She added, "I beg you to abstain from pursuing them to the entranceway and exit of their school, hold for them astatine the doorway of our home, oregon travel them to their extracurricular and recreational activities arsenic the media did successful barcelona with the intent of capturing photos oregon boosting ratings."

Speaking for her boys, the "Whenever, Wherever" creator noted that they conscionable privation to beryllium capable to consciousness "safe and tranquil" successful nationalist and astatine school.

Shakira shared: "I spot that the journalists and photographers present volition beryllium delicate to the concern and that Milan and Sasha are facing and tin behave successful the much humane mode imaginable with them, keeping successful caput that this is astir the carnal and affectional wellness and information of 2 minors conscionable 8 and 10 years of age."

Concluding her message, Shakira pleaded with the media that she is coming to them not an creator but alternatively arsenic "a parent who wishes to support and attraction for the intelligence and affectional well-being of my children truthful they whitethorn unrecorded a blessed and steadfast life, arsenic each children merit to do."

Shakira captioned her tweet, "Respected friends, journalists, and media outlets…"

The Grammy victor and Gerard, 36, confirmed they had broken up aft 11 years together past June. Several months later, successful November, a root confirmed to E! News that the pair, who ne'er married, reached a custody statement that noted Shakira's program to determination with the kids to Miami to beryllium person to her family.

And that portion of her travel has begun arsenic the instrumentalist precocious reflected connected the large beingness change.

"I settled successful Barcelona to springiness my children stability, the aforesaid that we are present looking for successful different country of the satellite adjacent to family, friends and the sea," Shakira captioned her Instagram post April 2, via translation. "Today we commencement a caller section successful the pursuit of their happiness."

Gerard has besides spoken retired about respecting Milan and Sasha's privacy in the aftermath of the breakup.

"It is astir protecting them," the soccer subordinate told El Pais during an interrogation published past period via translation. "That is the occupation of each parents with children. That is what I americium focused connected and that is my occupation arsenic a father."