Shakira To Pay Ex Employees $743, Case Dismissed

Shakira's legal woes are far from over, but one case has ended.

A Spanish court decided in favor of the Colombian artist after two of her former employees filed grievances. The judge ordered the "Hips Don't Lie" singer to pay the former workers just $743.93, a sum much lower than the $12,000 Shakira offered the plaintiffs when they were let go by the singer. Each plaintiff was seeking $250,000 each.

In the process, lawyers for the artist offered 12,000 euros ($15,589.20). However, the defense of his former employees did not accept that amount. The court, in turn, denied that there had been threats against the plaintiffs. The lawsuit was filed in July 2012 in Barcelona and the decision was announced on Friday.

The employees, Divier Hernández and Maritza de Avila, claimed Shakira owed them money after they worked long hours and allegedly weren't paid for their work, according to TV Notas, and Colombian media outlets Radio Santa Fe and El Tiempo.

They also claim their famous ex-boss fired them for no reason. The case took place in Barcelona, Spain where Shakira resides with her soccer star boyfriend Gerard Piqué and their baby boy Milán.

Radio Santa Fe alleges that the former workers were trying to blackmail the superstar by saying that if she didn't pay them they would release a sex tape they claimed they had. The employees, TV Notas said, claimed they somehow taped Shakira and Piqué having oral sex.

The judge dismissed the threats stating that "not even minimal evidence" was "presented to support the existence of such threats," according to El Tiempo.