Wyclef Jean News & Posts

Wyclef Jean Was A Wanted Man In Haiti For Filming Documentary

Mon, 28 Jan 2008

photo courtesy of PR Photos/www.prphotos.comWyclef Jean says he risked his life to make his gang documentary Ghosts of Cite Soleil in Haiti because he found out that he was a wanted man there. He was in fear after learning that gang leaders disapproved of his documentary of the streets of Port-Au-Prince and s...

Wyclef Jean Has Open Marriage

Sat, 22 Dec 2007

photo courtesy of PR Photos/www.prphotos.comRapper Wyclef Jean reportedly has an open marriage with wife Marie.The couple have been married since 1994. He explained:"The bottom line is that as human beings, we make mistakes. But we all need rocks behind you. A strong woman. No matter how it goes down, a rock ...

Wyclef Jean: "ambassador" Of Haiti

Wed, 10 Jan 2007

�� Hip-hop star, Wyclef Jean, becomes an ambassador to Haiti.�� President Rene Prevel of Haiti recently appointed Jean to an honorary position to help promote and improve the image of the country. Haiti, a Caribbean nation, is known as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Haiti is ...

Shakira Goes Where Wild Things Are With "she Wolf" (reuters)

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:21:16

rd.yahoo.com - Reuters - In Shakira's hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia, there's a 15-foot metal statue of her, wearing bell bottoms and strumming a guitar. It was donated by a German sculptor in 2006, in the midst of the singer's wildly successful Oral Fixation world tour, which featured her jaw-dropping belly-dancing and a finale of "Hips Don't Lie" with Wyclef Jean.

Wyclef Jean To Attend Berklee College Of Music (ap)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:11:18

rd.yahoo.com - AP - Wyclef Jean (ZHAHN') is going back to school to earn a degree from Boston's Berklee College of Music.

Wyclef Teams Up With Timberland For Boot Launch

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:10:56

pr-inside.com - Hip-hop star WYCLEF JEAN has created his own range of eco-friendly footwear to aid the redevelopment of his native Haiti.The former Fugees star has teamed up with boot designers Timberland to launch a 16-piece shoe collection, and a portion of the profits will go towards to his Yele Haiti foundation.Jean, a Haitian Goodwill Ambassador, established

Wyclef, Timberland Team Up On Eco-friendly Boots (ap)

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:02:00

rd.yahoo.com - AP - Wyclef Jean and The Timberland Co. are teaming up to sell eco-friendly footwear and support reforestation of the singer's native Haiti.

Wyclef's Father-in-law Dies

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:04:36

pr-inside.com - Rapper WYCLEF JEAN is mourning the death of his father-in-law.Eric D. Pierre, dad to Jean’s fashion designer wife Claudinette, passed away last week (ends18Sep09) - less than a month after watching the couple renew its wedding vows to mark its 15th wedding anniversary in August (09).The former Fugees star revealed the sad news via his

Wyclef Jean Foils Assassination Plot In Haiti

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:12:04

pr-inside.com - Hip-hop star WYCLEF JEAN is so powerful in his native Haiti, a political group once hatched a plot to assassinate him.The former Fugees star moved to the United States with his family when he was just nine years old, but since finding fame he has returned often and established charitable groups to aid the poverty-stricken

Jean's Tourism Plans For Haiti

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:10:47

pr-inside.com - WYCLEF JEAN is bidding to rejuvenate the economy in his native Haiti, by turning the poverty-stricken country into a tourism mecca.The Caribbean country was a popular resort before the corrupt regimes of FranÃ§ois ‘Papa Doc’ Duvalier and his son Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ devastated the nation and drove thousands to flee.Jean has played an important role

Wyclef Jean Sued

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:16:02

starpulse.com - Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean has been hit with copyright infringement by 1990s rap duo Blazhay Blazhay.

Wyclef Jean Sued

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:29:31

starpulse.com - Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean has been hit with copyright infringement by 1990s rap duo Blazhay Blazhay.

Wyclef Sued By Blazhay Blazhay

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:02:49

pr-inside.com - Hip-hop star WYCLEF JEAN has been hit with copyright infringement by 1990s rap duo BLAZHAY BLAZHAY.The pair claims the Hips Don’t Lie hitmaker sampled their 1995 hit Danger in his 2007 song Welcome To The East without the group’s permission.The duo, comprising of DJ PF Cuttin’ and MC Out Loud, recently filed a lawsuit against

Wyclef Jean Joins Bill Clinton For Haiti Tour

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:38:54

starpulse.com - Rapper Wyclef Jean is touring his native Haiti with former U.S. president Bill Clinton in a bid to raise international awareness about the poverty-stricken country.

Wyclef Jean Joins Bill Clinton For Haiti Tour

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:38:27

starpulse.com - Rapper Wyclef Jean is touring his native Haiti with former U.S. president Bill Clinton in a bid to raise international awareness about the poverty-stricken country.

Wyclef Joins Clinton For Haiti Tour

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:06:55

pr-inside.com - Rapper WYCLEF JEAN is touring his native Haiti with former U.S. president BILL CLINTON in a bid to raise international awareness about the poverty-stricken country.The Fugees star, who arrived in Haiti on Wednesday (11Mar09), was invited to join the four-day fact finding mission by Clinton and the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.More than one million

Wyclef Jean Plans To Build A School

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:27:13

starpulse.com - Wyclef Jean is hoping to build a school in his native Haiti. The former Fugees star has fixed plans for the facility and will call on celebrity pals like Matt Damon

Wyclef Plans To Build A School

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:05:55

pr-inside.com - WYCLEF JEAN is hoping to build a school in his native Haiti.The former Fugees star has fixed plans for the facility and will call on celebrity pals like Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie to help him raise funds for the school.He tells HollyScoop.com, "I want to start working on building a school. It’s going to

Wyclef Jean Hits Back At Foreclosure Reports

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:34:36

starpulse.com - Former Fugees star Wyclef Jean has fired back at reports alleging his Miami, Florida home has been hit by foreclosure - blaming a contractor who "sat on the job for two years" for the mix-up.

Wyclef -- Home A Loan

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:04:52

tmz.com - Filed under: Celebrity Pay Dirt

Wyclef Jean wants to set the record straight -- the reason his unfinished Miami home went into foreclosure ain't his fault.Jean insists his Dade County pad is not being auctioned off -- despite what these papers say. He says was "robbed" by a dirty...

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Wyclef Praises Pitt And Jolie's Parenting Skills

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:02:09

pr-inside.com - BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE are "doing great" with their brood of children, according to pal WYCLEF JEAN.The former Fugees star insists the Hollywood couple is handling family life well, despite having to juggle work with six young kids, including twins Knox and Vivienne, who were born in July (08).He tells Usmagazine.com, "They’re doing great,

Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean Visit Haiti City In Ruins (ap)

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:19:42

rd.yahoo.com - AP - Cries of adulation � and hunger � followed Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean and actor Matt Damon as they toured flood-ravaged Gonaives on Sunday to call attention to widespread suffering in the marooned city.

Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean Visit Haiti City In Ruins (ap)

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:39:41

rd.yahoo.com - AP - There were cries of adulation � and also of hunger � as Matt Damon and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean toured the flood-ravaged city of Gonaives on Sunday to call attention to a humanitarian crisis.