Shakira Should Stand Trial For Tax Fraud, Faces 8 Years In Jail

Shakira must stand trial for allegedly failing to pay $13.9 million in taxes between the years of 2012 and 2014, a Spanish choose ordered on Tuesday, with prosecutors trying to impose an eight-year jail sentence.

The 45-year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing, can even face a stiff tremendous if prosecutors win a conviction of the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer.

She has already rejected a plea settlement which might have spared her a trial, having insisted she solely lived in Spain for a part of the yr throughout that two-year interval, based on the New York Submit. She bought a household house in Barcelona in Might 2012.

Shakira’s PR Agency Maintains She Paid Off All Tax Debt With Curiosity, Singer Rejects Plea Deal

In the meantime, Shakira’s public relations agency maintains she has already paid off all the again tax debt, alongside an extra 3 million euros, or $2.8 million USD, in curiosity.

She’s at the moment dealing with six counts of tax fraud, per the courtroom which relies within the city of Esplugues de Llobregat close to Barcelona.

No trial date has been scheduled as of but.

The case is dependent upon the place Shakira lived between 2012 and 2014, with prosecutors in Barcelona claiming the she spent greater than half of that timeframe in Spain and was on the hook to pay taxes within the nation.

The allegations come regardless of the face that her official residence was within the Bahamas.

A consultant for the singer reportedly acknowledged that she is “absolutely assured of her innocence” and that she believes the case is “a complete violation of her rights.”

Grammy Winner Has Been Linked To Spain Since She Began Courting Her Now-Ex Boyfriend

The Grammy winner had been linked to the European nation after she started relationship soccer participant Gerard Piqué again in 2010.

The couple, who share two youngsters collectively, broke up this yr after being collectively for over a decade in what has been fairly a messy separation.

Piqué, who performs for La Liga outfit Barcelona, is at the moment relationship a 23-year-old public relations pupil, Clara Chia Marti.

Shakira has accused her ex of dishonest on her earlier than the couple separated, with TMZ reporting the pair sat other than one another throughout their son’s basketball recreation on Saturday.

Followers On Social Media Come To Shakira’s Protection Amidst Tax Fraud Case, Public Break-Up

In the meantime, followers throughout social media have come to the singer’s protection and are rooting for her to beat the case in hilarious reactions.

“The Spanish colonizers attempting to rob my Colombian queen’s cash shall by no means succeed. Shakira shall win this tax case,” one supporter tweeted.

A number of others joked about breaking her out of jail.

Earlier this summer season, The Shade Room beforehand reported on Shakira’s tax troubles.