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Singing sensation, Shakira is being sued for $100 million hard US dollars by her ex-boyfriend who she dated for over 10 years. Woah! The 35-year-old singers former flame, Antonio de la Ra claims in court papers that he was the brains behind her hit, Hips Don't Lie , and "inspired the song Waka Waka, which went onto become the anthem for the 2010 World Cup. According to US Weekly, the suit that has caused a stir says: De la Ra spent more than six years building up the 'Shakira brand' into one of the most valuable pop-star brands in the entertainment industry. The profits earned by the partnership in 2011 and 2012, and millions of dollars that it will earn in the future, were generated by the deals he conceptualized, originated, negotiated and executed. We were lost at partnership... From Wherever, Whenever to Whatever! Though Antonio continued to work with Shakira when they split after ten years together, she sent him packing in 2011. Shakira who is now in a relations...

Colombian singer Shakira is fighting an ex's $250-million lawsuit. ( Francois Mori / Associated Press ) By Reed Johnson April 17, 2013 , 11:21 a.m. Years after they broke up, Shakira is still trying to shake her relationship with longtime beau Antonio de la Ra. And the moral of the story may be: Always insist on a pre-nup when you're a walking global brand. After the split, both moved on to new partners. Shakira is now attached to Spanish footballer Gerard Piqu, lives in Barcelona and recently gave birth to the couple's first child, a son, Milan. De la Ra is enamored of Daniela Ramos, a former Miss World Colombia, who recently gave birth to their first child, a daughter, Zulu. All's well that ends well, right? Except that in September, it emerged that De la Ra, an attorney and the son of a former president of Argentina, was planning to sue the Colombian pop diva for a cool $250 million. He argued that he hadn't been properly compensated for what he claimed were h...

Shakira said her ex-boyfriend's lawsuit is without merit, that he doesn't deserve credit for her career success. Shakira arrives at the 12th annual Latin Grammy Awards at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 10, 2011. UPI/Jim Ruymen License photo Shakira owes her success to nobody but herself, and certainly not her ex-boyfriend. At least that's what the Colombian pop star and "The Voice" said in papers filed, asking a Manhattan Supreme Court to dismiss Antonio de la Ra's $250 million lawsuit against her. The pair began dating in 2000 and split in 2010, although de la Ra, a lawyer, continued to work as her business manager until October 2011. In the lawsuit, de la Ra claims he shaped the "Shakira brand," taking credit for two of the singer's biggest hits, "Hips Don't Lie" and "Waka Waka." When Shakira met de la Ra, "[she] was already a well-known and recognized artist, and [her] international career was es...

Gerard Piqu dropped off his girlfriend, Shakira , and their baby son, Milan, at the Barcelona airport yesterday. Before the family parted ways, Shakira and Gerard held each other and shared a kiss goodbye. Shakira and Milan have been bicontinental while she focuses on her judging duties for NBC's The Voice , where she is quickly making her competitive presence known. During the show's first night of battle rounds on Monday, Shakira swiftly used both her steals to pick up two acts from veteran judge Adam Levine. Baby Milan has taken to the judge's seat as well and was pictured on set with Shakira last week. The new mom is apparently snap-happy on and off her show set. On Monday, Shakira tweeted another photo of Milan, saying, "I swore I would never do this and now I am one of those annoying moms showing pics of her baby!"

Home The Voice Shakira Shakira Was Right To Use Both Steals On The Voice Shakira Steals Shakira had a tough time snagging the top singers from her fellow judges during the first few battle rounds. Howe! ver, she ended up with amazing talent after using both of her steals right away! Shakira isnotholding back! April 15 was only night one of the battle rounds , but The Voice s new judge had no problemsnatching up two amazingly talented women that could win her the season. Shakira Captures Top Talent With Steals Ive got to applaud Shakira. While judges usually are very careful with their steals, Shakira knew what she wanted and went after it and on night one, no less. Some of my new steals are really keeping me happy, she said in an interview with NBC after her two steals. Theyre the contestants that I had in mind, and I was able to getthem, so Im happy! Her first steal went to Sasha Allen , who captured my heart too when she sang Not Ready To Make Nice in the blind auditions. Howev...

April 16, 2013 10:59 Antonio de la Rua claims he talked the singer to recording her hit 'Hips Don't Lie' Photo: PA Shakira is being sued for 65 million by her ex-boyfriend, who claims he masterminded her career. Argentinian businessman Antonio de la Rua met the Columbian singer in 2000 after he had lead the political campaign that made his father, Fernando de la Rua, president of Argentina. They were together until 2010. In legal documents filed in Los Angeles, de la Rua claims that a business relationship ran parallel to their romance and that he talked Shakira into recording her hit 'Hips Don't Lie', which went Number One in 24 countries in 2006, Billboard reports. According to the court documents filed by de la Rua, the international success of Shakira whose real name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoli 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 busine...