Prosecutors are seeking an eight-year prison sentence and a hefty fine if the Hips Don't Lie singer is found guilty of tax evasion.
A Spanish judge has approved a trial for pop starIn 2018, Spanish prosecutors accused the Colombian singer of failing to pay 14.5 million euros in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014.The 45-year-old has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities to avoid going to trial.
Her public relations firm says she has already paid all that she owed and an additional three million euros in interest.Shakira on stage during the Super Bowl Half-Time Show in 2020The case hinges on where Shakira lived between the years of 2012 and 2014. Prosecutors in Barcelona have alleged the Grammy winner spent more than half of that period in Spain and therefore should have paid taxes in the country, even though her official residence was in the Bahamas.Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, has been linked to Spain since she started dating footballer Gerard Pique.
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