Shakira reaches deal with Spanish prosecutors on the first day of tax fraud trial

BARCELONA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 20: Colombian singer Shakira (2nd L) arrives at the High Court of Justice of Catalonia to attend her trial on tax fraud, in Barcelona, Spain on November 20, 2023. Colombian superstar Shakira has reached a deal with prosecutors to end her trial for allegedly defrauding the Spanish state of 14.5 million euros ($15.7 million) on income earned between 2012 and 2014, a Barcelona court said. Under the deal, the 46-year-old agreed to receive a three-year suspended sentence in exchange for paying millions of euros in fines, the head of the court said on the first day of her trial. (Photo by Adria Puig/Anadolu via Getty Images)