The Sea Lion Says the Hips Do Lie

Shakira attacked by sea lion
NY Post

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Colombian pop singer Shakira has blamed her Blackberry for sparking a sea lion attack -- suggesting the marine mammal mistook the shiny black phone for a fish.

The 35-year-old "Hips Don't Lie" singer immediately alerted fans to the situation, posting on her Twitter account, "Omg what just happened to me! I was attacked by a sea lion!"

The incident occurred at the weekend during a holiday in Cape Town, South Africa, according to The Sun.

Shakira wrote on Facebook Monday that she decided to get closer to a group of sea lions and seals because she thought they were cute, when one suddenly jumped out of the water and came within a foot of her.

"[It] looked me in the eye, roared in fury and tried to bite me," she wrote, adding she was paralyzed by fear. "I believe what happened is that it confused the shiny reflection of the Blackberry I was taking these pics with, with some sort of fish."

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That sea lion was riled up about mistaken identity but it had nothing to do with mistaking a Blackberry for a fish. It had to do with that garden gnome in a tye dye shirt passing her self off as Shakira. If you want proof models/actresses/entertainers are made up and photoshopped to the point of perfection you've got a perfect example staring right at you. The sea lion was promised an international pop star. He got Gilbert Gottfried with a weave. I'd be pissed too.