Shakira, Shakira: Latina Superstar With Tax Woes
Umer Jamshaid Published November 17, 2023 | 05:30 PM
Paris, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Nov, 2023) Shapeshifting Colombian superstar Shakira is in comeback mode after a torrid, highly publicised split from her footballer ex, Gerard Pique.
But the trials of the woman dubbed the queen of Latin music since her 2005 smash hit "Hips Don't Lie" are far from over, with all eyes on Barcelona, where she will take the stand on November 20 on tax fraud charges.
Prosecutors are seeking a jail sentence of eight years and two months and a fine of nearly 24 million Euros ($26 million) for the pint-sized 46-year-old diva, who previously lived in Barcelona with Pique.
They accuse her of defrauding the state of 14.5 million euros on income earned between 2012 and 2014, charges denied by the singer who says she only moved to Spain full time in 2015.
In September, she was hit with a second investigation into alleged tax fraud, this time amounting to a suspected 6.6 million euros.
Shakira now lives in Miami, with her two sons, Milan and Sasha.
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