Spanish prosecutors to seek eight-year prison term for Shakira if convicted at tax fraud trial
The terms of the earlier settlement offer have not been disclosed.
The 45-year-old singer – dubbed the Queen of Latin Pop – said she initially paid the 17.2 million euros that the Spanish tax office said she owed and claims she has no outstanding debt with the tax authorities. The latest development in the tax case comes a month after Shakira and her husband, FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, announced they were separating. Shakira, 45, and Pique, 35, have been together since 2011 and have two sons.
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