Colombian superstar is accused of not paying taxes in Spain between 2012 and 2014
A Spanish prosecutor is seeking an eight-year prison term for the Colombian superstarThe singer, who has sold more than 80m records worldwide with hits such as Hips Don’t Lie, earlier this week rejected a settlement offer from the prosecutor’s office to close the case.
Asked to comment, Shakira’s representatives referred to a previous statement released on Wednesday saying the singer was “fully confident of her innocence” and that she considered the case “a total violation of her rights”.The terms of the earlier settlement offer have not been disclosed. The 45-year-old singer said she has paid the tax authorities €17.2m, which the Spanish tax office said she owed, and claimed she has no outstanding debt.
The latest development in the case comes a month after Shakira and her husband, the FC Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué, announced they were separating. Shakira, 45, and Piqué, 35, have been together since 2011 and have two sons.
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