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Headline: Shakira settles tax evasion suit
Caption: The Columbian superstar's tax evasion lawsuit was settled with Spanish authorities on Nov. 20, CNN reports. The settlement comes as Shakira was scheduled to go to trial that same day. In a statement, the singer said that while she "was ready to face trial and defend my innocence," she came "to the conclusion that it is not a triumph to win if the price is that (they) steal so many years of life". "I had two options: keep fighting until the end, taking my peace of mind and that of my children, stop making songs..."
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