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Shakira reaches last-minute settlement deal with prosecutors hours before bombshell trial

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Updated 10:09 20 Nov 2023 GMTPublished 09:51 20 Nov 2023 GMT

Shakira reaches last-minute settlement deal with prosecutors hours before bombshell trial

The singer reached a last minute deal ahead of her trial

Kit Roberts

Kit Roberts

Shakira has reached a deal with prosecutors ahead of her tax fraud trial.

Shakira told the presiding judge on the first day of her Spanish tax fraud trial that she had accepted the agreement reached with prosecutors.

The Colombian singer faced six counts of failing to pay the Spanish government €14.5 million (about $15.8m) in taxes between 2012 and 2014.

In a statement, the singer said that she "always strived to do what's right and set a positive example for others."

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She said that her legal representatives had been 'confident' that the court would rule in her favour.

However, she said that she had wished to pursue a deal, saying it was "with the best interest of my kids at heart, who do not want to see their mom sacrifice her personal wellbeing in this fight."

Shakira has reached a settlement deal with prosecutors.
David Oller/Europa Press via Getty Images

Shakira has also denied any wrongdoing. In an interview last year, she called the accusations 'false'.

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She added: “First of all, I didn’t spend 183 days per year at that time at all. I was busy fulfilling my professional commitments around the world.

"Second, I’ve paid everything they claimed I owed, even before they filed a lawsuit. So, as of today I owe zero to them."

The charges the singer faced carried a penalty which could have included jail time.

Featured Image Credit: Patricia J. Garcinuno/WireImage/Getty / David Oller/Europa Press via Getty Images

Topics: News, US News, Music, Celebrity

Kit Roberts
Kit Roberts

Kit joined UNILAD in 2023 as a community journalist. They have previously worked for StokeonTrentLive, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Star.

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