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Shakira Could Face More Than Eight Years in Prison for Tax Fraud in Spain
Shakira, the singer behind “Hips Don’t Lie,” could face an eight-year prison sentence for tax fraud in Spain from when she lived with ex-boyfriend Gerard Piqué. She rejected a settlement deal on July 27. A trial date has yet to be set.

Shakira Could Face More Than Eight Years in Prison for Tax Fraud in Spain

“I’m starting to believe it should be illegal to deceive a woman’s heart,” sang Shakira in her 2005 Carlos Santana collaboration, “Illegal.” You know what else is illegal? Tax fraud. On July 27, the Colombian singer rejected a settlement deal offered by Spanish prosecutors in the case of her alleged tax evasion totaling €14.5 million. Shakira will now go to trial, and according to the According to AP, prosecutors are seeking to sentence her with eight years and two months in jail as well as a fine of €24 million.

Prosecutors allege that between 2012 and 2014, the “Waka Waka” singer lived for more than half of each year in Spain with her (now) ex-boyfriend Gerard Piqué, with whom she has two children. However, Shakira listed her primary residence as a private island in the Bahamas, which she co-owns with Roger Waters. They’d bought it in 2011 with the intent of turning it into a luxury artist retreat, but it seems like the Spanish government believes the most significant structure she built on it was … a tax shelter. According to AP, Shakira’s public-relations reps say she has already deposited what she owes, “including 3 million euros in interest.” No date has been set for trial. The only question is if she’ll swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth on a Bible or on her hips.

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