Representatives for Shakira did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
She also pointed to her relationship with now-retired soccer player Gerard Pique as motivation for the case against her.
“While Gerard and I were dating, I was on a world tour,” Shakira said.
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The Spanish tax authorities saw that I was dating a Spanish citizen and started to salivate.
It’s clear they wanted to go after that money no matter what."
