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Donald Trump will be back in court Tuesday for his New York civil fraud trial, but a face-to-face showdown with former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will have to wait NEW YORK -- Donald Trump will be back in court Tuesday for his New York civil fraud trial, but a face-to-face showdown with former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will have to wait. Cohen, a key witness in the state’s case against the former president, postponed his testimony, saying he needed to attend to a health problem. “I’m not bowing out. I’m not nervous to testify. I’m not being paid off. I have a medical issue that I need to attend to. It’s as simple as that,” Cohen said last week on X, formerly known as Twitter. Judge Arthur Engoron said Monday that the earliest Cohen can now testify is Oct. 23. Cohen’s absence is scrambling the trial schedule in its third week, forcing the New York attorney general's office to call other witnesses earlier than planned. It's also robbing the proceedings — which have been...

Shakira is reportedly accusing the Spanish prosecutors who sued her for tax fraud of launching a “smear campaign” against her. The Grammy winner, 45, claimed the authorities “violated her right to privacy” by handling matters so publicly and without the presumption of innocence Shakira ’s legal team reportedly also laid out the reasons why she is not liable for the tax bill, alleging that she was not a resident of Spain during the time period in question. According to Spanish law, the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer only has to pay taxes if she spends 183 days or more in the European country in one single year. Shakira claims she doesn’t owe a hefty tax bill to the Spanish government. In September, a Spanish judge ordered Shakira to stand trial for allegedly failing to pay $13.9 million in taxes on income she earned between 2012 and 2014. If found guilty, the “Voice” coach could face up to eight years in prison and a hefty $24 million fine. However, Shakira denies th...