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Shakira began a relationship with Argentine lawyer
Antonio de la Rúa in 1999.
[305] In a 2009 interview, Shakira stated their relationship already worked as a married couple, and that "they don't need papers for that".
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After 11 years together, Shakira and de la Rúa separated in August 2010 in what she described as "a mutual decision to take time apart from our romantic relationship". She wrote that the couple "view this period of separation as temporary", with de la Rúa overseeing Shakira's "business and career interests as he has always done".
[307] As first reported in September 2012,
[308] de la Rúa sued Shakira in April 2013, asking for $100 million he believed he was owed after Shakira suddenly terminated her business partnership with him in October 2011.
[309] His lawsuit was dismissed by a
Los Angeles County Superior Court judge in August 2013.
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Shakira entered a relationship with the Spanish football player
Gerard Piqué in 2011.
[311][312] Piqué, who is exactly ten years her junior, and Shakira met in spring 2010 after he appeared in the music video for Shakira's song "
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", the official song of the
2010 FIFA World Cup.
[308] Shakira gave birth to the couple's first son, Milan, on 22 January 2013 in
Barcelona, where the family took residence.
[313] Shakira gave birth to their second son, Sasha, on 29 January 2015.
[314] Forbes listed Shakira and Piqué in their list of "World's Most Powerful Couples".
[315] In June 2022, the couple confirmed in a joint statement that they were separating after being together for 11 years.
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In 2020, Shakira announced her completion of an
ancient philosophy course through the
University of Pennsylvania, describing it as an impractical hobby of hers.
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