The international pop star Shakirarecently made headlines after it was revealed that her partner Gerard Pique He cheated on her, which led to a publicized breakup. Now, the singer caused another storm around her, when allegations began to surface against her, for evading taxes worth millions of dollars.
According to the reports of her PR team overseas, Shakira is accused of committing an alleged tax fraud worth $14.7 million in Spain. The issue arose following several accusations that the Colombian star lied about her Spanish citizenship between 2012 and 2014. The lawsuit claims that in those years Shakira Lives in Spain, although she claims her residential address is registered in the Bahamas.
However, on Shakira’s behalf it was stated that she is innocent, and it was even claimed that she has already paid the Spanish Treasury 17.2 million euros – the amount of money she owes plus interest. As of the time of writing, Shakira has rejected a plea deal option and her defense team will continue to fight for her innocence on the grounds that she “behaved impeccably as a person and as a tax payer, and made herself available to solve the problem even before the issue became criminal.”