The hip-hop artist sees the positive side of being wounded in the hand in Haiti last week
The hip-hop artist is "doing well" after he was shot in his hand the night before the nation's runoff election
Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean heard "the sound of the boom" and then realized he was "grazed by a bullet" in Port-au-Prince Saturday night, the eve of Haiti's presidential runoff election, Jean told CNN.
Musician Wyclef Jean talks about being "grazed by a bullet" while in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Voting in the second round of Haiti's presidential runoff was mostly calm Sunday, although two shooting deaths were linked to election violence, according to the head of Haiti's national police.
Haitians are choosing between a former first lady and a popular musician in a pivotal presidential runoff vote.
In July, Wyclef Jean and Maria Bello talked to CNN's Soledad O'Brien about how Haiti is still hurting.
I was born in Haiti, but I am a citizen of the world. When I was with the Fugees, we played a concert to benefit Tibet to help Tibetans fight, and we stepped up to give voice to those being slaughtered in Rwanda. When the Twin Towers went down on 9/11, I played in the benefit show. It feels natural to me to take a stand on issues that are important to all citizens of this great world.
"Some battles are best fought off the field," says the singer-songwriter, who had been deemed ineligible to run
Wyclef Jean officially ended his bid to be president of Haiti a month after election officials ruled that he was ineligible to run, the hip-hop singer said Tuesday.
Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean said Sunday he will contest a pronouncement from Haitian election officials ruling him ineligible to run for president of Haiti.
Wyclef Jean says he was not given a specific reason as to why he was ruled inelgible to run for president of Haiti.
Haitian election officials have rejected hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean's bid to run for president of the Caribbean nation.
Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean is not on the list of candidates approved by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council to run in this year's presidential election.
Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean is not on the list of candidates approved by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council to run in this year's presidential election.
The musician is out of the running for living in New Jersey and not on the island
Hip-hop singer and Haiti presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean pushed back on news reports Thursday that he is not on the list of candidates approved to run in this year's presidential election.
The musician is reportedly in hiding in the Caribbean nation as he awaits ruling on his presidential run
A decision on who is eligible to run for president in Haiti has been postponed until Friday, leaving hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean and the other presidential hopefuls in limbo, said Berto Dorce, Jean's lawyer.
Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean announces on Larry King Live that he plans to run for president of Haiti
Hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean says he has submitted the necessary paperwork to run for president of Haiti, a country he left when he was a child.
Penn criticizes the singer's candidacy; Jean retorts by saying he's qualified and not acting on emotion
Hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean told CNN's "Larry King Live" on Thursday he is running for president of Haiti.
Six years ago, hip hop icon Wyclef Jean released a soulful tune called "President," in which he fantasized about what it would be like to lead a country.
The Grammy-winner tells PEOPLE he plans to announce his candidacy for president of Haiti this week
Wyclef Jean will announce exclusively on CNN's "Larry King Live" Thursday night that he intends to run for president of Haiti, a source close to the Haitian recording artist said Tuesday.
Musician Wyclef Jean talks about Haiti's slow but hopeful recovery.
It's been almost six months since the January 12 earthquake that devastated my beloved Haiti. Speaking for myself -- not for my organization Yéle Haiti -- I will say it: Speed is of the essence. I feel that progress is being made at the speed of a turtle.
U.S. relief organizations have raised $1.3 billion in donations over the six months since an earthquake devastated Haiti, according to a philanthropy expert.
Celebrity musician Wyclef Jean denounced charges that he misappropriated funds from his charity, Yele Haiti, and defended the foundation and his commitment to Haiti relief efforts.
Musical stars will join the network's hottest preschool characters for duets at the "interactive concert"
Meet some of Haiti's orphans and their rescuers, Saturday May 8 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN.
The headlines are less frequent, but Haiti is still pumping through the bloodstream in our house.
His tunes may have rocked dance floors across the world but Wyclef Jean has always remained loyal to native Haiti.
Solemn music from the world's biggest stars served as the soundtrack to Friday night's telethon for Haiti relief, but the fundraiser ended with Wyclef Jean shouting "Enough of the moping, let's rebuild Haiti."
A wide variety of musical performers all came together during the "Hope for Haiti Now" benefit telecast Friday night.
As Twitter feeds light up with "Text HAITI" and celebrities host telethons and wear support ribbons at award ceremonies, the money to assist earthquake survivors in Haiti is pouring in.
George Clooney helms the star-studded benefit to help victims of the devastating earthquake
He has organized 140 actresses, singers and TV hosts to not be on the show, but to just answer phones
With stars staffing the phonelines, who do you hope will pick up?
Yele Haiti, the non-profit formed by musician Wyclef Jean, said Friday that it hired an accounting firm in the wake of increased public scrutiny of its finances.
Also joining Friday's telethon: Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Alicia Keys
He acknowledges making "mistakes," but says he never personally profited from Yéle Haiti
Wyclef Jean The Haitian-born musician became emotional as he denied accusations that he misused funds from his charity, Yéle Haiti. Experts on nonprofits said they saw no evidence of serious wrongdoing, other than slowness in filing taxes, CNNMoney.com reported.
As musician Wyclef Jean tearfully denied recent allegations that he misappropriated funds from his Yele Haiti charity, experts on non-profits said they couldn't find serious wrongdoing, except for a lapse of discipline in filing his taxes.
The actor and the musician will lead the effort to raise money for earthquake victims on Jan. 22
A day-old fundraising campaign done solely through text messages and made viral on networking sites like Twitter and Facebook has raised more than $5 million for the Red Cross's relief work in Haiti.
The rescue aid will be announced at this Sunday's Golden Globes
In 2005, Haitian-born and Brooklyn-raised musician Wyclef Jean created the grassroots charity organization Yéle Haiti. The former member of the Grammy-winning group The Fugees coined the term Yéle in a song and imbued it with the meaning, "a cry for freedom."
Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean joins Anderson to tell how he heard news of the quake and what he's doing to help victims.
They say the island's 2 million people can't face the disaster alone
In the aftermath of a severe earthquake in Haiti late Tuesday, Twitter is playing a critical role in collecting donations to help disaster victims.
Wyclef Jean The Grammy Award-winning musician and producer has set up a relief fund for earthquake victims in Haiti and has returned to his native country. He was born there in 1972. His family moved to Brooklyn, New York, when he was 9 and later to New Jersey.
The couple will preside over a December celebration to honor the 2009 laureate
Plus: Alicia Keyes, Timbaland, Smokey Robinson pay tribute at an ASCAP ceremony
The pals help storm victims who have been left homeless and hungry
Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Wyclef Jean and Norah Jones join CNN for a live global telecast honoring ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
Matt Lauer does it by the book - reading to his kids, that is.
With barely an inch between the mammoth boats in Monaco's main harbor, it could be referred to as "billionaire's row."
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Rapper Nas and R&B songstress Kelis were married Saturday during an intimate ceremony.
Violinist Miri Ben-Ari studied Beethoven and Bach as a child, but her passion followed the rhymes of rappers Biggie Smalls and Tupac.
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Sheryl Crow has performed across the country -- but never during one show.
The day before Clive Davis is to launch his new record label at a glitzy party in mid-October, he's holed up in temporary offices in the penthouse suites at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan. The ph...
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