Shakira faces eight years in jail after she's accused of evading millions in tax
The former couple are said to have spent the last few weeks negotiating the future of their two children because Shakira wants to move to Miami with them.
Shakira was previously a tax resident in the Bahamas and only registered as a full tax resident in Spain in 2015.In addition, people who spend more than 183 days in a given calendar year in Spain are considered Spanish residents for tax purposes. Tax inspectors spent more than a year checking up on Shakira, even visiting her favourite hairdressers in Barcelona and checking her social media to try to show she spent most of the three years in dispute in Spain.
They concluded she had spent 242 days in Spain in 2012, 212 days in 2013 and 243 days in the country in 2014.Shakira is confident that her innocence will be proven by the end of the judicial processA representative for Shakira told The Sun Online: "Shakira has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer, and faithfully following the counsel of PriceWaterhouse Coopers, a prestigious and globally recognized tax firm.
"Unfortunately, the Spanish Tax Office, which loses one out of every two lawsuits with its taxpayers, continues to violate her rights and pursue yet another baseless case.Last year,
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