Aleks Syntek responds to those who called him a hypocritical for taking a picture with Shakira after criticizing her: “I know her since a child”
Aleks Syntek has responded to the criticisms that arose after sharing a photograph with Shakira During the recent tour of the Colombian artist in Mexico.
According to statements collected by the program “Sale”, Syntek defended his relationship with Shakirahighlighting that her link with her dates back many years, when she met her as a girl and came to live with her family.
This gesture of sharing the image was described as “hypocrite” by some users on social networks, who recalled the criticisms that the Mexican had previously made about the music of the Barranquilla.
“People judge to see me with Shakira for this moment, but I knew her as a child, I lived with her parents, I took it Let’s get along “
The interpreter of “Love hurts” He explained that his presence in Shakira’s concerts was not only due to his admiration for the singer, but also to her relationship with the musicians who accompany herwho in the past worked with him during their tours in the United States.
Syntek said that, when he reunited Shakira after a long time, she received it with affection and expressed a compliment: “The years do not pass.”
In his statements, the singer stressed that, despite his opinions on the recent Shakira musical projects, this does not affect the friendship they maintain.
“I was there for their musicians, they played with me, they were my musicians when I was toured by the United States, they are all of mine and Shakira when he saw me, he has not seen us, he told me: ‘The years do not pass for you’, I felt very flattered.”
The controversy around Aleks Syntek began months ago, when he expressed his dissatisfaction with the songs that Shakira launched after his separation from Gerard Piqué.
During your participation in “The podcast + order” With Gabo Ramos in April 2024, Syntek criticized the content of the letters of these issues, arguing that They could have a negative impact on the children of the singer, Milan and Sasha.
According to the Mexican, the songs, which refer to the children of the children, would not be appropriate for respect for them. In addition, he compared Shakira’s recent work with his album “Barefoot” of 1995, stating that he missed pop music and “beautiful” lyrics of that time.
“This is the Shakira that we all miss, the one that made beautiful lyrics, beautiful pop songs, but already the new of Shakira does not make me very happy (…) I understand that she is very angry with her ex, but, and her children? Out of respect for the kids, I would not go to the jugular to the dad of my children, she will always be her father,” he said then.
Syntek has also been a constant critic of the urban genre, particularly the reggaeton, whom he has indicated for his explicit letters.
On several occasions, it has proposed to regulate the dissemination of this type of music in public spaces, especially in places frequented by families and minors.
These positions have generated divided reactions, with some supporting their perspective and others accusing it of being intolerant towards contemporary musical expressions.
