Wyclef's Most Controversial Moments

A look at the rapper-producer's many dramas over the years.

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Wyclef Accused of Pulling Gun on Magazine Editor - Back in 1998, Jesse Washington, the editor-in-chief of Blaze magazine, accused Wyclef of pulling a gun on him in response to a bad review of Can-I-Bus' self-titled debut, which 'Clef produced. Wyclef denied the charges.  (Photo: KMazur/WireImage)
Lauryn Hill –The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) - At a time when Black music was expressing an overwhelming fascination with wealth, materialism and male bravado, Lauryn Hill dropped this phenomenon of an LP. Blending the sounds of R&B, neo-soul, hip hop, reggae and jazz, Miseducation unleashed hits like "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and "Everything Is Everything." Lauryn's accoustic approach to R&B and hip hop helped open the door for neo-soul stars like Alicia Keys and India.Arie.    (Photo: Columbia Records)Wyclef's Charity Accused of Funny Business - Wyclef's charity, Yele Haiti, raised millions of dollars in the days after a deadly 2010 earthquake hit his homeland. But soon after, reports that the charity was squandering money emerged, seemingly by the day. According to the New York Post, Yele Haiti’s coffers swelled to $16 million in 2010, but less than a third of that went to emergency efforts. Critics also charged that the charity funneled money to companies closely connected to 'Clef that didn't have anything to do with earthquake relief, such as a New York recording studio and a Haitian TV station. Wyclef admitted there had been mistakes allocating funds, but denied he ever benefitted personally from any of the donations.  (Photo: Larry Busacca/WireImage for Dada Entertainment)

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Wyclef's Most Controversial Moments - Remember when Wyclef Jean actually made music? In recent years, it seems the only thing he's been making is headlines. 'Clef's new biography, Purpose, dropped today, Sept. 18, and it contains quite a few a bombshells. In the book, Jean claims that former Fugees bandmate Lauryn Hill tricked him into believing her first-born son, Zion, was actually his son instead of Rohan Marley's and that the lie led to the band's 1997 breakup. “In that moment something died between us. I was married and Lauryn and I were having an affair, but she led me to believe that the baby was mine, and I couldn’t forgive that,” he wrote. “She could no longer be my muse. Our love spell was broken.” But this isn't the first time Wyclef has been the center of some serious controversy. Read on for a look at the rapper-producer's many dramas over the years. —Alex G...

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