COLOMBIA: 29 May UPDATE: Singer Juanes Denies Being "Depressed" And Taking 4-Year Break.

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    EFE now reports that singer Juanes vehemently denies being depressed as claimed by his ex-manager Fernan Martinez.
  Martinez said the singer's recently-announced career-break will last around "three or four years" because Juanes was "depressed" and had "personal problems.
  Miami-based Martinez believes that Juanes was weighed down by the relatively poor performance of his latest album, "P.A.R.C.E."
   Juanes recently announced that Martinez was sacked...via TWITTER.

COLOMBIA: Juanes Blasts Santos For Stealing Song For Campaign.

COLOMBIA REPORTS/   Via Twitter, popular singer Juanes claims presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos used his song in a campaign ad without permission, calling it "abuse." The song "La Camisa Negra" is on YouTube with lyrics altered to refer to Santos. In a recent poll, Santos regained a slight lead over Green Party candidate Antanas Mockus.