President Wyclef? Ex-Fugee mulling Haiti campaign
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Singer Wyclef Jean is making allowance for a run for president of Haiti but has not decided whether to look for a five-year term as leader of the quake-ravaged population, the musician’s family said Monday. There have been rumors in opposition to some time the Haitian-born entertainer might enter the 2010 [...]
Wyclef Jean calls for evacuating Haiti’s capital
NEW YORK (AP) — Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean defended his charity on Monday in the wake of questions about its practices while calling on the international community to enable the evacuation of his homeland’s earthquake-ravaged capital. “Port-au-Prince is a morgue,” Jean said at a Manhattan press conference, recounting how he collected the corpses of small [...]
Wyclef Jean calls for evacuating Haiti’s capital
NEW YORK (AP) — Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean defended his charity on Monday in the wake of questions about its practices while calling on the international community to enable the evacuation of his homeland’s earthquake-ravaged capital. “Port-au-Prince is a morgue,” Jean said at a Manhattan press conference, recounting how he collected the corpses of small [...]
Clooney sets lineup for Haiti relief benefit
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — George Clooney says the “Hope for Haiti” benefit for victims of the earthquake in Haiti will include performances from Bono, Sting, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Alicia Keys. Speaking to The Associated Press at the Golden Globes ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Clooney said that more than 40 celebrities [...]
Wyclef text campaign raises $1 million for Haiti
While more help is needed, Wyclef Jean has already raised over $1 million for victims in Haiti with a text-based campaign in which cell phone users send “Tele” to 501501 for an automatic $5 donation. Wyclef teamed up with “Give On The Go,” a fundraising division of Red Fish Media. “100 percent of the donations [...]
Hollywood, Canadian benefits for Haiti in works
Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean arrives at the airport in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, a day after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit his home country. (Lynne Sladky/Associated Press) Performer and producer Wyclef Jean and CNN correspondent Anderson Cooper will join Hollywood star George Clooney in hosting a cross-network, all-star telethon being planned in support of Haiti, organizers announced [...]