Wyclef Jean Defends Charity, Calls for Evacuation of Haitian Capital
Wyclef Jean defended his charity and called for an evacuation of Haiti's capital, The Associated Press reported.
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"Port-au-Prince is a morgue," Jean said during a New York City press conference. With tears running down his face, the Haitian-born music star recounted his recent trip to his homeland, where he collected the corpses of small children and adults from the streets.
"We need to migrate at least 2 million people," Jean said. "I give you my word, if I tell them to go, they will go. But they need somewhere to go to."
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During the conference Monday, Jean also defended his charity, Yele Haiti Foundation, which recently came under fire by The Smoking Gun for its practices.
"Have we made mistakes before? Yes. Did I ever use Yele money for personal benefit? ...
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
