Rapper Wyclef Jean, who campaigned last year to become president of Haiti, was shot in the Caribbean country on Saturday, reports the Associated Press.
Jean was shot in the hand late Saturday evening in Port-au-Prince, his publicist said Sunday. the rapper was treated in the hospital and released.
10:15, Sunday, 20 March 2011
Wyclef Jean was shot in the hand on 19 March while in Haiti.
The rapper was rushed to hospital but was released after receiving treatment. his spokesman reassured fans via a short post on Twitter: “We have spoken to Wyclef, he is OK. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.”
Scary news coming out of Haiti today … it has been confirmed that singer-turned-failed politician Wyclef Jean was shot in the hand in the city of Dumas outside Port-Au-Prince yesterday just one day before the Haitian people will go to the polls to elect their new president. As you may recall, Wycelf attempted a run for the presidency last year but was ruled ineligible for the office and had to drop out of the race. since ending his campaign, Jean threw his support behind presidential candidate Michel Martelly … Jean was shot while in Haiti campaigning for Martelly.
Wyclef Jean was shot in the hand just outside Port-au-Prince in Haiti Saturday, according to TMZ.
The singer said he heard gunfire after leaving his car and when he looked down he saw blood on his shirt and shoes. The bullet grazed his hand and Jean was taken to a local hospital where he was treated before being released. The singer’s rep said, “He’s fine now. It happened late yesterday night and he was released after a couple hours.”
With the madness going on in Japan and now Libya many of us have forgotten that neighboring Haiti is still in shambles. First there’s an election run off for President. the last election was marred with accusations of fraud which resulted in widespread violence. the emerging candidates is Wyclef Jean‘s former rival Michel Martelly, 50, is a singer and entertainer known to his fans as “Sweet Micky“. He’s running against a 70 year old former first lady Mirlande Manigat.
According to different reports, Wyclef Jean may or may not have been shot while in Haiti.
RollingStone reports that Jean was afflicted with a gunshot wound to his hand on Saturday night in Delmas, which is “just outside Port-au-Prince.” he was attending a campaign rally for musician and presidential candidate Michel “Sweet Mickey” Martelly.
By: Greg on 3/22/2011 3:49PM
I thought much of the same thing about Wyclef’s character when he was attempting to run for the President of Haiti. some people will do almost anything to get a headline. I’m not at all surprised with these developments…this man has absolutely zero creditability!
I write to you today from my hands to your eyes. Behold the words of the wise but yet the fool. Seek not for words of comfort, but words of confrontation. for war is not the way of life. But for some a city that is at war makes it easy to sell the firearms. But if a city is peaceful, there is no need for arms. they say the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Believe not these words if you are poor because I was once poor and a poor man’s destiny cannot be decided by a rich man. So therefore, as the richer get richer, the poor shall rise from poverty and become wealthy. Let’s not feel sorry for ourselves but feel sorry for those that can’t find a way out. So they turn to the arms for survival in this concrete jungle. for I am from the Jungle. therefore I understand the mentality of the Lion. So #warriors, believe not in failure, for success lies ahead.
Fugees star Wyclef Jean has talked about his feud with Sean Penn, admitting the pair have since "kissed and made up."
The singer fell out with the Academy Award nominee whilst trying to help rebuild Haiti after its devastating earthquake last year.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb 17 AP – Hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean on Wednesday endorsed the candidacy of popular carnival singer Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly in his bid to become the next president of Haiti.