Wyclef Jean can't stay out of the tabloids these days.
First, the Grammy Award winner came under fire for accounting issues with his Yele Haiti charity.
Now, according to the New York Daily News, the former Fugees star's wife, Marie Claudinette, found a nude photo of his manager on his cell phone.
Claudinette, who has been married to the 37 year-old for sixteen years, is said to have hit the roof.
Lisa Ellis, who was helping Jean run his Carnival House entertainment company, previously served as Executive Vice President at Sony Music Label Group and President of Sony Urban Music.
Claudinette saw the sexy picture of Ellis and, according to an insider, "jumped to the conclusion that something may be up between Wyclef and Lisa."
Now, Ellis has resigned as Jean's manager.
The source furthered that Claudinette emailed the photo out to other music industry types to embarrass Ellis.
Regardless, Ellis insists the black-and-white nude picture, which shows Ellis standing facing forward with her hands crossed over her private parts, was not for the Grammy Award-winning singer.
"Photographer Mark Baptiste took a portrait of me in December 2008 for an art book," Ellis said. "It was tastefully done. Someone leaked the photo. I don't know who did it, but the photo had nothing to do with my resignation as Wyclef Jean's manager."
Jean's spokesperson Ken Sunshine refused to address the situation, saying, "Wyclef is spending all his time inspiring others to rebuild Haiti. We're not commenting on any of these rumors."
Ellis, who was previously linked to former congressman Harold Ford, currently has a boyfriend, and is said to be "mortified."
Regardless, it looks like Jean and his wife are peachy keen. The couple appeared at the NAACP Image Awards together on Feb.26, where Jean was honored with a Vanguard Award for his work with his Yele Haiti foundation. He thanked Claudinette in his acceptance speech.


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By: cooleaze on 3/03/2010 11:29PM
She didn't hit the roof when he was messing round with Lauren Hill. Where was the outrage then.Give me a break, you know why he wasn;t as popular and as rich then. Money makes a difference in how you behave. She worried about that money and prestige now as oppose to then.
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By: ADMR on 8/11/2010 8:01PM
Lauren Hill???
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By: ANGELCEO on 8/11/2010 8:00PM
Poor Thing.
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