Wyclef Jean was shot in the hand on Saturday (March 19) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The 41-year-old entertainer and former presidential hopeful was taken to the hospital after the scary incident, which took place on the eve of Haiti’s presidential elections.
“He was released from the hospital [and is] fine now,” his rep told the Wall Street Journal, adding that Wyclef was released after a few hours and that the shot “just grazed his hand”.
Scary – but glad Wyclef is okay!!
Wyclef Jean is heading back to the studio after running for the Haitian presidency – and he’s singing about the people of his homeland in “Election Time”!
The 41-year-old entertainer sings, “Election time around the corner, who you gonna vote for? Election time around the corner, what you gonna fight for?” on the new track.
“If I was president, the first thing I would do is get my people out the tents,” he added, referencing the displacement of residents from their homes after the massive earthquake.
If I Were President: My Haitian Experience will hit shelves early next year!
Wyclef Jean has withdrawn his candidacy for the Haitian presidency.
“After weeks of quiet but painstaking reflection with my wife and daughter, I have chosen to end my bid for the presidency of Haiti,” Wyclef, 40, said in a statement (via CBS News). “This was not an easy conclusion to reach; but it is one that was thoughtfully made, taking into account many, many competing factors and weighing the course that will best advance the healing of the country and help it find the quickest path to recovery.”
“Though my run for the presidency was cut short, in this way, I feel it was not in vain,” Wyclef continued. “It’s something we can use to improve conditions for my Haitian brothers and sisters.”
When Wyclef Jean announced his intentions to run for the Haitian presidency, Sean Penn was “suspicious.”
At a concert on Friday, Wyclef slammed Sean during one of his songs, accusing him of “sniffing cocaine.”
The accusations are not true, according to his rep.
“Mr. Jean is clearly unfamiliar with the physical demands put upon volunteers in Haiti,” Sean‘s rep tells JustJared.com. “As aid workers there, the notion of depleting the body’s immune system thru the use of illicit drugs is ludicrous. More specifically, J/P Haitian Relief Organization (a.k.a. JPHRO) has a ZERO tolerance policy for any and all illegal drugs. As the leader of this organization, Sean Penn has not only set this policy, but adheres to it. That Mr. Jean would make such a false accusation is reckless and saddening, but not surprising.”
Shouldn’t we be worrying about Haiti’s problems rather than picking a fight?
Wyclef Jean kills Sean Penn softly with his song as he performs a re-make of his 2004 song, “President,” at Hot 97′s On the Reggae Tip Concert in New York City on Friday (September 3).
After Sean, 50, and former Fugees bandmate Pras, 37, criticized Wyclef‘s highly publicized bid and subsequent withdrawal from the Haitian presidential race, the 40-year-old Yéle Haiti Foundation founder had some choice words for the two of them.
Here are some of Wyclef‘s lyrics: “I got a message for Sean Penn/ Maybe he ain’t see me in Haiti because he was too busy sniffing cocaine/ I got a message for Praswell/ Even though you don’t want to support me/ I got love for you/Even though you only kicked 8 bars in the Fugees.”
Watch Wyclef‘s performance below!
Sean Penn has spoken out about Wyclef Jean‘s run for the presidency of Haiti yet again; this time, the actor has written a piece for HuffPo.
Here are a few highlights:
Read Sean‘s full article at HuffingtonPost.com!
