Shakira Sued By Ex-Manager For $100 Million

Read the filing in its entirety here.

De la Rua takes credit for expanding Shakira's reach beyond the Latin American market, calling himself the "principal architect of her management team and business plan that set 'Shakira' on the path to lasting financial success."

Indeed, since taking over leadership of said partnership, De la Rua says he propelled the value of the business relationship, which continued after their romance had ended.

The suit cites a January 2011 announcement on Shakira’s website in which the singer wrote, "[We] continue to be partners in our business and professional lives." The continuing partnership was further emphasized in an email Shakira apparently sent to the CEO of Live Nation Michael Rapino, which read, "[the break-up] only involves the romantic aspect of our relationship. His [de la Rua's] word is mine... We continue to be partners in all of our projects."

Among those lucrative projects was a $9 million sponsorship deal with Telefonica and a perfume deal with Puig that guaranteed the singer 2 million GBP every year for a decade. "The partnership was assured a steady stream of multi-million dollar profits for more than a decade with little or no risk of loss," de la Rua asserts in the suit.

But less than a year later, on Oct. 2011, de la Rua claims, his services were "terminated" by Shakira. In Feb. 2012, it was announced that Shakira had signed with Roc Nation, the management company owned by Jay-Z.

The de la Rua suit is apparently in response to a preemptive filing by Shakira in the Bahamas.

Today, the singer is also a judge on NBC's 'The Voice.' She is currently dating Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, with whom she has a son, born in January.