Shakira has been charged with tax evasion for the second time in Spain after she was accused of defrauding the state of 6.7m euros (about £5.8m).
According to Spanish prosecutors, the Colombian pop star, famous for hits including Whenever, Wherever and Hips Don’t Lie, allegedly failed to pay the tax on her 2018 income.
She is already facing trial in Barcelona in November, in a case in which she denies failing to pay 14.5m euros in tax for the period 2012-14 – for which she could be jailed for up to eight years.
In the new case, it is alleged Shakira failed to declare profits of $12.5m from an advance payment for her El Dorado World Tour, among others.
At that time, she was in a relationship with football star Gerard Pique and living in Barcelona with their two children.
Prosecutors say the star used an offshore company based in a tax haven.
