“Criminal Proceedings for Having a Boyfriend” – Entangled in $15,900,000 Tax Fraud, Gerard Pique’s Ex Shakira Pleads About ‘Unfair and Surreal’ Legal Proceedings

Shakira, the renowned Colombian singer, has been in the news continuously for the past year. Among the troubles of her controversial split with Gerard Pique, she has been facing accusations of tax fraud amounting to $15.9 million in Spain.

Shakira is set to face a trial on November 20th and has already reportedly hired a top-class lawyer who’s linked to Lionel Messi. Now, in a recent interview, she expressed her displeasure with the legal proceedings, describing them as being not fair to her. To understand Shakira’s position better, we need to examine the events that brought her to this point.

The allegations against Gerard Pique’s ex

The Spanish government has accused the singer of not paying her income taxes between 2012 and 2014. The government claims that Shakira was in Spain for more than 183 days a year, thereby constituting residency, but failed to pay her taxes.

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Shakira continues to maintain her innocence, claiming that she was not even residing in Spain during the mentioned time frame. Shakira says that she only spent some time in Spain because of her then-boyfriend Gerard Pique, who was playing for FC Barcelona at the time. According to her, she only moved to Spain in 2015.

The singer maintains that she was always on the move throughout the world due to her music career. And the only thing that connected her to Spain was her link to the soccer legend. Now she has expressed her displeasure with the allegations against her.

Shakira claims that these allegations are not fair to her

In a recent interview with EL Pais, Shakira called the legal proceedings against her ‘unfair and surreal’. The singer queried her prosecution: “Honestly, your honor, I don’t know of anyone who is in criminal proceedings for having a boyfriend. That’s why I feel like it’s so unfair and surreal.“

The Columbian claimed that she did not want to come to Spain in the first place, as she believed it was an enormous sacrifice for her music career. As the approach of the trial, Shakira remains hopeful that she will be exonerated of all charges. But if proven guilty, she could face up to 8 years in prison.

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She has maintained her innocence throughout and believes that this case is nothing but a misunderstanding. However, only time will tell what the outcome of this case will be for Shakira. What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments.