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Shakira has responded to the charges of tax evasion that have been levelled against her by the Spanish government.Authorities are seeking an eight-year prison sentence for the singer on the allegation that she made widespread use of shell companies to conceal her income between 2012 and 2014. Now — in her first response since the claims became public — Shakira has professed her innocence and deemed the charges “fictional.”In a cover story for Elle published yesterday (September 21), the pop star said she’d paid everything that the government had claimed she owed, revealing that “as of today, I owe zero to them.” Shakira went on to explain her confidence in being transparent about her earnings, since she “was advised by one of the four biggest tax specialist firms in the world, PricewaterhouseCoopers.”Shakira later claimed that the allegations — which she deemed “false” and “without evidence” — are an attempt by the Spanish government to “to coerce settlement agreements” via “a salacious press campaign” and the “the threat of reputational damage.” The singer also described such claims as commonplace among her country’s tax authorities, saying that “it’s just their style.”“It is well known that the Spanish tax authorities do this often not only with celebrities like me, it also happens unjustly to the regular taxpayer,” she said, “It’s just their style.

Polaroid Music with several new products and an accompanying app.The company has launched four speakers: P1, P2, P3 and P4. The first is a small, square shaped player, while the second is wider and oval-shaped.

Billboard Latin Music Awards are right around the corner, and with it, one of the most awaited nights in music. The show, which will be hosted in Miami and will air on Telemundo this September 29th, will be handing out its first Billboard Legend Award.

Becky G is a great performer, and with many years of experience on stage, the fan-favorite singer is now revealing some of the things she never fails to do before performing for her fans.The 25-year-old star was interviewed in the popular show ‘El Hormiguero,’ singing her latest song ‘Amantes’ and sharing some fun facts about her backstage rituals.“I have a lot of things I love to do before going onstage,” she said. “It’s a little funny, but I love to clean when I am a little stressed.

Sam Smith is gearing up for a whole new chapter in life.The singer walked the red carpet at the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation's 2022 Pioneer Dinner — which honored Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and celebrated 60 years of James Bond -- at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, and they spoke with ET's Matt Cohen about their upcoming single, «Unholy,» a part of which has already been used countless TikTok posts in recent weeks.«It's amazing. Its so exciting… [and] It's just the chorus that's out there, so I can't wait for you to hear the song. It's a wild song,» Smith shared.

Lisa Rinna was shocked after watching Kathy Hilton have an 'absolute meltdown' in Aspen on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.The 59-year-old reality star afterward couldn't stand to be in the same room with Kathy, 63, and fled a birthday party to avoid her during the season 12 episode titled We Need To Talk About Kathy. 'I've never seen anything like this in my life,' Lisa said. 'I am not saying a lot because I am still in shock.' Meltdown witness: Lisa Rinna was shocked after watching Kathy Hilton have an 'absolute meltdown' in Aspen on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Beverly HillsThe episode opened with Lisa packing up her bags after taking Kathy home from the Aspen club.'My head is definitely in a fog after what happened last night,' Lisa said.

While Daniel Craig left his James Bond character behind in 2021's No Time To Die, he donned a tuxedo once again to honor producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.Craig, 54, was all smiles while posing with Wilson, 80, and Broccoli, 62, who have produced the James Bond movies since 1995, at the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation's 2022  Pioneer Dinner, held at the Beverly Hilton.Craig was joined by Michelle Yeoh, who starred in the 1997 Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and Sam Smith, who sang the Spectre theme song Writing's On the Wall.

Denise Austin was the biggest workout queen of the 1980s and 1990s and she is still looking great thanks to a healthy lifestyle.The 65-year-old blonde beauty - who recently wowed on the Sports Illustrated Miami runway with her mini-me daughter - talked to DailyMail exclusively about how she stays lean even with temptations all around her. That star is also promoting her new partnership with Easy Spirit.The exercise proponent's answer to battling the bulge is by taking baby steps: Turns out she not only works out several times a day in small increments, but she keeps her portions petite, relying on protein and vegetables while going light on the carbs.

Olivia Wilde is shutting down a big rumour that emerged from the Venice International Film Festival during Wednesday night’s appearance on “The Late Show”.

North Korea are a tad strapped for holidaying excursions, and have resorted to riding birds and visiting waterfalls.While some of these destinations under the watchful eye of North Korean despot Kim-Jong Un will give Center Parcs a run for their money, they are not the sun, sand and sea usually sought out by holidaymakers.Less-than stellar-looking beaches as well as incredibly small waterfalls mark a handful of holiday destinations for North Korean residents.READ MORE: Russia promoting 'Siberian staycation' to Putin's personal hotspots following flight banBut they do have the benefit of ostrich riding pens, which marks one popular hotspot for North Korean residents looking to stretch their legs with a few days of rest and relaxation.Ostrich farms that let visitors ride, buy and even eat the ostriches are open to foreign tourists should westerners fancy a holiday excursion to North Korea. The usual additions of museums and swimming pools were also seen to be on offer, including Munsu Water Park in North Korean capital Pyongyang.

Premier League are set to crack down hard on any fans that engage in anti-social behaviour inside football stadiums, with automatic bans prepped for offenders.The return of football fans following the pandemic has been refreshing to say the least, but there has been a noticeable rise in pitch invasions and the use of pyrotechnics in recent years. Of course, these aren't new revelations by any means, but unfortunately last season things got out of hand on a number of occasions.Billy Sharp was assaulted by a Nottingham Forest fan during a pitch invasion after Sheffield United were beaten at the City Ground last season, and pryo and smoke bombs were present in multiple Premier League crowds during the last campaign also.

“The Masked Singer” is back, with wilder costumes, bolder performances, bigger stars and way more unmaskings than any season before!

Get ready for more drama and more over-the-top opulence as Netflix shares a first look at the upcoming third season of “Bling Empire”.

rapper Ja Rule out of the tough streets of Hollis, Queens. But as he also points out to me on this week’s “Renaissance Man,” it also was the love of some extraordinary women.The first was his daughter, Brittany, who was born in 1995. At the time, Ja had one foot in the music world and one still in the bad choices he had made.“After I had my daughter, you know, everything kind of hit me all at once,” he said.

Sarah Jessica Parker revealed that season two of And Just Like That was underway on Wednesday by posting a script on Instagram.The 57-year-old actress shared an image of the cover page for 'And Just Like That...' that identified it as 'Episode 201' along with the title scribbled out in purple.'@justlikethatmax Just this much. For now.

Tristan Thompson was spotted enjoying a night out with OnlyFans model Juanita JCV on Wednesday.Khloe Kardashian's love rat ex, 31, and the adult entertainment star, 25, were seen leaving Jack Harlow's concert after party at The Nice Guy eatery in West Hollywood.The basketball phenomenon rocked an all-black outfit and though he and the Instagram star arrived separately, they were later seen leaving together in Tristan's Maybach SUV.   Night owl: Tristan Thompson was spotted enjoying a night out with OnlyFans model Juanita JCV on Wednesday Juanita is best known for her curvy figure and her X-rated scenes with rapper Tyga - who previously dated Khloe's younger sister Kylie Jenner - on his OnlyFans account.  The basketball player - who recently welcomed a second child with Khloe - sported a black leather jacket over a matching T-shirt and breezy black pants.The athlete added a bit of contrast to the outfit with a pair of white sneakers.

Mary Fitzgerald and Emma Hernan were spotted while shooting the upcoming season of Selling Sunset in West Hollywood on Wednesday afternoon.The reality television personalities, 42 and 30, respectively, flaunted their figures in vibrant getups as they arrived to the set of the fan-favorite Netflix series.Several months prior, it was confirmed that Selling Sunset had been renewed for a sixth and seventh season on the popular streaming platform. An action! Mary Fitzgerald and Emma Hernan were spotted while shooting the upcoming season of Selling Sunset in West Hollywood on Wednesday afternoon. The reality television personalities, 42 and 30, respectively, flaunted their figures in vibrant getups as they arrived to the set of the fan-favorite Netflix seriesFitzgerald stood out while wearing a neon green top that showed off her toned midsection underneath a graphic-printed jacket.She also rocked an equally eye-catching set of pants and a pair of black high-heeled shoes.

Director Olivia Wilde set the record straight about her boyfriend and Don't Worry Darling co-star Harry Styles supposedly spitting on Chris Pine.Video surfaced earlier this month of the Don't Worry Darling cast taking their seats before the world premiere screening at the Venice Film Festival, when some surmised from Pine's reaction to Styles taking his seat next to Pine, that Styles spit on Pine.Both Styles and Pine's reps denied the incident took place - with Styles even joking about it at a concert - with Wilde, 38, confirming on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that the incident now known as 'spitgate' simply did not happen.

Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock have both had storied careers as A-list actors in Hollywood for several decades and counting.But many fans might be surprised to learn that the two stars hadn't worked together in the same film, despite having a warm friendship, until this past year when they appeared in back-to-back movies: the action-comedy Bullet Train and the action-adventure comedy The Lost City.It turns out the duos onscreen debut would have come many years earlier in a comedy film they collaborated on together but in the end it never got past the development stage. Not to be: Brad Pitt revealed he collaborated with Sandra Bullock on an idea for a film many years ago  that would have them star togetherIn a new interview British Vogue, promoting his new skincare line Le Domaine, Pitt was asked to reveal any skincare regimen he follows.While Pitt passed on sharing an beauty secrets, with a smile, writer Kathleen Baird-Murray hoped he might warm up to the idea of chatting about face creams by adding a bit of humor when she suggested he talk about how his routine has evolved over the years, without making it 'too QVC'.