There’s no doubt Wyclef Jean — who has raised $1 million since the Haiti earthquake — wants to help his homeland. But a look at his personal foundation’s finances raises questions about whether it’s wisely managing the donations it’s collecting.
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UPDATE: Is Wyclef Jean’s Charity the Best One to Help Haiti?
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Cuomo says he broke five ribs in a December bus crash. By Gil Kaufman Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images A month after he was hospitalized following an early morning tour bus crash, Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo announced Thursday that he has gotten a doctor’s OK to get back on the road
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Jimmy O worked with Wyclef’s Yele Haiti organization. By Gil Kaufman Jimmy O Photo: Sak Passe Hours after the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the island of Haiti, Wyclef Jean put out a plea to anyone with information about the whereabouts of Haitian rapper Jimmy O, who is a part of ‘Clef’s nonprofit Yele Haiti foundation .
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Oh, my. You guys are going to want to crack out the Kleenex for this one. E! News just caught up with Dexter costar Lauren Vélez at Melanie Segal’s Hollywood Helps Haiti Event,…
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Creepy magician schtick aside, David Blaine was in New York City today raising money or victims of the devastating Haitian earthquake.
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David Blaine Raises Money For Haiti
Millions in donations have been raised since the earthquake in Haiti on Tuesday, but where is the money going?
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Where Are Haiti Earthquake Relief Funds Going?
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Americans’ charitable donations on track to set fund-raising records. By Gil Kaufman Wyclef Jean Photo: Evan Agostini/ Getty Pictures Since the first news of Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti began trickling out, former Fugees member Wyclef Jean has been urging people to text donations to aid his homeland
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Wyclef’s Yele Haiti Tops $2 Million In Text Donations
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Two-hour global telethon will air Friday, January 22. By Eric Ditzian Wyclef Jean Photo: Michelly Rall/ Getty Images Wyclef Jean will join George Clooney and CNN’s Anderson Cooper in hosting MTV Networks’ “Hope for Haiti,” the global telethon to air commercial-free across ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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‘I’m so happy I’m alive that I don’t care about my foot,’ Christa Brelsford says of injuries sustained in quake.
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American Woman Explains How She Survived Haiti Earthquake
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‘Too many people died, and you can smell it in the air,’ one survivor says. By Erik Parker 16-year-old Jean McKenzie wears a mask to block the smell of dead bodies Photo: Eric Peterson Erik Parker is a freelance journalist who was in Haiti when the earthquake struck on Tuesday. You can read his tweets and view his photos at Twitter.com/TheParkerReport.
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