Gerard Pique and Shakira are being blackmailed

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Barcelona's defender Gerard Pique (L) and his wife Colombian singer Shakira pose with the trophy at the end of the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) final football match Athletic Club Bilbao vs FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on May 30, 2015. Barcelona won 3-1. AFP PHOTO/ JOSEP LAGO (Photo credit should read JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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Barcelona star and Spanish international Gerard Pique is reportedly being blackmailed over an alleged sex tape featuring himself and long-term partner Shakira.

In the wake of the Karim Benzema and Mathieu Valbuena scandal, this fresh case has emerged from Spanish media outlet Diario Vasco, which reports that the high-profile couple are being extorted for ‘a large sum of money’ by a former employee.

Pique met the Colombian pop star when he appeared in her music video for single Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), the official song for 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa – a competition the defender went on to win with the Spanish national side.

The couple have been in a very public relationship since that tournament and have two sons, Milan and Sasha, together.

They have yet to comment on the situation.

If found guilty in Spain of blackmail and extortion cases of this type, the offender could expect up to five years in prison.

‘Whoever, for profit, obliges someone through violence or intimidation to perform an act to the detriment of its assets or a third party, shall be punished with imprisonment of one to five years,’ article 243 of the penal code reads.