Colombian singer Shakira has been called to appear in a Spanish court on June 12 to face accusations of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($16.5 million) in tax, the court in the Catalonia region made this known.
The charges was filed in December claiming Shakira had failed to pay tax on income earned between 2012 and 2014, during which time they say she lived in the region.
According to her representatives in a statement after the accusation was filed that the singer did not live in Spain until 2015 and had met all of her tax obligations.