Shakira is set to fight accusations from Spanish prosecutors that she committed tax fraud as she is ‘confident’ she will be proven innocent. The Hips Don’t Lie singer is accused of failing to pay taxes to Spain between 2012 and 2014.
On Friday, prosecutors called for an eight-year prison sentence and multi-million euro fine for the Colombian star as they allege she did not pay her taxes over a two-year period.
She insists she had legal residency in the Bahamas at the time, and did not spend 183 days or more per year in Spain, which is the threshold to be considered a tax resident. Now a representative for the star has confirmed to Metro.co.uk that they will fight to prove her innocence, insisted she has ‘always abided by the law.’
Prosecutors have called for the star to be fined more than €23 million and to serve a prison sentence of eight years and two months should she be found guilty of the allegations.
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