"You're up on YouTube, half of your face has red makeup, the other half green, and your hair is barely combed. How you gonna let people see you like that? Someone is pimping Lauryn right now. A true friend would say, 'You have to check yourself into a psychiatrist.' I reached out a few times. I spoke the truth to her, but I realized I wasn't speaking to her but one of her personalities."
-- Wyclef Jean on former Fugees member Lauryn Hill. (Giant)
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By: Tamara L. Cross on 1/26/2008 9:28PM
Amen!, Lee Crosse! I love Lauryn. And when I saw her on TV at the Hip-Hop honors event, I knew something was seriously wrong and that Lauryn was in trouble. So, please, let's just pray for her and Wyclef for that matter!
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By: Rhonda Johnson on 1/27/2008 12:30AM
Wyclef dayum you a haitian wanna be jamacian and you falling off da map a true friend wouldn't dawg his friend in the public you talk to her in private. Talk about the awful interview on the tyra banks. Learn how to publicly speak you idiot!
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By: realbible4 on 3/08/2008 12:06AM
wyclef it is right to tell her she needs HELP,looks like another one bit's the dust,i must don't get it?why when one, is good at what they do and can get PAID do they (NOT)just walk away from the trap- set 4-them.it is NO secret you can't beat-it,listen to james brown's jam it-calls-you,and you don't c it comin that is why they call it DOPE.look at what it does to people,that's what got me right,i did'nt want to look like them..walkin-dead! IT IS STRONGER THAN YOU!
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By: BJ on 4/02/2008 6:20AM
I hope that Ms. Hill Can chill but on the note the Wyclef said what he said is understandable. If I'm young and black and I'm in the business then in a few years I'm all screwed up with drugs or I'm just Psycho. She got King Kong and family on her back right now. Maybe this is a way of looking out for her. Sometimes when you are on the inside looking out you can see yourself. Stop covering up and sugar coating her slap it in her face.
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By: D. on 10/23/2008 10:31AM
WTF is wrong wit lauryn's hair! Damn, she done let herself go!
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By: Melle on 12/29/2007 1:10AM
Why did he have to put her on blast like that? If he thinks she needs help then fine, but to talk smack about her to the media.....he's an asshole.
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By: Ed on 12/29/2007 10:45AM
He did not put her on blast. She put herself on blast. Look at the way she looks. She looks drugged out. I remember her back in Sister Act or if you want to go farther back Showtime At the Apollo. Piece be with her.
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By: Tigga on 12/29/2007 10:54AM
I have to agree with you on this one Melle. A "true friend" may tell her privately that she's slippin', or even gather several family members and friends to do an intervention of sorts if she is, in fact, losing grip on reality or suffering from some form of addiction. A "true friend" would never even think to degrade her in public -- and to the media no less! Those of us who enjoy her music and embrace her as a talented and beautiful young Queen are concerned about her, and have been for some time. To further stunt for the cameras and mike claiming to "have reached out to her a few times" then make a dig that he was "speaking to one of her personalities" further shows how Wyclef lacks not only the meaning of what it means to be a "true friend," but also lacks class.
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By: Marilyn on 12/29/2007 11:27AM
I Feel Like Yes, He Should Have Talked To Her Privately If He Feels She Has A Problem. And No, He Should Not Have Went To The Media. If He Could Not Make Her Understand That Something Is Wrong Then Maybe It Is Time To Just Let It Go. I Mean He's Been Trying For Years Or So I've Heard To Get Her To Get Some Help. Ever Since That Whole Fiasco Where She Insisted That They All Call Her Mrs. Hill And Not Lauryn, These Are The Same People She Started Out With, People Who You Were Poor With. It's Like Telling Your Family Members They Can No Longer Address You By Your First Name (Ridiculous). Some People Cannot Be Helped Because They Don't Want To Be Helped.
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By: vinnie on 12/30/2007 9:43PM
Wyclef jean is one of the WORST immorale people in entertainment. He has NO talent and drags anyone who graces his presence down. He was instrumental in the destruction of Lauryn Hill and T.I. And quite possibly whitney and bobby. the guy is pure eVIL. And jealous of those celebrities who take him seriously.
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