The Reason Shakira Could Go To Prison
The Reason Shakira Could Go To Prison
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00:00 Shakira might face up to eight years in imprisonment anytime soon for allegedly not paying taxes in Spain
00:05 Shakira is actually in big trouble right now and she could literally go to prison for eight years
00:12 Several months ago the Spanish government accused her of concealing her income and now prosecutors in Barcelona have announced new charges against her
00:19 She's facing a second accusation of not paying taxes and this time for about 7.1 million dollars
00:26 The three-time Grammy winner thought she didn't need to pay almost 15 million dollars in taxes between 2012 and 2014
00:32 She's already set to go on trial for not paying 15 million in taxes
00:37 Now the Spanish prosecutors say that Shakira didn't pay about 7.1 million dollars
00:42 Which is about 6.7 million euros and this is for her taxable earnings in 2018
00:47 So what are they saying what Shakira's hips don't lie, but apparently she lies
00:54 But on a more serious note, so the Spanish government is coming after her
00:58 They also say that she failed to declare millions of euros from advance payments that she earned from her El Dorado world tour in
01:04 2018 and they're saying that she didn't report the money that she made from her El Dorado world tour back in
01:12 2018 including a twelve point five million dollar payment that she got up front and they think that she used a company in
01:19 A place with low taxes to avoid paying what she owes
01:24 The Spanish prosecutors accused her of living there with her estranged partner Gerard Pique and her son was also born in Spain in 2013
01:30 Shakira was informed of these charges in Miami where she lives with her two sons Milan and Sasha
01:37 But her legal team is saying that she wasn't properly notified. And like I said, this is a second accusation
01:44 These charges follow a previous case where she's set to stand trial for allegedly not paying
01:50 15 million dollars in taxes between the years 2012 and 2014
01:55 Shakira has defended herself and she says that she has always acted within the law and with the guidance of her tax
02:03 Experts she's confident that these issues are gonna be resolved in her favor
02:09 And let's just hope that this is actually the case like Shakira is one of the biggest stars on the planet
02:15 Even people who aren't necessarily a fan of her music know her like everybody knows Shakira and she's done so much for the entertainment
02:23 Industry especially for women in the industry who look up to her as a role model and get inspired by her
02:29 Every single day all these legal disputes coming up right now are pretty much
02:34 Revolving around where Shakira lived during the years that she's being accused of evading taxes
02:41 She claims that she did not even live in Spain
02:43 But she says been profiled in a Spanish
02:45 Investigated TV show on the tax authorities consider this case to be the clearest example of tax fraud if they have ever seen for the first
02:51 case
02:52 Prosecutors are arguing that she spent most of her time in Spain between the years 2012 and 2014
02:59 So she would have paid taxes there the singers legal woes comes just months after she in Barcelona star Gerard Piquet
03:06 Went their separate ways after 11 years together now
03:09 They say that her property in Barcelona with her ex-partner of 11 years Gerard Piquet
03:15 Was her official home and Shakira disagrees claiming her main residence was in the Bahamas
03:22 Now her legal team says that she already paid the Spanish tax agency
03:26 And she's paid all of her debts to them
03:30 So she has no debts at all
03:31 All the taxes are paid up and since she reportedly turned down a settlement offer from the prosecutors
03:37 The case will be going to trial and if found guilty
03:40 She could face a 24 million dollar fine and a potential eight year prison sentence
03:47 So people do speculate that this was one of the big reasons why she and Gerard Piquet didn't get married
03:53 Even after being together for so long like 11 years also
03:58 It's speculated that this was a huge factor in them ultimately splitting up and it's crazy to think that you know
04:05 This has gotten so serious to the point where she could literally go to prison. Let's just hope that's not the case
04:11 Hopefully it's gonna be worked out in her favor
04:14 Hopefully they can come to some form of settlement in any way because just imagine
04:21 Shakira and prison like those two words like that. They don't go in the same sentence
04:27 But as always I'm curious to know what you guys think about this
04:30 Let me know down below in the comments section and thanks again for hanging out with me in another video
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