean, it was way too heavy PDA for an early dinner at a family place. Then on top of it, she left a $2 tip on a $40 dollar check. She is not the sweet little thing everyone thinks she is. Shes got a major ego and she is rude.

Posted at 4:22PM on Sep 26th 2006 by mimi

13. I remember years back when she was starting to become famous, she was on a television show "Siempre Domingo" (sp?). Her attitude appeared to be sincere and she was actually chunky but she always had the hip moves.
I do believe some celebrity change when they become more famous. They forget that their fans made them famous.

Posted at 4:33PM on Sep 26th 2006 by Quezada

14. This hip shakin' dork makes me want to vomit when I hear her voice... Sounds like she's being strangled when she sings. SUCKS!

Posted at 5:39PM on Sep 26th 2006 by pat michaels

15. Shakira is an egotistical bunghole! She won't keep her fan base acting like a snob! I hope her hips fall off and she gets E-coli! Sharkira smells like fish!

Posted at 5:39PM on Sep 26th 2006 by Man Monkey

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