Sean Penn isn’t done talking about Wyclef Jean’s ill-fated run for the Haitian presidency. In a new editorial for The Huffington Post, the veteran and humanitarian defends his position against Jean’s bid for public office in his earthquake-ravaged homeland.Jean’s political dreams have took a hammering last week when he has learned he can’t appeal a [...]
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Sean Penn “Skeptical†About Wyclef’s Run For Haitian President
August 7th, 2010 |
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Haitian-born hip-hop star Wyclef Jean announced his candidacy for president of Haiti this week — but the former Fugee has a lot of work to do if he hopes to win Sean Penn’s vote.The Academy Award winner has been working on the frontlines of rebuilding Haiti ever since a devastating earthquake rocked the island nation [...]
Evening Crunch Crumbs: Morbidly-Obese NJ Woman Paid To Gain 1,000 Pounds; Sony Inks $250 Million With Michael Jackson Estate; Wyclef Using Charity Funds To Cheat?
March 16th, 2010 |
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In Few Years, This Obese Ocra Could Be The World’s Fattest Woman….If She Can Live Past Next Week. New Jersey resident Donna Simpson, 42, weighs 550 pounds, but she’s on mission to gain another 400 pounds in in hopes of becoming the world’s fattest woman. Simpson holds the Guinness World Record as the world’s [...]
Wyclef Jean honored at NAACP Awards
February 27th, 2010 |
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Wyclef Jean was chosen as humanitarian of the year at the NAACP Award show:
The NAACP has seen fit this year to honor Mr Wyclef Jean with the Vanguard Award. The recipient of this award is chosen based on their work to improve racial and social issues. It is an honor well deserved by Mr. Jean.
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“Hope For Haiti Now†Telethon Raises $57 Million For Disaster Relief In Haiti
January 24th, 2010 |
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Friday’s Hope for Haiti Now telethon, led by George Clooney and Haiti-born rapper Wyclef Jean, has raised more than $57 million for relief to the earthquake-ravaged island nation, according to preliminary figures. Show organizers call the figure a record for public donations in a disaster relief telethon.
The telethon – broadcast from Los Angeles, New [...]
Rihanna, U2 and Jay-Z to release charity singles for Haiti
January 21st, 2010 |
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U2 and Jay-Z are to collaborate on a joint charity single to benefit Haiti, they announced Wednesday, the same day as Rihanna released a cover version of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song with the proceeds going to Haiti aid organisations.
The announcement came as organisers released the list of performers who have pledged to appear on the [...]
“Hope For Haiti†Telethon Jan. 22
January 15th, 2010 |
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Academy Award-nominated actor George Clooney, rap star Wyclef Jean, and a host of other decorated entertainers are putting together an all-star benefit with MTV Networks to help the victims of Tuesday’s horrific Haitian earthquake.
Hope For Haiti, a bi-coastal telethon, will be broadcast worldwide next Friday, Jan. 22, on MTV channels around the Globe as well [...]
Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie $1 Million Donation Haiti Earthquake Relief
January 14th, 2010 |
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s charity, The Jolie-Pitt Foundation, is donating $1 million to emergency first responders helping victims of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti. The Jolie-Pitt Foundation will make its donation to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontiéres, to help out with relief work on the damage-stricken island.
The Hollywood couple says they are “devastated†by the [...]