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Shakira's baby son Milan gets ready for his close-up

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16 APRIL 2013 Shakira , 36, clearly wants the world to know she is a proud mummy. The singer has shared another Twitter picture of her adorable son Milan with fans. The latest image shows the baby propped up in a reative's arms, gazing wide-eyedinto the camera. First time mum Shakira acknowledged her maternal enthusiasm in the caption. "I swore I would never do this and now I am one of those annoying moms showing pics of her baby!". Last week Milan, who is the singer's son with FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique , made an appearance on the US version of The Voice . Shakira is the only woman on the judging panel, starring alongside Maroon 5's Adam Levine, country singer Blake Shelton and Usher . The Latina star proudly perched her son on her lap and laughed as herhis attention was drawn to the famous red button that decides the singing hopeful's fate. "Uh oh," she added with a picture of Milan frowning. "I don't think he liked that pe...

The Voice: Shakira Steals Talented Singers in First Night of the Battle Rounds

TV Watch The Voice By Andrea Billups 04/15/2013 at 11:00 PM EDT It may be a man's world (as the song goes) but the talented women of The Voice brought the heat on the show's first night of battle rounds . "It was certainly a woman's world tonight," host Carson Daly said after power vocalists Karina Iglesias and Judith Hill threw down on the James Brown classic, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World." Soaring, impassioned and fierce, the divas-in-training matched up perfectly, putting on a clinic of sorts in a performance that had judge Blake Shelton "freaking out." "You guys were connected from the moment you first came out," said a grinning Usher . But it was new mom Shakira who summed up the epic battle perfect! ly: "It was almost deliciously contradictory to witness so much female power and to hear them say, 'This is a man's world.' " In the end, Adam Levine, who had coaching help from Lady Ant...

Shakira Shares Baby Photos of Son on The Voice Set

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Forget mother knows best. On the set of The Voice , it's baby knows best! New coach Shakira tweeted a series of photos of her and her 2-month-old son Milan on the set of the hit singing competition. As it turns out, Milan is just as expressive as his mother! Shakira vs. Britney: The ultimate face-off (in GIFS) "Uh oh, I don't think he liked that performance!" Shakira tweeted , along with a photo of an adorably unimpressed Milan. "Clearly Milan's intrigued by this performance," she captioned another. Milan is Shakira's first child with her boyfriend, Spanish National soccer player Gerard Piqu . Do you want Milan to join Team Shakira full-time? View original Shakira Shares Baby Photos of Son on The Voice Set at TVGuide.com Other Links From TVGuide.com View the original article on TVGuide.com

Shakira's ex-boyfriend, business partner sues for $100 million

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Shakira at the 12th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, Nov. 10, 2011. UPI/Jim Ruymen License photo HOLLYWOOD, April 13 (UPI) -- Shakira 's ex-boyfriend and former business partner is suing the Colombian singer for $100 million, saying he is the "principal architect" in her success. Argentine businessman Antonio de la Rua said the severed business partnership -- which ended in 2011 when Shakira signed with Roc Nation management company -- entitles him to $100 million of Shakira's earnings. De la Rua and Shakira -- whose real name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll -- met in 2000 and began dating shortly thereafter. In the suit filed Friday in California Superior Court , de La Rua said Shakira's success "was not simply luck," but "the result of a hard-fought battle to conquer the music world that Mebarak and de la Rua fought together as business partners." The businessman called himself the "principal architect of her management team an...

Shakira Sued for $100 Million by Ex-Manager

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Marc Baptiste Shakira The behind-the-scenes drama of Shakira s personal life and finances are coming to light via a lawsuit filed by Antonio de la Rua . The Argentinian businessman, who met the Colombian singer in 2000 while serving as campaign manager for his fathers bid to become president of Argentina, and began dating her soon after, alleges that their severed business partnership entitles him to $100 million. According to the filing, de la Rua estimates that the value of Shakiras 2008 10-year deal with Live Nation alone is worth $300 million. PHOTOS: 'The Voice': Meet the Season 4 Coaches In the suit, filed on April 12 in California Superior Court, de la Rua claims that the global success of Shakira, whose real name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, was not simply luck, but rather, the result of a hard-fought battle to conquer the music world that Mebarak and de la Rua fought together as business partners. Read the filing in its entirety here . De la Rua takes credit for e...

Shakira's cute son on 'Voice'

Us Weekly "The Voice" is adding a fifth judge to the show: Shakira 's nearly three-month-old baby boy Milan! The NBC show judge and new mom brought her son to work on Thursday. The 36-year-old singer, who welcomed her first child with her boyfriend, Gerard Pique, in January, shared a photo on Twitter of herself holding Milan on her lap while posing in a judge's chair on set. PHOTOS: Celebrity pregnancies "Clearly Milan's intrigued by this performance," she captioned the adorable photo. "5th coach." In the snapshot, little Milan holds one finger up to his mouth as he watches the stage and mom, Shakira, smiles at the camera. In another funny shot, Milan looks very upset, and she joked, "Uh oh, I don't think he liked that performance!" VIDEO: Shakira says the male judges on 'The Voice' underestimate her The Colombian singer told reporters in Paris on March 27 that she's still adjusting to being a new mom. "I don...

Shakira Brings Adorable Son Milan, Almost 3 Months, to The Voice Set: Picture

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Shakira brings son Milan, almost 3 months, to The Voice set on April 11. Credit: Courtesy of Shakira The Voice is adding a fifth judge to the show: Shakira 's nearly three-month-old baby boy Milan! The NBC show judge and new mom brought her son to work on Thursday, April 11. The 36-year-old singer, who welcomed her first child with boyfriend Gerard Pique in January, shared a photo on Twitter of herself holding Milan on her lap while posing in a judges' chair on set. PHOTOS: Celebrity pregnancies "Clearly Milan's intrigued by this performance," she captioned the adorable photo. "5th coach." In the snapshot, little Milan holds one finger up to his mouth as he watches the stage and mom Shakira smiles at the camera. In another funny shot, Milan looks very upset, and she joked, "Uh oh, I don't think he liked that performance!" V! IDEO: Shakira says the male judges on The Voice underestimate her The Colombian singer told reporters in Paris...