Wyclef Jean is broke and owes more than
2.5 million dollars in tax lines. His business
manager confirmed the news to The
Smoking Gun recently.
An email reportedly sent by the rapper's
accountant, David Levin , in January to the
Jean 's creditors confirmed the former
Fugees' financial state, as he stated that, "in
my most professional verbiage…there ain't no
money." Levin's email was sent out in
response to threats from the singer's
creditor's threats of impending court action
against Jean .
According to latest reports, the Haitian artist
and producer reportedly said he would pay
$100,000 to entertainment law firm Shukat
Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman to settle an
outstanding bill of $133,000. The rapper/
producer was requested to pay his outstanding
debt with the law firm via two installments:
$10,000 by last August 1 and another $50,000
by the end of last year.
But it is alleged that Jean did not make any
payments to the firm. The alleged agreement
stated that if Jean made the two payments
totaling $60,000, the law firm would waive
the remaining $40,000. But if he failed to
make good on the agreement, an additional
ten percent annual interest would be added to
the $100,000. At this time, Jean reportedly
owes the firm $102,027.40.
Reports claim Jean's current legal predicament
isn't the first time he's had to pay off a debt.
The rapper was questioned about the handling
of finances for his now defunct organization,
Yele Haiti following the Haitian earthquake.
According to reports, the non-profit
foundation collected more than $16 million in
donations following a series of earthquakes
that destroyed the island's capital city, Port-
Au-Prince.
It is likely Yele Haiti ultimately left a string of
upset creditors upon closing in 2012.
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