December 2, 2012 - 21:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Colombian pop star Shakira is being sued for $100m by a former boyfriend who acted as her business manager for six years, BBC News reported. Antonio de la Rua claims he was the "principal architect" of a business plan that turned the singer into a global superstar.He is seeking to "recover his share of past and future partnership profits," according to papers filed in New York. In a separate case, Shakira is suing de la Rua for misappropriation of funds. Her legal case, filed in the Bahamas in October, accuses him of paying himself an unauthorized bonus and using funds from their business partnership to pay personal expenses. Mr De la Rua denies the allegations.

Shakira 's rise from Latin American star to global superstar, as told in the lawsuit filed by Antonio de la Ra, her former boyfriend, was one of full of hard work, bold artistic moves, savvy management and love. "The combination of de la Ra's business and marketing talents with Defendant's artistic talents, beauty and sex appeal succeeded in propelling the value of the partnership far beyond anything either had previously achieved or believed possible," reads a section of the suit, one of many passages that strike a wistful note. Now, de la Ra is seeking to "recover his share of past and future partnership profits," says the suit, filed Nov. 20 by William Reid of Reid, Collins & Tsai in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The complaint follows a brief writ of summons filed by Shakira in late October seeking damages from de la Ra for misappropriation of funds. His suit, in turn, provides a rare look at the intricacies of Shakira's career a...

(Shakira's Instagram) Her hips don't lie, and neither does a baby bump this big. Shakira showed off her growing tummy in a picture she posted to Instagram Tuesday. Cuddling up beside her boyfriend, Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique , the singer looks perfectly at ease with her changing body. I could have another nine months like this! she wrote as the picture's caption. Shakira appears au naturale in the photo, and looks fantastic.The 35-year-old, who met Pique in Spring 2010, announced her pregnancy in September. While there's no denying her good looks, Shakira certainly isn't the only star who maintains her beauty sans make up. Check out these other bare faced beauties Bauer Griffin Related Articles:

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(Shakira's Instagram) Her hips don't lie, and neither does a baby bump this big. Shakira showed off her growing tummy in a picture she posted to Instagram Tuesday. Cuddling up beside her boyfriend, Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique , the singer looks perfectly at ease with her changing body. I could have another nine months like this! she wrote as the picture's caption. Shakira appears au naturale in the photo, and looks fantastic.The 35-year-old, who met Pique in Spring 2010, announced her pregnancy in September. While there's no denying her good looks, Shakira certainly isn't the only star who maintains her beauty sans make up. Check out these other bare faced beauties Bauer Griffin Related Articles:

(Shakira's Instagram) Her hips don't lie, and neither does a baby bump this big. Shakira showed off her growing tummy in a picture she posted to Instagram Tuesday. Cuddling up beside her boyfriend, Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique , the singer looks perfectly at ease with her changing body. I could have another nine months like this! she wrote as the picture's caption. Shakira appears au naturale in the photo, and looks fantastic.The 35-year-old, who met Pique in Spring 2010, announced her pregnancy in September. While there's no denying her good looks, Shakira certainly isn't the only star who maintains her beauty sans make up. Check out these other bare faced beauties Bauer Griffin Related Articles:

Shakira's Baby Bump Colombian singer Shakira, who is expecting her first child with Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, posted a photograph of her boyfriend and herself on Twitter, with this