The inside scoop behind Shakira's split: fights, jealousy and lawyers

By Pilar Latoni Posted Jan 12th 2011 07:36PM

When it comes to her breakup from her boyfriend of 11 years, it's not all as amicable as Shakira wants the public to think.

According to sources close to the couple, the real reason behind Shakira and Antonio de la Rúa's split does not have to do with infidelities or conflicts, but something much more important for the singer: having a child.

Through the years, Shakira has said time and time again in interviews that one of her longtime dreams is having children. However, according to our source, her boyfriend - who is also her business manager - gives more priority to her career, the albums and the tours, than to starting a family.

This source, who belongs to the intimate circle of the former couple, assures us that the only times they ever fought was about one thing, and one thing only: about having a baby, because whereas Antonio was not opposed to the idea of having children, he would always convince Shakira to wait until a tour was over, an album was finished or the countless compromises were done with.

This greatly disappointed Shakira, who started to distance herself from her boyfriend, and which caused their relationship to crumble. In fact, the rumors that the singer was having a fling with soccer player Gerard Piqué made Antonio extremely jealous, to which the star reproached him about her frustrated dreams of motherhood.

This has led them to them taking a "break" in their relationship, which according to our source, even though she denies it, is also having repercussions in their working matters.

It seems they already have lawyers on the case, and if their relationship is indeed going to be over for good, Antonio is ready to fight for his share of the earnings of 11 years of work as partner and manager of his estranged girlfriend, one of the most successful pop stars of the past decade. Both sides are to meet as early as next week to start negotiating the division of the assets acquired by Shakira during their time together.

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FILE- In this Dec. 18, 2008 file photo, Colombian pop singer Shakira, left, walks with her boyfriend Argentina's Antonio de la Rua at her farm "La Colorada" in Jose Ignacio, some 190 kilometers east of Montevideo, Uruguay. Shakira and her Argentine boyfriend of 11 years say in a note on the Colombian pop star's website that they have split up. Shakira and de la Rua say they decided in August to "take time apart" from their romantic relationship but kept the details private until now. (AP Photo/File) ** URUGUAY OUT **

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(FILE) Colombian singer Shakira (L) poses next to her fiance Antonio de la Rua, son of then Argentine President Fernando de la Rua in La Barra de Maldonado, Uruguay, 29 October 2000. Shakira and Antonio have "temporarily" split up after eleven years of being together, the singer announced on January 10, 2011 in her official website. AFP PHOTO/Martin RODRIGUEZ (Photo credit should read MARTIN RODRIGUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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Colombian singer Shakira (L) and her boyfriend Argentine Antonio de la Rua pet their dog at their farmhouse "La Colorada", in Jose Ignacio, Maldonado department, 170 km east from Montevideo on December 20, 2009. Shakira and Antonio have "temporarily" split up after eleven years of being together, the singer announced on January 10, 2011 in her official website. AFP PHOTO URUGUAY OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

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