Shakira Refuses to Give Up Handbag During Wild Boar Attack

FILE - This Aug. 10, 2018 file photo shows Shakira performing in concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - This Aug. 10, 2018 file photo shows Shakira performing in concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
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Shakira Refuses to Give Up Handbag During Wild Boar Attack

FILE - This Aug. 10, 2018 file photo shows Shakira performing in concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - This Aug. 10, 2018 file photo shows Shakira performing in concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Pop star Shakira has said in her Instagram stories that she was attacked by wild boars while walking with her son in a park in Barcelona.

"They attacked me in the park and took off with my bag with my phone," the Colombian singer said, holding a torn and dirty black bag up to the camera.

"In the end, they let go of the bag," she added, before saying to her son: "Milan, tell the truth about how your mother confronted the wild boars." The pair were not injured in the attack.

Wild boars are more and more common in Barcelona, as in many other European cities. In Barcelona some people even feed the animals, despite it being banned.



World’s Most Popular TikTok Star Khaby Lame Leaves the US after Being Detained by ICE

Khaby Lame poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Oppenheimer" in London, July 13, 2023. (AP)
Khaby Lame poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Oppenheimer" in London, July 13, 2023. (AP)
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World’s Most Popular TikTok Star Khaby Lame Leaves the US after Being Detained by ICE

Khaby Lame poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Oppenheimer" in London, July 13, 2023. (AP)
Khaby Lame poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Oppenheimer" in London, July 13, 2023. (AP)

Khaby Lame, the world’s most popular TikTok personality with millions of followers, has left the US after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa.

The Senegalese-Italian influencer, whose legal name is Seringe Khabane Lame, was detained Friday at Harry Reid International Airport but was allowed to leave the country without a deportation order, a spokesperson for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed in a statement.

Lame arrived in the US on April 30 and “overstayed the terms of his visa,” the ICE spokesperson said. The Associated Press sent a message seeking comment Tuesday to the email address listed on Lame’s Instagram account. He has not publicly commented on his detainment.

His detainment and voluntary departure from the US comes amid President Donald Trump’s escalating crackdown on immigration, including raids in Los Angeles that sparked days of protests against ICE, as the president tests the bounds of his executive authority.

A voluntary departure, which was granted to Lame, allows those facing removal from the US to avoid a deportation order on their immigration record, which could prevent them from being allowed back into the US for up to a decade.

The 25-year-old rose to international fame during the pandemic without ever saying a word in his videos, which would show him reacting to absurdly complicated “life hacks.” He has over 162 million followers on TikTok alone.

The Senegal-born influencer moved to Italy when he was an infant with his working class parents and has Italian citizenship.

His internet fame quickly evolved. He signed a multi-year partnership with designer brand Hugo Boss in 2022. In January, he was appointed as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.

Last month, he attended the Met Gala in New York City, days after arriving in the US.