In 2005, Jerry Rivera accused Shakira of plagiarizing part of one of his songs, ‘Amores como el Nuestro’. According to the version of the salsa singer from Puerto Rico, the start of ‘Hips don’t lie’ had several similarities with his song published in 1992.
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Second accusation of plagiarism
In 2010, Shakira was accused of plagiarism by the Dominican singer Wilfrido Vargas. According to the artist, the Colombian singer copied the chorus of her song ‘El negro no Podemos’ in her song ‘Waka Waka’. Finally, Vargas’ complaint did not come to fruition.
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Sued by her ex-partner
After years of relationship and a subsequent breakup in 2011, Antonio de la Rúa sued Shakira claiming $ 100 million from the artist “for being held responsible for her fame.” Finally, a Geneva court ruled in Shakira’s favor in June 2013.
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Third accusation of plagiarism
In 2017 a new accusation of plagiarism arrived for Shakira. On this occasion, the Cuban singer Liván Castellano Valdés sued the Colombian and Carlos Vives after assuring that part of his hit song ‘La bicicleta’ was a copy of his song, ‘Yo te quiero mucho’, from 1997.
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Lawsuit dismissed
After declaring all the parties before the judge, the Commercial Court number 12 of Madrid dismissed the claim considering that “there was no plagiarism” in ‘La Bicicleta’. “The lyrics of the music in four words are the same”, said the judge’s order, “but lacking in substance regarding the quantitative and qualitative nature (…) There is, in no way, plagiarism as claimed by the plagiarism.”
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Shakira, in the Panama Papers
Also in 2017, Shakira was dotted with the famous Paradise Papers (Panama Papers). “Shakira transferred her musical assets, intellectual rights and trademarks, valued at 36.6 million dollars, to her company Turnesol Limited, based in Malta,” reported, then, bbc.com echoing an information from The Guardian.
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The explanation of their legal representatives
After the scandal, Shakira’s legal representatives were quick to state that the singer had not been “outside of any legal framework.” At the same time, The Guardian also published that, although it was well known that Shakira lived in Barcelona (Spain) with her family, “her address is in the Bahamas.”
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Where did Shakira reside?
The BBC assured then, echoing statements by one of Shakira’s lawyers, Ezequiel Camerini, to El Confidencial, that “as an international artist she has had different residencies throughout her professional life, always being in full compliance of the laws of all jurisdictions in which it resides ”.
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Health problems
In November 2017, when there was little left for the start of her ‘El Dorado World Tour’ tour, Shakira announced the cancellation of several of her concerts “until an undefined date.” The why, a serious problem in his vocal cords.
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Your vocal cords
“For several days I have been focused on the recovery of my vocal cords,” said, then, the singer through a statement. “I was hoping to make it in time to sing in Paris. However, and with great regret for me, it has not been possible and my doctors advise me to stay in vocal rest for the moment ”.
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Controversial merchandising
In June 2018, Shakira was once again at the center of the controversy. On its official website (shakira.com) a gold pendant with black suns was sold that was reminiscent of symbols associated with Nazism. “This symbol is associated with Nazi imagery and its central circle with 12 rays is associated with the occult and Nazi religious practices,” they published on elpais.com.
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Shakira and the Spanish Hacienda
In 2018, Shakira was accused of tax fraud and of defrauding 14.5 million euros from the Spanish public coffers between 2012 and 2014.
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Up to six tax offenses
The singer was facing a criminal process of up to six tax crimes and, before the judge, she assured that she did not reside in Spain until 2015. “Until then she was a nomad without roots,” the singer declared. However, the Prosecutor’s Office considered that, between 2012 and 2014, Shakira was a resident in Spain and, therefore, had to pay her taxes in that country.
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About 20 million euros paid
By then (January 2019) the Colombian singer had already paid the Spanish Tax Agency about 35 million euros. “At the beginning of 2018, Shakira already paid about 20 million euros for the taxes that she had stopped paying compared to the year of 2011,” published elperiodico.com, “now the singer has paid another 14.5 million to the Treasury.”
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The investigation continues
However, as of January 30, 2020, the investigation for alleged tax fraud continues. As published by elpais.com, the Prosecutor’s Office accuses (both Shakira and her tax advisor in the United States) of six tax crimes for having allegedly defrauded 14.5 million euros “by pretending not to reside in Spain” and for “hiding their income through a corporate network in 2012, 2013 and 2014 ”.
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