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Yele Haiti Foundation

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    December 1, 2011

    Pitbull Makes GQ's "Least Influential" List, But Not Ours; Meet Miami's Five Least Influential

    ​​In the December issue of GQ magazine, our hometown boy Pitbull is the only Miamian to make the list of the "25 Least Influential People Alive." Tim Pawlenty claimed the top spot and others on the list with less clout than the Cuban-American rapper include actress Gwenyth Patrow, deposed E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Wyclef Jean: Dirty Dozen 2010

    ​Each year, New Times puts together a list of the sketchiest politicians and unholiest celebrities and weirdest human beings to call the Magic City home. So who made the filthy cut this year? We're releasing the names one by one ahead of next week's issue, which comes with a full-page illustra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Wyclef Jean's Appeal Is Denied, Leaving His Presidential Bid as Dead as the Fugees

    ​On Wyclef Jean's personal list of "Things That Will Never, Ever Happen" -- including playing a Fugees reunion show with Pras and winning a good taxpayer award from the IRS -- the singer can now add a new entry with some confidence: serving as president of Haiti.The Haitian electoral council ruled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Wyclef Jean May Have Wasted Angelina Jolie's Preggers Donation On Carnival Float

    ​In his young bid to become Haiti's next president, Wyclef Jean has already weathered more criticism than Rick Santorum at a Dan Savage house party. Mostly, he's been hammered for his record running Yéle, his charity, which paid hundreds of thousands in fishy fees to Wyclef himself or his friends ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Haitian Presidential Candidate Wyclef Jean Owes the IRS $2.1 Million

    ​In case you weren't skeptical of Wyclef Jean's soon-to-be official candidacy to become president of poor, earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the Smoking Gun just posted some documents you might want to take a look at. The IRS has hit Jean with $2.1 million in tax liens over the last three years, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Daft Punk, Naomi Campbell, Cat Power Offer Goods to Help Haiti

    ​Just because there are some shady allegations about Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti foundation doesn't mean all celeb-assisted Haiti-relief efforts aren't to be trusted. And just because the devastation in the nearby nation has been out of the news recently doesn't mean you should stop giving.Crafts for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Report: Wyclef Jean Paid His Mistress $105,000 Through Yele Haiti Charity

    ​Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti charity has raised millions of dollars since the earthquake in the singer's home country, but numerous allegations have arisen about how the money has been spent and how the charity has been run.Now the Smoking Gun reports Yele paid $105,000 to Zakiya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Super Bowl 2010: Rihanna, Nas, Pitbull, Black Eyed Peas and More Performing this Weekend

    We gotta feeling it's going to a jam-packed music weekend.​So it's coming: a giant tsunami of NFL athletes, super fans, and über-celebrities that's about to engulf the magic city with over-the-top poolside parties and non-stop open bar access. And as much as Super Bowl XLIV weekend is all about t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Wyclef Live From Jacmel Beach, Haiti, Free Concert

    Here's our footage of Wyclef live from Haiti back in 2006 for a free concert to 50,000 on Jacmel Beach. The show was sponsored by his foundation, Yéle Haiti.Wyclef admits that his Yéle Haiti organization has made mistakes in the past, but denies that he ever personally profited from them. He has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2010

    Wyclef Jean Responds to Yéle Haiti Allegations

    We reported yesterday about the tax documents uncovered by The Smoking Gun that made Haitian-born musician and producer Wyclef Jean's NGO, Yéle Haiti, seem a bit self-serving. While Yéle Haiti has probably done plenty of good for the impoverish nation, the numbers and circumstances still raises a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Wyclef Jean Uses Charity to Get Paid

    According to tax documents posted by The Smoking Gun, Wyclef Jean has used Yele for his own gain.​All over Facebook, Twitter, television newscasts, and radio broadcasts, reporters and ordinary folks have been encouraging relatives, friends and anyone who cares to donate $5 to the Yele Haiti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Haiti Benefit Events: A Working List, Please Send Updates

    ​Here is an incomplete list so far of Haiti benefit music/club events scheduled in the coming days. If you would like your event added to this list, please e-mail me.Tonight, Friday, January 15*Mayday plays its monthly jam at Transit Lounge tonight. Transit Lounge never charges a cover, but the ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Live Kreyol Hip Hop

    Buggah D. Govanah, president of On Point Entertainment and Marketing  is sick of bootleg rap shows with bad sound and no production value. He's set out to change that through a benefit for Haiti that's creating a platform for Caribbean artists and artists of Caribbean descent to get together o ... More >>

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