TAVIS SMILEY | Guest: Wyclef Jean | PBS

Wyclef Jean tells Tavis what Lauryn Hill needs to do before they can talk about the Fugees getting back together.

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• wyclef
• jean
• fugees
• lauryn
• hill
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[ninosimone]

wyclef should not put her personal business out there like that, if she's bipolar that is a personal medical problem that should not be open to the public unless ms hill herself wanted to address it, wyclef you're wrong for that one :(

[msrbsinger]

I like the unplugged set, I just think people wanted her to be phony and hollywood and she kept it real with how she was feeling and people couldn't handle it.. She was speaking of spirituality and her personal demons, doesn't make her crazy!

[TheBritfashionista]

i dont think anything is wrong with Lauryn Hill. i feel that once she decided the music industry was changing her for the worst,she had to do alot of introspection within herself.Once you become closer with God,people will find a way to tear your image down. So he feels something is wrong with her, thats how brainwashed the music industry is. Lauryn Hill is different and since she is, people like Wyclef thinks shes bi-polar.

[mercylyn19]

whats bipola?

[quiave]

THERE IS TO MANY YOUNG TALENTED WOMEN IN US THAT CAN SING WELL AND LOOKS GOOD TOO THEY ARE DESPERATE TO HAVE A CHANGE TO BECOME A SINGER OR BE A BAND MEMEBER WHY NOT WYCLEF JEAN AND PRAS MICHEL GET TOGETHER AND GET SOMEONE TALENTED A LADY TO RESTART THE BAND AGAIN. THE TRUE REALITY IS THAT PEOPLE ARE MISSING FUGESS AND IS A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU GUYS BUSINESS WISE AS WELL AND ALSO FOR THE FANS OUT THERE TO SEE FUGEES AGAIN. THINK ABOUT THIS GUYS. I LOVE FUGEES.

[quiave]

THERE TO MANY YOUNG TALENTED WOMEN IN US THAT CAN SING WELL AND LOOKS GOOD TOO THEY ARE DESPERATE TO HAVE A CHANGE TO BECOME A SINGER OR BELONG TO A BAND WHY NOT WYCLEF JEAN AND PRAS MICHEL TOGETHER AND GET SOME TALENTED LADY TO RESTART THE BAND AGAIN.. THE TRUE IS THAT PEOPLE ARE MISSING FUGEES AND IS A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU GUY BUSINESS WISE AND FOR THE FUNS OUT THERE TO SHE FUGEES AGAIN. THINK ABOUT THIS GUYS. I LOVE FUGEES

[jetaun100]

I believe you're right she has found the most high (Jesus), and the bible says that the world won't understand when you start to live for him. And tttthhhhat's all folks.

[zettebda]

Lauryn is not crazy or biopolar.....she has found the Most High and truth! and I feel her, I have been thru the same. You come to reality, and you get away from this fake life and live. She would rather be happy then to be a star. No Happiness!

[CityGirlz2]

Miss U Lauren!

[koala8]

if its bipolar or some other serious mental illness they have to act fast...cause the more you leave it untreated, the more it becomes harder to rehabilitate the person...if this is true, its very serious. theres nothing wrong with mental illness and im not sure why ppl are offended at his statements, seriously, you would be surprised at the number of ppl with mental illness - especially in the creative industry - its VERY common.

[allenanb]

@TheOnlyRealist It is a very poorly kept secret that Lauryn is going through some serious issues & has been quite unstable for some years now. any1 who has seen her in concert latley can attest to that. I don't know how you can blame him for her being this way when we clearly know nothing about what triggered it. He says he wants her to get help & I believe his motivations in saying that are honorable. Talib Kweli even wrote a song called Miss Hill talking about how she has changed

[allenanb]

Look 'i think wyclef was being a true friend by actually wanting her to get better not just letting her keep going the way she was just to make $. You see a lot of other bands who will go as far as keeping a band member supplied w/ drugs to keep them working. & honsestly wyclef is not the 1st person who has worked w/ her to say this about her infact he said it the nicest & seemed genuine. Did we epect him to lie about it or something Its not like it was a well kept secret