A Grammy Award-winning star was suddenly accused of nearly 200 billion in tax evasion, his identity was unexpected!

The recent accusation information has made the online community panic, because in showbiz, tax evasion can implicitly mean "freezing" the current career path.

According to AP, on September 26, Spanish prosecutors charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6.7 million euros (7.1 million USD) in taxes on her 2018 income.

Barcelona prosecutors said Shakira allegedly used an offshore company to evade taxes.

Shakira is scheduled to go on trial in Barcelona on November 20 to be tried on charges of tax evasion between 2012 and 2014. Prosecutors claim she did not pay 14.5 million euros (15 million euros). .4 million USD) in taxes.

Previously, famous female singer Shakira faced a second investigation from the authorities on suspicion of tax evasion. The first investigation was held on suspicion of Shakira's tax evasion from 2012 to 2014. Meanwhile, the second investigation was announced by the authorities on suspicion of tax evasion from the female singer since 2018.

Specifically, prosecutors in Barcelona accused the Grammy winner of spending more than half of her time from 2012 to 2014 in Spain. Therefore, the female singer should have to pay taxes in this country, even though her official residence is in the Bahamas.

Shakira has been accused by authorities of tax evasion of up to 14.7 million USD for the period mentioned above. However, the female singer confirmed that she did not live in Spain during this period.

In the next investigation in November 2023, if found guilty, Shakira will be fined 23.5 million USD and imprisoned. Sharing about this incident, Shakira said she lived in extremely dark days when the authorities confirmed that she could face up to 8 years in prison for tax evasion.

Spanish tax officials opened the latest case against Shakira last July. After reviewing the evidence collected over the past two months, prosecutors decided to file charges.

Last July, the singer's team said that Shakira "always acted in accordance with the law and on the advice of her financial advisors".

Currently, as for the female singer, neither her representative nor Shakira have responded or spoken out about the incident. As soon as the above information spread on social networks, many people said that with her career "stagnant", this accusation could be the end of her years of pursuing female singer's singing career.

Shakira (full name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer. She has been in Spain since she started dating legendary Barcelona soccer player Gerard Pique. The couple, who have two children, lived together in Barcelona until last year, after they ended their 11-year relationship.

Shakira's first two studio albums, Magia and Peligro, failed to achieve commercial success in the 90s. However, she began to gain popularity in Latin America with the release of her studio album recorded Pies Descalzos (1996), and a fourth album, Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). By 2001, she had sold over 20 million albums alone in Latin America to date.

Possessing a powerful voice, Shakira is known as the queen of Latin music with a huge artistic fortune. Her music career is especially closely associated with soccer with globally famous support songs, including famous songs in several World Cup seasons including " Hips don't lie/Bamboo" , " Waka Waka" and " La la la".

Spanish tax authorities for more than a decade have not hesitated to "crack down" on football stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for not paying enough taxes. These players were convicted of tax evasion but avoided jail time thanks to a provision that allows judges to waive sentences of less than two years for first-time offenders.

Shakira was accused of tax evasion for the second time, at risk of being fined 23.5 million USD and serving 8 years in prison An Tư11:11:27 25/07/2023Colombian singer Shakira (46 years old) is facing a second investigation by Spanish authorities on suspicion of tax evasion. However, she still believes herself innocent.