Success: Shakira has said she 'could not be
happier' after a $100million lawsuit filed by her ex-boyfriend was
dismissed by a Superior Court judge
The 36-year-old singer was hit with the lawsuit by former partner, Antonio de la Rua, who claimed he helped build the star's brand throughout their 11-year relationship, and was the brains behind a number of her hits.
But a Los Angeles judge has now dismissed the claims and shut down de la Rua's hope of gaining a 'partnership' interest in the Colombian starlet's income, according to court documents obtained by E! Online.
Describing the ongoing legal situation as tantamount to 'harassment', mother-of-one Shakira admitted she was 'very grateful' her ex would not be able to proceed with his battle.
She said in a statement: 'I am very grateful that the courts are not allowing these groundless lawsuits to proceed.
'I have moved on in my life and could not be happier now. I hope this harassment will now come to an end.'
The $100 million lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles on April 12, after a $250 million claim was initally filed against the singer in New York in November 2012.
Shakira's legal team filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on March 28 on the grounds that she and de la Rua are Columbian and Argentinian citizens respectively, meaning the court did not have jurisdiction over the proceedings.
Meanwhile, the Hips Don't Lie hitmaker noted that she and her ex had signed a 'prenuptial-type agreement applicable to unmarried couples' in 2006, in which they 'expressly manifested their wish to conserve, each separately, the totality of their past, current and future assets'.
Last month, a judge in Geneva, Switzerland rejected an application from Shakira's ex-boyfriend seeking rights to one of her bank accounts, stating the singer is the sole owner of the account.
Rejected: A Los Angeles judge has shut down de
la Rua's hope of gaining a 'partnership' interest in the Colombian
starlet's income
Shakira's attorney, Ezequiel Camerini, said in a statement at the time: '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.'
de la Rua worked as one of Shakira's business advisers after the pair dated. He claims he and Shakira established an oral agreement to work professionally following their romantic split in 2011.
The judge stated that de la Rua does not have enough evidence to prove the two reached a professional agreement and that there are no written agreements in existence.
De La Rua has been waging an international fight against the Colombian singer for some time, claiming he shaped the 'Shakira brand', filing lawsuits in both New York and Los Angeles.
As they were: de la Rua dated Shakira, whose
songs include Hips Don't Lie, for more than a decade and worked on some
of her business deals
He is the son of former Argentine President Fernando de la Rua, and dated Shakira for more than a decade until they parted ways in January 2011.
Shakira has previously said she only hired her then boyfriend out of pity, and he was just one of her numerous advisors.
'I was already a well-known and recognised artist, and my international career was established and solid,' the singer said of when she first met her ex at a concert in 2000.
Antonio has claimed he talked her into recording hit Hips Don't Lie, which she initially 'hated,' and arranged her $300 million deal with LiveNation in 2008.
While there is no love lost between the former lovers, Shakira has since moved on and is now in a relationship with soccer player Gerard Pique. The pair had their first child, Milan Pique Mebarak, in January.
