Shakira Gets Major Win After Prosecutors Recommend 2nd Spain Tax Evasion Case Be Thrown Out

Shakira's Spain tax evasion saga may finally be over, and the Colombian music legend can finally breathe a sigh of relief after prosecutors recommended to a judge that her 2nd tax evasion case be thrown out. This may lead to her years-long battle against the Spanish tax system finally ending.

Spanish prosecutors who were investigating her for allegedly not paying 6.7 million euros ($7.2 million) in taxes on her 2018 income via an offshore company while she was still dating Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique have now asked an investigating judge to shelve the investigation into her.

According to the Associated Press, Spanish prosecutors. who previously brought the allegations of tax evasion against her. have told the judge in their filing that "there is not sufficient evidence" of a possible fiscal crime and therefore the case against Shakira must now be shelved.

The case itself has not been officially thrown out yet as it will still be up to the investigating judge to decide if the probe into the Colombian's taxes while living in Spain should continue, as the judge is the only one who has the power to "possibly recommend that the case be tried, or dismissed."

Shakira previously struck a deal with Spanish prosecutors in Barcelona, where she lived when she was still married to Pique. In that deal, she acknowledged that she had failed to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros (about $15.6 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014 when she was still with the then-FC Barcelona defender.

Since her massive and highly public break-up with Pique, the Colombian has since left Barcelona and Spain altogether. The music legend is now living in Miami and even took her sons with her.

Why Was Shakira Charged With Tax Evasion in Spain

In recent years, Spain started cracking down on various foreign celebrities who were living there, accusing them of not paying their taxes, including Lionel Messi and Shakira.

This one which she made a deal with Spanish prosecutors with. accused the singer of not paying her taxes while she was still with Pique and that while she listed the Bahamas as her primary residence, she spent more of her time in Spain, where Pique and her children were.

"The general rule in Spain is, for each year, if you reside, if you're domiciled in Spain, you owe taxes," Jesse Bolling, a trial lawyer told ABC News back in 2022. "Domiciled is defined, for the most part, as being there for more than half the year. You're supposed to keep a diary or a calendar of where you are on every day."

Shakira's Rumored Boyfriend Praises Her Work Rate

Meanwhile, as Shakira may soon be celebrating a legal win in Spain, there are also rumors that she is winning in her romantic life as she is reportedly dating "Emily in Paris" actor Lucien Laviscount. 31, who like Gerard Pique, is much younger than her. Shakira is currently 47.

In an interview, the acter praised Shakira after his at the F1 Miami Grand Prix., saying, "To work with such an amazing talent, artist and human being was incredible. I took so much from that, and I think everyone can learn from that beautiful woman and who she is."

"The way that she operates with her team, and her passion for things, and how she envisions things, and how she wants things to be done, it's all from the heart and how she expresses that to people," Laviscount added. "People will go to the ends of the earth for her-her team, the people that are around her, everyone on that set-because it comes from the heart."

He appeared in her "Puntería" music video earlier this year and it sparked dating rumors, with the two reportedly seeing each other casually.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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