At least that's what the Colombian pop star and "The Voice" said in papers filed, inquiring a Manhattan Supreme Court to brush aside Antonio de la Rúa's $250 million lawsuit against her.
The two began dating in 2000 and split in 2010, whereas de la Rúa, a solicitor, proceeded to work as her business supervisor until October 2011.
In the lawsuit, de la Rúa asserts that he formed the "Shakira brand," taking credit for two of the singer's large-scale hits, "Hips Don't Lie" and "Waka Waka."
When Shakira met de la Rúa, "[she] was currently a well-known and recognized artist, and [her] international career was established and solid," the affidavit, got by the New York every day News, said.
She furthermore said he was just "one of [her] many advisers," who got his role in her career in 2005 because he was jobless.
When de la Rúa's dad, Fernando de la Rúa, "was compelled to resign as President of Argentina at the end of 2001, plaintiff, for his own security, became self-exiled from Argentina and he became unemployed," the filing said.
For his part, de la Rúa asserts he assured Shakira to record "Hips Don't Lie" and motivated "Waka Waka," orchestrated a $300 million deal with Live Nation in 2008. He states she only got rid of him as a enterprise colleague after she started going out with Gerard Piqué, with who she now has a son.
De la Rúa's suits includes filings in New York, California, Switzerland and the Cayman isles.
Shakira has in turn filed a lawsuit against against her ex in the Bahamas for misappropriating $3 million. Her solicitors argue de la Rúa's case has no standing because their business joint venture was not ever in writing.
Bill Reid, solicitor for de la Rúa, said Shakira is only endeavouring to bypass the case.
“We just desire to have our day in court and it’s apparent that they don’t," Reid said.
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