celeb news Shakira loses appeal to avoid trial in Spanish tax fraud case

[Nefertiti0]

A Spanish court has dismissed an appeal from Colombian singer Shakira and ratified a prior decision, which saw "sufficient evidence" to send her to stand trial over alleged tax fraud.

The new decision is a ratification of a prior court ruling issued in July 2021.
The court still has to formally send her to stand trial and set a date.

https://www.reuters.com/world/shakira-loses-appeal-avoid-trial-spanish-tax-fraud-case-2022-05-26/

[JorgeM]

She could end in jail

[GwennyGwenGwen]

This trial is honestly so confusing to me 

Every few months she is either going to jail or getting exonerated 

[sugarysunflower]

I see both sides of the coin, but it feels like it’s becoming harassment at this point.

How much evidence and trials do the Spanish need or put in place to get convicted or acquitted ??

 

Do they do this to all foreigners / high net worth individuals in Spain (with dodgy tax history ?)

[EtherealCat]

so this is why she was at cannes, shes on the run 

[truthteller]

 

[sugarysunflower]

5 minutes ago, GwennyGwenGwen said:

This trial is honestly so confusing to me 

Every few months she is either going to jail or getting exonerated 

Or escaping wildlife ambushes or Middle East executions 

[Cloudy]

LOCK HER UP!!

 

Still love miss Mebarak tho

[gustavothehuman]

Latin Americans stealing from Europe is historical reparation 

[magazine]

Shakira, we love you 

[Cloudy]

12 minutes ago, sugarysunflower said:

I see both sides of the coin, but it feels like it’s becoming harassment at this point.

How much evidence and trials do the Spanish need or put in place to get convicted or acquitted ??

 

Do they do this to all foreigners / high net worth individuals in Spain (with dodgy tax history ?)

There's plenty of international or nationals that evade taxes all the time, most pay what they should have and pay the fine because there's no point in denying the obvious. They basically say "hey well, we got caught".

 

In Shakira's case I think it has to do with the fact that she's still insisting she never broke any law (even though there's like plenty of proof proving she was in fact living in BCN, heck they even have her on tape saying so ). She's already paid, I don't know why she keeps insisting, just pay the fine and move on. At this point she's spending more in lawyers than on the fine

Edited May 26, 2022 by Cloudy

[Bloodflowers.]

That explains why her last single is so good, she needs a smash hit to escape prison!

[BabyBenzz]

#FreeShakira 

[Pikachoo]

wait, is she still scheduled to be executed in Saudi Arabia? What's the update on that

[Cloudy]

I hope she serves an iconic gif when she attends the trial

[Beyoncé Knowles]

Shakira please take JLO with you in jail ? 

[byzantium]

28 minutes ago, sugarysunflower said:

I see both sides of the coin, but it feels like it’s becoming harassment at this point.

How much evidence and trials do the Spanish need or put in place to get convicted or acquitted ??

 

Do they do this to all foreigners / high net worth individuals in Spain (with dodgy tax history ?)

This is my thought too at this point?  I am far from an expert on Spanish tax law but this feels like harassment at this point.  

 

this seems like a disagreement in how the law is interpreted regarding the question of “residency”.  At least in the US you can normally challenge this without the government threatening to send you to jail.  If you fail to win your case, then you pay the tax and move on with life.  
 

 

Edited May 26, 2022 by byzantium

[KillingYourCareer]

Good. She shouldn't get away with it just because she's a celebrity. If she has to end up in jail like every normal person would, so be it.

[Riot]

21 minutes ago, Bloodflowers. said:

That explains why her last single is so good, she needs a smash hit to escape prison!

Te Felicito is #11 on Spotify Spain, the Spanish people are clearly on her side

[Erreur2 La Nature]

I feel like I have been hearing about this for ten years now. 

[Totami Legend]

she's a legend 

[Cloudy]

1 minute ago, KillingYourCareer said:

Good. She shouldn't get away with it just because she's a celebrity. If she has to end up in jail like every normal person would, so be it.

When she serves an iconic moment like this

 

[Virgos Groove]

NOT when she's finally promoting, serving looks and dropping good music again. Where were they when Me Gusta came out?? Now THAT is a crime they should've put an end to.

 

Edited May 26, 2022 by ATWK

[Sesame]

Hope they make an example of her and throw her ass in jail 

[popmusicisdead]

i volunteer to take care of her husband while she's serving her sentence 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o.t.