Shakira claims she was the victim of a smear campaign in Spain tax fraud case

Colombian Singer Shakira is firing back at Spanish prosecutors, claiming that she is the victim of a smear campaign.

The 'Hips Don't Lie' singer filed legal documents in Spain today, in response to allegations that she failed to pay more than $14 million in taxes for income earned from 2012 through 2014.

Shakira is insisting that during the period, she was not a resident of Spain.

The laws of the country requires residents to pay taxes if 183 days or more is spent there in a single year.

According to the documents, Shakira declared herself a tax resident of Spain in 2015, after settling there with her family and enrolling her son in school.

She says the government is also seeking payment for 2011, however she was on a global tour and only spend a grand total of 60 days in the country.

She says prosecutors have violated her right of privacy and the presumption of innocence by putting her on blast the way they have, calling it a smear campaign.