Shakira is now facing a second tax evasion investigation in Spain, this one alleging she didn't pay $7.1 million in 2018.
Shakira attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Sept. 12, 2023.The "Hips Don't Lie" singer, 46, is being accused of defrauding the Spanish government of $7.1 million, or 6.7 million euros, in 2018, the Barcelona Prosecutor's office told ABC News in a statement.
Shakira's representatives told ABC News in a statement that "no notification has been received in Miami," where the Grammy winner currently resides, regarding "the lawsuit in relation to the 2018 fiscal year." Shakira attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Sept. 12, 2023.
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