Daniel Valtier, 56, is facing charges of stalking and harassment. He has been trying to contact Shakira since she moved to the United States from Spain in the summer of 2023.

Valtier has always said Shakira is his wife. On January 8, Shakira’s bodyguards spotted him outside her Miami mansion. Before that, Valtier had repeatedly left small gifts for Shakira and her two sons in the mailbox in front of the mansion.

Valtier is currently in police custody for stalking. He has made numerous posts on his social media account fantasizing about his relationship with Shakira. The singer has been collecting information about the relationship and submitting it to the authorities since January 3.

On January 8, Valtier reappeared outside Shakira’s home. Shakira’s bodyguards discovered Valtier and contacted local authorities to have him detained.

When he appeared in court on Tuesday, Valtier said he could not enforce a no-contact order and keep his distance from Shakira. “She is my wife. I still talk to her regularly,” Valtier said.

Previously, Shakira’s side had asked this man to stop sending her gifts and posting about her on social media. However, these requests were not carried out by Valtier. Initially, when the court ordered Valtier’s detention, the requirement for this man to post bail of 50,000 USD was set.

The judge in the case expressed concern for Valtier’s mental health after he insisted that Shakira was… his wife. As a result, bail was increased to $100,000. A restraining order was formally issued, requiring Valtier not to send any packages or attempt to contact Shakira under any circumstances.

Valtier has been in trouble with the law for more than three decades. He has been arrested for drug offenses, assault, driving while impaired, and more. His most recent arrest was in 2019 for trespassing.

A few months ago, Shakira settled her tax evasion charges in Spain. To avoid going to court in Spain, Shakira agreed to pay $19 million in taxes and $5 million in fines.

By agreeing to pay the fine, Shakira will be able to avoid having to appear in court in Spain, and she will certainly not face a prison sentence.

Shakira has a net worth of around $304 million. She insists that she did not evade taxes, but she decided to pay the fine so that her children would not have to see their mother go through another difficult time in her life. Shakira said she decided to pay the fine rather than pursue legal action because she wanted to spend time with her children and her career.

In fact, Shakira is also caring for her elderly parents. In March 2023, Shakira’s biological mother was rushed to the hospital after suffering a blood clot in her leg. The incident occurred a few months after Shakira’s biological father suffered a dangerous fall.

These incidents occurred less than a year after Shakira broke up with her long-term boyfriend – former football player Gerard Pique.

Shakira is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid (92) and Nidia Ripoll Torrado (82). Her parents’ health problems have always had a strong impact on Shakira’s work schedule and life plans.

After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend Gerard Pique in June 2022 after 11 years together and having two children together, Shakira wanted to quickly move to the US to change her living environment and forget her sadness, but her parents continuously had health problems.

In 2022, Shakira’s life changed dramatically when Gerard Pique publicly announced his affair, while he and Shakira had not yet reached a mutual agreement on their relationship. The news that Pique had an affair put Shakira in a difficult situation.

Faced with the news crisis, Shakira and Pique officially announced their separation and quickly reached an agreement on child custody. Shakira will directly raise the two young sons. In April 2023, Shakira officially brought her parents and two sons to settle in the US. However, she quickly became the target of a crazy fan in the US, Daniel Valtier.