Yesterday, Wednesday, June 7, Gerard Piqué returned to the City of Justice for a matter that has nothing to do with the confrontations with his ex-partner, the singer Shakira. On this occasion, the judge will have to decide on the complaint lodged at the police station on May 10 by the creator of the Kings League and his girlfriend, Clara ChÃa, against the photojournalist Jordi MartÃn and on which the court of inquiry no. 6 of Barcelona has thought it appropriate to open proceedings for a possible crime of harassment and assess the request for a 3,000-metre restraining order that Piqué has finally withdrawn and that Clara ChÃa has reduced to a thousand. They claim to have been forced to change their usual routines to avoid the shadow of the paparazzi.
The ex-Blaugrana and the paparazzi have known each other for years and although they were never and could not be friends, if they have now reached the courts, MartÃn is sure that it is because of the open trench between Piqué and the mother of his children: “He can’t stand me because I’ve always been closer to Shakira,” says the photographer.
For years, Jordi MartÃn has been covering the information on the Colombian star and ex-footballer in Barcelona; it is not surprising that he was the one who obtained the first photo that proved Piqué’s relationship with Clara ChÃa and that the ¡Hola! immortalized on the cover. And this thorn hurts. “I have always positioned myself with Shakira in the programs for Latin America in which I collaborate, especially El gordo y la flaca. I think that’s where the grudge comes from. But I want to make one thing very clear: I’m just doing my job, and in this case, it’s photographing a famous person on the street who generates headlines in the media and arouses a lot of interest.”
The complaint submitted by Gerard Piqué and Clara ChÃa adds up to 36 news pages, graphic reports, posts on Instagram and interventions on television by Jordi MartÃn. The paparazzi believe that a mistake on their part, taking pictures of them in a private place, encouraged them to report. It was in a parking lot in the upper part of Barcelona that MartÃn thought belonged to a supermarket. “I didn’t hide; when the security guard warned me that the area was a private area, I left with all the education and that’s it.” The complainants do not believe so and point to an “intimidating” attitude. Once both sides have been heard, the Prosecutor’s Office has asked for a free acquittal.
