Sean Penn took time out to speak against Wyclef’s bid for presidency of Haiti with CNN (again)
Thoughts on Penn’s comments?
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Sean Penn Talks Wyclef’s Presidency Bid…Again
by on 25/08/2010Breaking News| Wyclef Denied Bid For Presidency Of Haiti?
by on 20/08/2010
Hip hop star Wyclef Jean is not on the list of approved candidates for Haiti’s presidential election, it is reported.
A member of the country’s provisional electoral council told the Reuters news agency that the ex-Fugees singer did not satisfy legal requirements to run in a November 28 presidential election.
The committee requires candidates to have spent the last five consecutive years living in Haiti.
Jean, who said he had received death threats this week, lives and works in the US.
The musician had always said his appointment as a roving ambassador by President Rene Preval in 2007 exempted him from the residency requirement.
The provisional electoral council is due to formally publish the list of approved candidates on Friday.
Do you think Wyclef should be approved or is it the right decision?
Video| Pras Explains Why He Is Not Supporting Wyclef!
by on 11/08/2010Years after Wyclef Jean released ‘If I Was President’, the hip-hop megastar may soon discover just how difficult it can be to lead a nation.
This week the multi-millionaire international recording artist filed his formal paperwork to run for president of the country of Haiti. Wyclefs former band mate Pras sat down with Al Jazeera to explain exactly why he is not backing his Fugees bandmate.
Thoughts? Do you think Wyclef is the right man for the job?
Go under the cut to see Wyclef discussing his vision for his country with CNN.
Wyclef Jean Officially Announces Bid For Presidency!
by on 06/08/2010Wyclef Jean officially registered as a candidate for Haiti’s November presidential election.
I would like to tell (U.S.) President Barack Obama that the United States has Obama and Haiti has Wyclef Jean,”
The three-time Grammy award-winner told cheering supporters in a downtown area of Port-au-Prince.
In related news Sean Penn has spoken out about Wyclef Jean’s intention to run for President of Haiti.
This is somebody who’s going to receive an enormous amount of support from the United States, and I have to say I’m very suspicious of it, simply because he, as an ambassador at large, has been virtually silent. For those of us in Haiti, he has been a non-presence. I’m not accusing Wyclef Jean of being an opportunist; I don’t know the man,” Sean added. “One of the reasons I don’t know very much about Wyclef Jean is that I haven’t seen or heard anything of him in these last six months that I’ve been in Haiti.” Sean told CNN(via USA Today).
Wyclef responded on ‘The Gayle King’ Show today, saying,
He hasn’t seen me for six months – I have been going to Haiti for more than five years. When the hurricane toppled Haiti, I was the first one there….if I did not create Yele Haiti to start stopping the violence, even him coming to Haiti would not have been possible today.”
Official| Wyclef Jean To Run For President Of Haiti!
by on 04/08/2010Jean told TIME he is going to announce his candidacy for the Nov. 28 election just days before the Aug. 7 deadline
If not for the earthquake, I probably would have waited another 10 years before doing this,” Jean says. “The quake drove home to me that Haiti can’t wait another 10 years for us to bring it into the 21st century.If I can’t take five years out to serve my country as President,then everything I’ve been singing about, like equal rights, doesn’t mean anything.”
Wyclef Jean Running For Presidency Of Haiti?
by on 27/07/2010
The ex-Fugees star is not ruling out running for presidency of Haiti.
Wyclef may reprtedly seek a five-year term as leader of the earthquake-ravaged nation.
It has long been speculated that the Haitian-born entertainer might enter the 2010 presidential contest, ever since President Rene Preval appointed him ambassador-at-large for the Caribbean nation in 2007
His family released the following statement today:
Wyclef’s commitment to his homeland and its youth is boundless and he will remain its greatest supporter regardless of whether he is part of the government moving forward. At this time, Wyclef Jean has not announced his intent to run for Haitian president. If and when a decision is made, media will be alerted immediately.”
Christina Aguilera in Haiti for World Food Program
by on 20/05/2010Christina Aguilera visited earthquake ravaged Haiti last week with the charity, World Food Program. The pop singer is the new goodwill ambassador and was filmed participating in school feeding programmes in quake-stricken Haiti.
Together with her husband Jordan Bratman, the singer toured with WFP aid workers and spent time with mothers and children who have found refuge in camps after the January earthquake.
She also visited schools to meet the children receiving food aid through WFP school meal programmes.
Celebs Do Good| Ben Stiller, Gerard Butler, Susan Sarandon and Demi Moore visit Haiti!
by on 14/04/2010Ben Stiller, Gerard Butler, Susan Sarandon, Demi Moore and Sean Penn participated in relief efforts this week in Haiti with two charity organizations.
Ashton Kutcher tweeted about his wife’s travels: “@ mrskutcher I wish I was with you” and “I am so proud of my wife.”
BBC caught the footage of Bush openly wiping his hand on the back of Bill Clinton’s shirt after shaking hands with a Haitian.
What do you guys make of this?
New Track| ‘Wavin Flag’ For Haiti!
by on 12/03/2010
‘Wavin Flag’ off K’Naan’s ’Troubadour’ album has been given the remix treatment to include other Canadian artists; Drake, Kardinal Offishall, Justin Bieber, Avirl Lavigne, Jully Black, Sam Rovebers, Nikki Yanofsky and more. The artists have come together to show their support and raise money for Haiti.
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New Videos| Lupe Fiasco ft. Kenna & Mike Shinoda ‘Ressurrection’
by on 10/03/2010All the proceeds from ‘Ressurrection’ are being donated to the people of Haiti.
Lupe and Kenna along with a whole host of celebrities recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money and awareness for the worldwide water crisis. The documentary about the climb premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. on MTV in the US.
Leona Lewis Auctions Herself For Haiti!
by on 22/02/2010Leona Lewis is auctioning herself to raise money for Oxfam’s Haiti earthquake response this week. Fans can bid to spend an afternoon with Leona, taking in anything from bowling and horse riding to an intimate dinner with the star.
The auction runs until Monday March 1st on www.oxfam.org.uk/haitiauction.
Fashion For Relief| In Pictures & Video!
by on 20/02/2010We all ready posted the pictures of Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss at Fashion For Relief now here is the video and pictures of all the celebrity models.
The night has all ready raised one million pounds for Haiti and looks to raise a lot more through the online auction via Net-A-Porter.
Continue under the cut for more pictures.
Ke$ha performs Blah Blah Blah on Alan Carr
by on 19/02/2010Ke$ha is currently on a whirlwind tour of the UK promoting her second single “Blah Blah Blah”. She stopped by UK comedy chat show “Alan Carr: Chatty Man” and put in a a high energy performance.
In other Ke$ha news, her debut single “Tik Tok” has prevent the Haiti charity single, “We are the World” remake from getting to Number 1 in the US - is there no stopping her?
