A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros ($64 million) in wrongly imposed fines and interest, a court document seen Monday by The Associated Press said.

It's been affecting her greatly for nearly a decade

SHAKIRA is set to receive a handsome £52million payout after being acquitted in a years-long legal battle over tax. The Colombian pop icon had been accused of defrauding Spanish tax officials of

Un tribunal español absolvió a Shakira en un caso de fraude fiscal, ordenándole al gobierno devolverle más de 55 millones de euros (64 millones de dólares) en multas e intereses cobrados indebidamente,

The National Court has ruled that the singer was not a tax resident in Spain in 2011 and has annulled the penalties imposed on her; the decision does not affect her existing criminal conviction