DJ Xavier Maxwell

was acquitted of tax fraud in Spain and will be reimbursed over $64M after an eight-year court battle: wp.me/pc8uak-1lHhOg

The Colombian singer said the court had “finally set the record straight” after she had spent eight years “enduring brutal public targeting, orchestrated campaigns to destroy my reputation, and sleepless nights that ultimately impacted my health and my family’s well-being.”

In the ruling, the court said that tax authorities failed to prove Shakira had spent 183 days in Spain in 2011, effectively making her a resident and liable for personal income tax. The court ruled instead that she had spent just 163 days in the country during that financial year.