Colombian singer Shakira has sued her former boyfriend Argentine Antonio de la Rúa for allegedly accruing $6,686,298 in credit card charges, transfers and deposits without her consent, according to Latin Times. According to the suit filed in October 2012, De la Rúa owes money to three plantiffs: Light Productions, Carpe Diem and Shakira.
Shakira is demanding De la Rúa, with whom she shared a relationship for over 10 years before she met Barcelona football star Gerard Piqué, pay $3 million in what in the suit refers to as "damages," as well as $200 million for a boat he purchased and never paid her back for and $500 million for her 2005's Bonds Cay project, Univision reported.
According to the lawsuit, De la Rúa also put $363.91 on a credit card that belongs to Shakira while he was on vacation with another woman.
The case was filed in the Bahamas and now de la Rúa is considering an appeal, according to Quién. "Now I have to decide whether to appeal in Los Angeles or accept that Shakira proposed it be in the Bahamas or Colombia," the Argentinian said.
"This process is very long and we are in the first stage: the choice of jurisdiction. The Los Angeles judge has not said who is or is not entitled to the assets of Shakira, but prefers the case to take place at another jurisdiction where they can hear cases from two people who are not residents of the city."
De la Rúa, in turn, believes that he is entitled to receive a part of the profits generated by the Colombian singer, because he helped her sign contracts worth millions and even participated in creating Shakira's fragrance.
"When we joined in 2004, Shakira was having many economic problems, she was losing money on tour. We started a partnership; we distribute the roles and specific powers. She took care of the artistic side, while I took care of business. In 2010, we ended our relationship, but for a few months we continued with our professional one," De la Rúa said, according to Quién.
De la Rúa and Shakira never signed a contract that specified the work that he carried out. "We didn't have a written contract, just an oral agreement by which we decided to distribute our profits. Shakira received a much higher percentage for being the artist and I got a smaller one for building the economic platform. We have always distributed the profits year by year," De la Rúa explained.
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