The document of the Prosecutor’s Office, to which he had access Reuters, ensures that Shakira spent more than half of each year in Spain between 2012 and 2014 and in May 2012 bought a family home in Barcelona. In July last year, a Spanish judge said he had seen “enough evidence” for Shakira to stand trial. A second judge rejected his appeal against the decision in May.
Shakira, who in July rejected an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office to solve the case, says that the authorities only persecuted her “with their eyes on the prize” when they discovered that she was dating FC Barcelona soccer player Gerard Piqué, who is Spanish.
“While Gerard and I were dating, I was on a world tour. I spent more than 240 days outside of Spain, so there was no way I would qualify as a resident,” he said.
“The Spanish tax authorities saw that she was dating a Spanish citizen and began to salivate. It is clear that they wanted to go for that money as it was,” said the singer.
While Gerard and I were dating, I was on a world tour. I spent more than 240 days outside of Spain
Shakira added that she had already paid what the Spanish Tax Agency said she owed before they filed a lawsuit.
She said she was sure she had behaved correctly and transparently from the start, suggesting that the Spanish authorities “resorted to a salacious press campaign” to damage her reputation.
The combination of her recent separation from Piqué, a custody battle over her two sons, her father’s illness, and “fighting on different fronts” made her confront each other.”probably the darkest hour of my life“said the singer.
A spokesman for the Spanish prosecutor’s office was not available for comment.