The Singer Shakira Insulted an Israeli and Israel on MTV

The Singer Shakira Insulted an Israeli and Israel on MTV-Fiction!

Summary of the eRumor
The message claims that the singer Shakira was a guest on MTV and during a segment of live telephone calls refused to speak to an Israeli caller. She is quoted as having said that she'd rather have pigs listening to her music than Israelis. The eRumor encourages a boycott of Shakira's music.

The Truth
The Anti-Deformation League has looked into this and says there's no evidence that it ever happened. They call it "a complete fabrication." The ADL says a representative of MTV confirmed that the incident did not take place on any of many MTV channels.

Shakira is an international superstar from Colombia whose music has topped the charts in numerous countries including Israel.

Nobody knows the origin of this rumor, but it could stem from the fact that her name is Arabic, a part of her heritage from her father who is Lebanese.

There is no evidence that she has ever made any anti-Semitic remarks.

A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:

This week the singer Shakira appeared on MTV in front of a live audience
and talked to fans who called the studio.
when an Israelie fan was put on the air, the singer refused to speak to her saying she'd "rather have PIGS listening to her music than Israelies!"
I think it is a disgrace that a person like her is given a platform to express her incredibly outrageous views and that a network as big and as influential as MTV did not condemn her statement.

This is a singer who is rated no.1 in the world and in Israel with her smash hit "whenever, wherever". we can not turn a blind eye to these sayings anymore!

I ask you all, please send this Email to all your mailing lists to help spread the word on this terrible remark and to boycott the singer's CDs.