Overview
- In mid‑June multiple outlets and social posts circulated photographs showing Shakira and actor Manuel García‑Rulfo leaving the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood.
- Video clips shared after the photos reportedly show the two dancing salsa at El Floridita and some images circulating online have been described as showing a kiss.
- Neither Shakira nor García‑Rulfo or their representatives have confirmed a romantic relationship or commented on the images.
- The story was amplified by celebrity aggregator accounts such as DeuxMoi and entertainment outlets, and some users flagged at least one photograph as possibly altered or AI‑generated.
- Interest in the encounter is heightened by Shakira’s current global profile from her world tour and World Cup appearances and by García‑Rulfo’s rising Hollywood visibility, which has kept media coverage focused on speculation rather than official confirmation.