Pau Molins, the legal counsel representing popular Colombian singer Shakira has explained why his client would have been better of dating Sergio Ramos instead of Gerard Pique.
The lawyer stated that 11-year-old relationship the mother of two had with retired Barcelona FC footballer Gerard Pique led to her facing six tax fraud charges instead of three.
Molina who made the comments after finalising a plea deal on Monday, November 20, blamed her former husband for her tax woes saying she would have saved £100million by dating his rival, Sergio Ramos instead.
According to Molins who claimed Spain’s tax laws are not fair to everyone residents in Madrid where Ramos played for Real Madrid do not pay wealth tax unlike those living in Catalonia, where Shakira lived with Pique.
Mr Molins said: “Shakira’s infatuation has cost her 120million euros.
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“If she had fallen in love with Sergio Ramos instead of Gerard Pique, it would have cost her a lot less.
“They go on about the equality of all Spaniards, but it turns out that if you’re resident in Catalonia you can go to jail for a crime they couldn’t imprison you for in Madrid, even if you’re doing the same thing, because there is no wealth tax.”
Mr Pau also insisted he had wanted to go to trial, saying: “I thought we could have won,” but said Shakira had decided to make a deal.
He went on to defend his client, claiming: “With international artists, it’s very difficult.
“Where do they live if they spend all their lives travelling? In 2011 Shakira did a world tour and visited 74 countries.
“It’s very complicated to determine where they should pay their taxes.”
