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A Quick Study, Wyclef Jean Is Already Lying Like An Experienced Politician
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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin Aug 08, 2010 02:10am |
| Category | Analysis |
| News Date | Aug 05, 2010 02:00am |
| Description | Barely 10 hours into his new career, Wyclef Jean went on CNN this evening and lied like a veteran politician.
Appearing on “Larry King Live,” Jean was questioned by substitute host Wolf Blitzer about the finances of his charitable foundation as well as his personal income tax problems. On both counts, the musician, who today announced his candidacy for Haiti’s presidency, was not truthful in his responses to questions by Blitzer (who, sadly, seemed almost as informed as the regular occupant of the host’s chair).
When asked whether he had ever taken money from Yele Haiti, his charitable foundation, Jean said those charges were “not true.” He then added, “Did Wyclef Jean ever take Yele Haiti money to put in his personal pocket? Never.”
As first reported in these pages, Jean and a relative paid themselves more than $410,000 in foundation funds. This money purportedly went to them for rent, production services, and Jean's appearance at a benefit concert.
And, of course, these are not “charges.” The group’s own tax returns--which were filed years late--disclosed this curious bit of self-dealing on the part of Jean, 37, and his cousin Jerry Duplessis, both of whom were foundation board members. |
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