Shakira is facing jail time in Spain after a Spanish judge granted permission for the singer to stand trial on tax fraud accusations.
The judge ruled on Tuesday that prosecutors can proceed with the singer’s trial on six counts of tax fraud. Shakira is accused of failing to pay 14.5 million euros, or around $13.9 million, in taxes on income received between 2012 and 2014.
If she is found guilty of the allegations, prosecutors seek to obtain her an 8-year sentence and a heavy fine.
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She said she is convinced there is sufficient proof to prove her innocence.
Shakira’s denying having to pay up, recently saying: “I’ve paid everything they claimed I owed even before they filed a lawsuit. So as of today, I owe zero to them.”
