Shakira is trying to put on a brave face but she’s secretly worried about being locked up in prison if she will be proven guilty of tax evasion in Brazil.

A source told Life & Style that Shakira doesn’t want her family to think that she’s worried but she is because there’s a huge possibility that she would be found guilty of the deed.

“Even though Shakira is putting on a brave face now, being locked up in prison would be her worst nightmare. She’s suffering from terrible insomnia and anxiety over the whole messy situation. The thought of being torn apart from her loved ones is terrifying,” the source said.

The source added that the tax evasion issue couldn’t have come at a worse time. After all, Shakira just ended her years-long relationship with Gerard Pique after infidelity claims surfaced.

“There were definitely trust issues. They’d been on the rocks for years, but Shakira finally kicked him to the curb. Shakira is worried sick about losing Milan and Sasha to Gerard. She fears that he’ll fight to take the kids in the event the trial doesn’t go her way. But Shakira is also confident justice will ultimately prevail,” the source said.

However, one should take the tabloid’s claims with a grain of salt. As of late, there’s no proof that Shakira is in danger of being jailed for eight years.

Even though this could be the outcome of her trial, her lawyers are confident that the singer wouldn’t be convicted of anything. After all, their stand has always been the same and that is Shakira has been paying her taxes.

And while it is also true that her relationship with Pique already ended, what’s not true is that the singer is worried about losing custody of her children.

Since it’s unlikely for her to serve jail time then she doesn’t have anything to worry about. Her two kids will continue staying with her.

Meanwhile, Shakira also made headlines weeks ago amid claims that Jennifer Lopez refused to perform with her at the Super Bowl.

In the Netflix documentary Halftime, Lopez said that splitting her performance time to include Shakira just wasn’t enough for her.

But in the end, the two women still managed to give their fans a wonderful show.