Wyclef Jean

After being dragged through the media for financial discrepancies, Wyclef Jean’s “Yele Haiti” is getting help from new financial advisors. As previously reported, the organization was reported as having issues with tax evasion and Wyclef was even accused of using funds raised for personal gain. Now after the controversy, Yele Haiti is receiving aid of […]

“Earthquake, we seen the earth shake.  But the soul of the Haitian people, it will never break. Enough of the moping!  Let’s rebuild Haiti and let’s show them how we do it whee we come from.” – Wyclef Jean Wyclef Jean performing “Rivers Of Babylon” at the “Hope For Haiti Now” benefit concert:

“I carried bodies of my people in the cemetary. They should have been walking. They should have been laughing. They should have been singing. But instead they were heavy in my arms. At the cemetary there weren’t enough holes in the ground to bury mothers, fathers, husbands and wives with dignity and grace. We need […]

The Internet was abuzz yesterday with news that Kanye West had been banned from the “Hope For Haiti” star studded telethon. Now however, representatives for MTV Networks are vehemently denying those claims saying they’re “absolutely not true.” As previously reported, a source released a statement saying that Yeezy was banned because of his tendency to […]

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Things for Haiti seem to be getting worse before the notion of improvement can be thought.  After the initial earthquake, the citizens were hit by a 6.1 afterschock. With all of the chaos going on across the seas, Wyclef Jean has been doing his part in Haiti along with the United States to fight and […]

As Haiti continues to suffer after being hit with a 6.1 earthquake this morning, more artists are mobilizing to help the nation in peril. Two of the latest to do so are Jay-Z and his protégé Rihanna who will participate in the “Hope For Haiti” telethon. Organized by George Clooney, “Hope For Haiti” is set […]

As the damages continue to ravage Haiti, the aftershocks of an earthquake seem to be minor in comparison to the after effects of the ongoing tragedy and how some are reacting to it. When male looters started selling their newfound merchandise to people on the streets, primal instincts must have kicked in as it turned […]

Wyclef Jean is still in Haiti helping the recovery process following last week’s tragedy. Clef held a press conference Monday to ask for more help for his country and to once again defend his Yele Haiti organization. Watch a teary eyed Wyclef speak on Yele and the situation in Haiti below.

Since the earthquake hit Haiti, the country has been in a mass scramble to establish some order from the calamity that has occurred. With Wyclef Jean making a venture to his homeland and President Obama donating funds, everyone is trying to play a part and show support after such devastation. Diddy utilizes his appeal and […]

“I have been committed to helping the people of Haiti throughout my life, and that commitment will continue until the day I die….” After reports circulated accusing Wyclef Jean’s “Yele Haiti” of being an illegitimate organization Wyclef Jean is stepping up to defend his entity. As previously reported popular whistle-blower website The Smoking Gun claimed […]

The Smoking Gun reports that $1 out of every $5 donated to Wyclef’s Yele Charity actually goes to the impoverished country.    If that’s indeed true, it’s sad because the organization has already raised over a million dollars for the earthquake victims. The Smoking Gun reports: “Internal Revenue Service records show the group has a lackluster […]