Is Shakira in jail?

SHAKIRA is facing six counts of tax fraud by Spanish prosecutors amid an ongoing legal case.

The Colombian pop star, who came to fame with her 2001 hit ‘Wherever, Whenever’, has denied any wrongdoing.

Is Shakira in jail?
Despite several bogus rumours online, Shakira is not in prison and has not been sentenced to jail time.

Her date in court to face the allegations made against her hasn’t yet been agreed upon.

The singer is charged with defrauding the Spanish treasury out of £12million over a three-year period between 2012 and 2014.

If found guilty, she could face up to eight years in jail and be slapped with slapped with a 23 million euro fine (£19.2m), according to insiders.

What are the tax fraud allegations against Shakira?
In June 2022, it was revealed that Spanish prosecutors were pushing for the highest-possible sentence over six separate counts of tax fraud totalling 14.5 million euros (£12.2m).

Shakira is accused of pretending to live abroad to avoid paying tax despite moving to Barcelona in 2011 to be with her ex, Spanish defender Gerard Pique..

As of August 9, 2022, she has already paid out an estimated three million euros (£2.5m) to the Spanish taxman.

Shakira was previously a tax resident in the Bahamas and only registered as a full tax resident in Spain in 2015.

All official residents in Spain must pay Spanish taxes on any income received overseas.

In addition, people who spend more than 183 days in a given calendar year in Spain are considered Spanish residents for tax purposes.

Tax inspectors spent more than a year checking up on Shakira, even visiting her favourite hairdressers in Barcelona and checking her social media to try to show she spent most of the three years in dispute in Spain.

They concluded she had spent 242 days in Spain in 2012, 212 days in 2013 and 243 days in the country in 2014.

But representatives for the Colombian hit back at the accusations and alleged findings as a “baseless case.”

They previously told The Sun Online: A representative for Shakira told The Sun Online: “Shakira has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer, and faithfully following the counsel of PriceWaterhouse Coopers, a prestigious and globally recognized tax firm.

“Unfortunately, the Spanish Tax Office, which loses one out of every two lawsuits with its taxpayers, continues to violate her rights and pursue yet another baseless case.

“Shakira is confident that her innocence will be proven by the end of the judicial process.”

Her PR firm Llorente y Cuenca also said in a statement that “She believes in her innocence and has opted to leave the issue in the hands of the law.”

What is Shakira’s net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Shakira has an estimated net worth of approximately $300million, as of August 2022.

She is one of the world’s best-selling Latin American artists and one of the best-selling artists of all time with 70million album sales globally.

Her English albums Oral Fixation Vol. 2 (2005), She Wolf (2009), and Shakira (2014) were all certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum in various countries worldwide.

Some of her most notable songs include Whenever, Wherever, La Tortura, Hips Don’t Lie, Beautiful Liar, Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), Loca, and Chantaje.

Apart from music, Shakira has also done some film and television work, including The Voice and Zootopia.