Shakira Charged With Tax Evasion For The 2nd Time, Spain Demands $7 Million.

Our beloved hip-shaking sensation, Shakira, is in a bit of a pickle. She's been slapped with a tax fraud charge in Spain for allegedly playing hide-and-seek with a whopping $7.1 million in 2018.

The Barcelona tax hounds claim that our pop diva used an offshore company, probably on some sunny beach, to dodge the tax bullet. And just when we thought the coast was clear, they announced an investigation into this alleged 2018 tax evasion.

But wait, there's more! Shakira is already prepping for a courtroom showdown in a separate case where she's accused of evading $13.9 million in income taxes from 2012 to 2014.

The crux of the matter? They say Shakira was living it up in Spain for more than half the year during that time, even though she claimed her home was in the Bahamas. Spanish tax law is pretty clear - stay for more than six months and you're a resident who needs to pay up.

If found guilty in the first trial, Shakira could be practicing her dance moves behind bars for up to eight years. But our superstar isn't backing down. In a 2022 interview with Elle, she called these allegations “false accusations” and insisted she “didn’t spend 183 days per year” in Spain because she was “busy fulfilling my professional commitments around the world.”
Shakira maintains her innocence, stating,

“I’ve paid everything they claimed I owed, even before they filed a lawsuit. So as of today, I owe zero to them,” She also added that this isn't just about her or other celebrities like Ronaldo and Neymar but also about regular taxpayers. But she remains hopeful that justice will prevail.