Spain Charges Shakira With Tax Evasion for 2nd Time and Demands Over $7 Million

Shakira poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Elvis' at the 75th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 25, 2022. Daniel Cole/AP Photo

BARCELONA, Spain—Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6.7 million euros ($7.1 million) in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer.

Shakira is alleged to have used an offshore company based in a tax haven to avoid paying the tax, Barcelona prosecutors said in a statement.