Michael Buble’s wife says singer received death threats after he was accused of ‘elbowing’ her

‘It made me afraid and I still feel a little bit frightened,’ says actor

Michael Buble has received death threats since he was accused of “elbowing” his wife, Luisana Lopilato, in a joint Instagram live.

In April, the singer and Ms Lopilato answered questions from fans in a short clip that showed Buble elbow his wife in her side before pulling her into an embrace.

The video was heavily criticised on social media, with many users labelling the singer’s actions “abusive”​.

Ms Lopilato responded with a statement on Instagram defending her husband.

“I want you all to know that I have no doubts about who my husband is and that I would choose him again a thousand times over!!” she said.

Now, during an interview on Argentian TV show, Intrusos, Ms Lopilato has revealed that one month on, her husband is receiving death threats.

“It made me afraid and I still feel a little bit frightened,” she said, speaking in Spanish.

“It’s not nice to receive death threats. The positive messages we received outnumbered them but I am worried for my family.”

The actor added that the people making false accusations of violence against her husband “don’t know [her]”.

“Mike is constantly looking at how to make me happier,” she said. “I felt a lot of pain.”

The actor said she did receive “a lot of love” from some people but that many more sent threatening messages.

“We received a lot of love from people but you wouldn’t believe the amount of people who sent me photos with weapons saying they were going to kill Mike when he reached Argentina,” she said.

Ms Lopilato and Buble tied the knot in March 2011 and have three children together.