Shakira receives an award during the 2023 Premios Juventud Awards.Photo:Gladys Vega/Getty Images
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Shakirais putting her legal worries behind her in the best way possible.
On Thursday, the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer, 46, picked up eight awards atPremios Juventud 2023in San Juan, Puerto Rico, including those for best song, best Female artist — and a special honor for being an agent of change.
“So grateful to all of you for these 8 awards!!! I didn’t expect so much! ❤️ Thank you@premiosjuventud,” Shakira posted on Instagram afterward, alongside a video of her collecting an award wearing a chic red mini-dress.
The couple, whoannounced their separation in a joint statementin June 2022, raised their children in the beachside city in Spain’s Catalonia region, before Shakiraleft Barcelona for Miamiwith her children in April.
Shakira’s awards follow an announcement Thursday that she is facing a second tax fraud case in Spain.
Almost 10 months after the singer, 46, was ordered tostand trialin her $13.9 million tax evasion case in the country, she has now been hit with another investigation liked to alleged fraud on personal income tax and wealth tax in 2018, reportedReuters,
Shakira hugs one of her sons at the 2023 Premios Juventud Awards.Gladys Vega/Getty Images
Another local outlet,El Periodico, reported that the prosecutor’s office has filed a complaint for two alleged tax crimes — although the court itself did not have information on how much money was in question, according to theAssociated Press.
Shakira with her sons at the 2023 Premios Juventud Awards.Gladys Vega/Getty Images
A representative for Shakiratold PEOPLE in a statement Thursdaythat she “defends having always acted in accordance with the law and under the advice of the best tax experts. She is now focused on her life as an artist in Miami and is confident that there will be a favorable resolution of her tax issues.”
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“As it is publicly known, and as the Spanish Treasury was officially notified, Shakira is now living in Miami, so she must be notified personally at her new address, in strict accordance with the provisions of the Law.”
source: people.com
