Shakira distracts herself by taking children to baseball game as possible 8-year JAIL sentence looms
It seems that Shakira is trying to move on from Gerard Pique. The Colombian singer has been facing tax issues that have been troubling her post her separation from the Spanish football player. She has been accused of an alleged $14.6 million in tax fraud in Spain and faces 8 years in jail; she will have to pay $23.1 million as a penalty s well.
In seeming distraction from all these troubles, Shakira was recently spotted leaving Miami airport with her sons Sasha, 7, and Milan, 9, on Tuesday. She wore beautiful brunette tresses parted in the middle and cascading down her shoulders. She completed her look with a matching peach purse looped over her wrist. The boys wore matching outfits - red T-shirts, black shorts, and athletic sneakers. The singer then spent a vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with her boys and then was captured in Los Angeles.
The celebrity shared a post on Instagram accompanied by her boys next to three baseball players on the field. The boys are seen wearing jerseys of the Los Angeles team. The caption of the post read, "Thanks to the Dodgers for making my kids feel at home." Though the singer doesn't post much about her private life, this post showed that she is trying to distract herself.
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Unlike her ex-partner, Shakira is not having a great time. The couple were together for 11 years and announced their separation, saying, "We regret to confirm that we are separating. We ask for privacy at this moment for the well-being of our children, who are our maximum priority. Thank you in advance for your understanding and respect." The reason for their separation was that Pique was unfaithful to Shakira. Soon the news spread like fire and people on social media were outraged.
The celebrity was recently charged with six counts of defrauding within a span of 2 years (2012 and 2014). Though the singer has to pay a hefty amount, she refused to agree to an out-of-court settlement. Admitting to the settlement would have proved that she was guilty after the accusations made against the singer were made public. It was then uncovered that Shakira had been pretending to live abroad to avoid taxes. This happened when the singer was with her ex-partner. But her PR firm stated, "She believes in her innocence and has opted to leave the issue in the hands of the law."