Pop star Shakira was seen perusing artworks at Art Basel Miami Beach on Wednesday at the art fair’s VIP preview.
The singer recently struck a last-minute deal on the opening day of her tax fraud trial in Barcelona, and avoided jail time in the case after maintaining her innocence for five years.
Spies saw the star at the art fair perusing the booths with a presumed bodyguard who expertly kept any unwanted photo-seekers at bay.
The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer was seen looking intently at — and recording video of — a 2023 work by artist Mickalene Thomas titled “High Priestess” at the Levy Gorvy Dayan gallery.
It turned out the $500,000 work had already sold, however, and a gallerist was then seen showing Shakira other options by Thomas that were still up for grabs.
Under Shakira’s recent deal in her Spain tax case, she received a suspended three-year sentence and a fine of $7.6 million. She said in a statement of the settlement: “I have made the decision to finally…
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