Shakira is busy "focusing on her family" after being forced to deny rumours she is dating Tom Cruise.
The pair sparked romance rumours last week as they were spotted together in Miami at the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
A source said there was "chemistry" between Shakira and actor Tom, 60, following the singer's painful split from football star Gerard Pique.
The 46-year-old singer and Barcelona defender, 36, announced their shock breakup in June last year after 12 years together. Gerard has since moved on with Clara Chia Marti, 24.
While Top Gun star Tom was said to be "extremely interested in pursuing Shakira", a family friend has revealed the pair are just friends and said Shakira has other priorities.
"When friends are in Miami, they get together. The press wants to create a romance, but she’s known Tom for a long time. She’s focused on her family," Ana Lourdes Martinez told Page Six.
A source had previously told the publication: "Shakira needs a soft pillow to fall on, and that could be Tom," before adding that he is "a nice-looking guy, and he is talented."
But it seems as though it's not meant to be, with Shakira reportedly having "a lot on her plate" right now.
"Shakira had a great time hanging out with Tom at F1 but she has no interest in dating him," a source told US Weekly.
"He was really nice and she enjoyed his company, but she isn’t focused on dating him or anybody else at the moment.
"She has a lot on her plate and is focused on her kids and career for now."
Shakira and Gerard – who share sons Milan and Sasha together – shocked fans when they issued a joint statement in June 2022 announcing the end of their romance.
The Hips Don't Lie hitmaker recently opened up about the breakup and says she has come out of it feeling "strengthened".
Shakira said she had previously bought into the "story" that a woman needs a man but claimed: "I now feel complete because I depend on myself."
In an apparent swipe at Gerard's new lover Clara Chia, Shakira told Mexican journalist Enrique Acevedo: "There is a place in hell reserved for women who don’t support other women."
She added: "I also had that dream of a family where the children had a mum and dad under the same roof.
"You don't achieve all your dreams in life but life has a way of compensating you and I think life has certainly done it with me with the marvellous two children I have."
Shakira added she had always been "emotionally quite dependant on men" but now she is "sufficient on her own".
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