March 14, 2002

Shakira Gets Political

By MTVE.com

There are those who would argue that any kind of publicity is good... and exotic pop queen Shakira has certainly caused quite a stir in Argentina.The singer has had all copies of her album"Laundry Service"pulled from the Tower Records shops across the country. Not too good so far.The drastic move is in protest of Shakira's decision to feature the son of Argentina's shamed president (Fernando de la Rua) in her video for"Underneath Your Clothes."Antonio de la Rua is the blonde bombshell's romantic partner who for a time played the role of advisor to his father. Antonio's father is currently facing an investigation into the shooting of five protesters outside his residence as his term in office drew to a close last year.Some cynics regard the controversial Shakira video"just a publicity stunt."