Shakira appears on Lorraine but there is NO MENTION of singer’s £ 13million tax evasion scandal

On Thursday, a judge ruled that there was “sufficient evidence” for her to stand trial for allegedly avoiding payment of € 14.5 million, according to Euro Weekly.

And on Friday, Shakira, 44, appeared on ITV’s Lorraine, but there was no mention of the singer’s £ 13million tax evasion scandal, just a day after Spanish prosecutors told her. have charged with six offenses, which could result in jail time if convicted.

Instead of being grilled on the situation, the Colombian superstar opened up about motherhood, music and her passion for surfing, while promoting the new single Don’t Wait Up.

20 years since her first hit single, Whenever Wherever, stormed the charts and catapulted her to worldwide fame, Shakira has been on UK television to celebrate.

Speaking via video link to Ross King, the singer was excited to be able to resume the music after the lockdown, admitting: “It was difficult to make music [during lockdown], being isolated from everyone.

“But now that it’s a little safer to be in a room with coworkers, I take the opportunity and feel like a horse running wild after being in a box for so long.”

The fitness fanatic also insisted, “I surf for real” when asked if she has an understudy for her new music video.

Speaking about parenting life, Shakira said, “The biggest and deepest change is to become a mom, [it’s] the most difficult job I have ever had to do and also the most rewarding thing.

“I feel so comforted in the hugging of my kids, when I have them around me, physically they hug me and they say, ‘Mom, I love you. I just feel in the clouds when this happens.

She added: “It’s hard to keep a balance, but I feel like it’s a new chapter in my life. My kids are older now, they’re six and eight, so they are more independent which also allows me to do my own thing and I guess that’s why I feel so creative lately.

When asked if her children realize that she and her husband, footballer Gerard Pique, are global superstars, Shakira admitted: “They do, but I try to provide them with as much normalcy as possible. .

“Gerard and I like to be ordinary people. We forget about the celebrities we represent most of the time, it’s only the people on the street who remind us of it.

On whether their two sons prefer music or football, Shakira reflected: “They swing – the older one is very athletic, but he is very musical, he just doesn’t know it.

“He said to me, ‘Mom, remember I’m a footballer, don’t be fooled. Yes, I play the drums, but I am a footballer. He just wants things to be clear to me and not to create hope.

“They are very sweet and adorable boys and we are very happy to be parents and also very tired!”

While the light conversion allowed Shakira to tackle some aspects of her life, the tax evasion allegations against her were not mentioned.

Spanish prosecutors claim that the Hips Don’t Lie hitmaker stopped paying taxes in Spain during the years 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Shakira has previously stated that during these years she lived in the Bahamas and did not reside in Spain, only visiting the country “sporadically”.

But now a judge has concluded there was “sufficient evidence” for Shakira to stand trial for allegedly avoiding the € 14.5million payment, Euro Weekly reports.

Shakira plans to appeal to the Barcelona court against the judgment, it is believed.

The musician has already insisted she is innocent of tax evasion after being questioned by a Spanish judge.

She denied the allegations of non-payment of tax while residing in Spain between 2011 and 2014, during a 1.5-hour hearing in Esplugues de Llobregat, near Barcelona.

Prosecutors claimed the superstar did not pay taxes in Spain despite having resided in the country for four years prior to 2014.

While she reportedly moved to Spain in 2011 when her relationship with footballer Gerard Pique was made public, prosecutors say she retained her official tax residence in the Bahamas until 2015, when she started paying taxes in Spain.

The case only covers the period from 2012 to 2014, as the deadline for prosecuting alleged tax offenses in 2011 has expired.

His press team later released a statement stating that the Colombian superstar was innocent and that everything claimed by the tax authorities had been paid. “There is currently no debt,” he said.

Her defense team had argued that until 2014 she earned most of her money on international tours and lived no more than six months a year in Spain – and therefore was not a resident under the law. fiscal.

The statement read: “Shakira has always fulfilled her tax obligations in all the countries in which she worked, including between 2011 and 2014” /

“She followed the specific advice and recommendations of her advisers, who are top professionals from one of the world’s largest companies.”

Lorraine is broadcast on weekdays at 9 a.m. on ITV and ITV Hub.