Shakira reached a cope with Spanish prosecutors on the primary day of her tax fraud trial in Barcelona, The Related Press stories. The deal means the Colombian pop star will keep away from jail time—prosecutors have been in search of a sentence of eight years and two months, plus a high-quality—however will obtain a three-year suspended sentence and a high-quality of seven.3 million euros ($8 million), plus an additional 432,000 euros ($472,000) in trade for her suspended sentence.

Prosectors alleged that Shakira did not pay the Spanish authorities greater than 14.5 million euros (about $15.8 million) in taxes owed between 2012 and 2014. Shakira’s official residence is within the Bahamas, the place taxes are a lot decrease; she was named within the “Paradise Papers,” leaked in 2017, which revealed the offshore tax preparations of quite a few public figures. Had prosecutors confirmed that Shakira spent greater than half of a given yr in Spain, she would have needed to have paid taxes on her worldwide revenue there, regardless of being registered within the Bahamas.

In November 2022, Shakira’s protection crew claimed she had not spent greater than 60 days a yr in Spain throughout the interval in query. Her public relations agency had mentioned she had not solely paid the Spanish authorities what she initially owed, but additionally a further 3 million euros (about $3.2 million) in curiosity.

Shakira mentioned in an announcement by way of her PR agency, through The Related Press, “I’ve made the choice to lastly resolve this matter with the very best curiosity of my youngsters at coronary heart who don’t need to see their mother sacrifice her private well-being on this struggle. I would like to maneuver previous the stress and emotional toll of the final a number of years and give attention to the issues I like, my youngsters and all of the alternatives to return in my profession.”

In a separate investigation, which is ongoing, Spanish state prosecutors have charged Shakira with evading 6.7 million euros (about $7.3 million) in tax on her 2018 revenue, through an offshore firm in a tax haven.