Shakira pregnancy rumors false: father

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Latin America media have been circulating the stories that singer would soon become a mother.

23 June,2012 10:43 am

Belly dancing Colombian pop star Shakira is not pregnant, her father said Friday in an effort to quell rumors that have gone viral in Latin America.Ive heard certain media announce the confirmation of my daughters pregnancy, William Mebarak said in a statement. Thats absolutely false.Stories speculating that the singer would soon become a mother have been circulating in Latin American media for weeks.According to the reports, the father is Shakiras longtime companion, Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique.Some media outlets even go so far as to claim the 35-year-olds supposed pregnancy is being complicated by toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection.Stories were first published by the Colombian and Mexican press, before being picked up elsewhere in the region.Shakira fans say it was her father who first who alluded to his daughters alleged pregnancy in a television interview.But Mebarak vehemently disputed that.Im hoping for good news, and hope it happens soon, because she knows it will make us all rejoice, Mebarak said. Ive never said otherwise.Currently in Poland to watch her boyfriend play in the Euro 2012 soccer championships, the singer is preparing songs for an upcoming album.She has yet to comment on the reports.