Wyclef Jean

WYCLEF JEAN RELEASES NEW TRACK IN PROTEST AGAINST HIS REJECTION TO RUN AS PRESIDENT OF HAITI

August 27, 2010

It seems that musician and wannabe politician Wyclef Jean is having a hard time accepting his rejection as a presidential candidate for Haiti’s November election. To cut a long story short Wyclef’s bid was rejected because the Haitian constitution requires candidates to have lived in the country for five years prior to an election. The former Fugees star hasn’t lived in the country for years and is therefore ineligible to run. Wyclef, however, isn’t taking the news lying down and according to Punchbowl Blog is blaming outgoing President Rene Preval of […]

WYCLEF JEAN ANNOUNCES HE’S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF HAITI

August 6, 2010

Actor Sean Penn questions Wyclef’s motives and accused the star of being a “non-presence” during relief efforts, adding “I want to see someone who is really, really willing to sacrifice for their country and not just someone who I personally saw with a vulgar entourage of vehicles that demonstrated a wealth in Haiti that – in context, I felt a very obscene demonstration,” In response Wyclef said,  “I just want Sean Penn to fully understand I am a Haitian, born in Haiti […]

WYCLEF JEAN TO STAND AS HAITI’S NEXT PRESIDENT

August 4, 2010

Former Fugees star Wyclef Jean is expected to announce that he will stand as president of Haiti on Thursday (tomorrow). ……………………………………………. I know that Wyclef is desperate to help his homeland but what does he know about politics?

FUGEES STAR WYCLEF JEAN’S MANSION FORECLOSED AND UP FOR SALE

November 23, 2008

Former Fugees member Wyclef Jean is at the centre of a new situation concerning his recently foreclosed Miami Beach mansion. The Palm Beach Post reports that Jean took out a $2 million mortgage from Home Equity Mortgage Corp. in 2004 to purchase the estate through a corporation he owns with several friends. Although the rapper/producer set out to renovate the canal-front property, the foreclosed home, which was appraised at $1.4 million, was left unfinished for more than two years as a series […]

WYCLEF JEAN SUED BY JACOB THE JEWELLER

July 31, 2008

According to the BBC News website multi-millionnaire rapper/producer Wyclef Jean, owes an incarcerated Jacob Arabov aka Jacob The Jeweller money. “Rap star Wyclef Jean is being sued by a New York jeweller which claims the performer owes the company money. Jacob & Co alleges Mr Jean has not paid for over $300,000 (£150,000) worth of watches and jewellery. The company’s founder, Jacob Arabov, known as the “king of bling”, was jailed in June by a Detroit judge for lying to investigators of a […]