Shakira's
Swiss bank account is safe.
A judge in Geneva has rejected a claim from the pop star's ex-boyfriend
Antonio de la Rúa that her assets should be frozen until they had worked
out what he alleges is rightfully his. De la Rúa stated in a $100
million lawsuit first filed last year that the two had made an oral
agreement concerning their professional relationship prior to breaking
up in 2011.
According to Shakira's legal camp, the Swiss court's June 18 ruling was
right-on.
"In a fifteen page well-reasoned opinion the Swiss court dismissed all
of Mr. de la Rúa's claims that he was entitled to any participation in
Shakira's past, current or future business, brand or assets, including
future income," the singer's attorney, Ezequiel Camerini said.
Camerini states that affidavits given by Shakira's other business
associates clearly indicated "that the parties never had the intention
to form a partnership or joint venture."
Furthermore, the lawyer says, Shakira and de la Rúa had signed a
two-page "prenuptial-type agreement applicable to unmarried couples" in
which they "expressly manifested their wish to conserve, each
separately, the totality of their past, current and future assets."
According to Camerini, de la Rúa—who had alleged in his lawsuit that he
was instrumental in shaping Shakira's highly successful image—is not
planning to appeal the Swiss court's decision.
In support of her side of the story, a court filing this week from
Shakira's camp reportedly detailed emails from de la Rúa to her,
including one in 2011 in which he wrote, "I am not a partner in any of
your companies. You are the sole owner of all of them."
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