The Home Front

Ex-Fugee Wyclef Jean’s House in Foreclosure

By Luke Mullins

Posted: November 24, 2008

According to media reports, former Fugees star Wyclef Jean has snapped the curious drought in celebrity foreclosure news after failing to make payments associated with his Miami Beach house.

The Palm Beach Post reported that Jean obtained a $2-million loan in 2004 to rebuild the home, but the project subsequently hit a number of financial snags and remained “nearly abandoned” for two years.

From The Palm Beach Post:

Then the $900,000 construction on a property appraised at $1.4 million stopped when Jean and his partners couldn’t come up with $177,913 to finish…

In all, Jean’s corporation now owes the bank $2.4 million, according to the judgment…

The home is to be sold Dec. 12 in downtown Miami.

wyclef the bluffer

And he wants to become the next president of haiti, wow!!!!!

pachouco of NY @ Jun 29, 2009 00:37:22 AM

Wyclef Performing at Inauguration?

Sources inside close to Event Emissary say that Wyclef is going to perform at the Green Ball at Mellon Auditorium during Inauguration. Way cool.

JaMan of DC @ Dec 30, 2008 22:07:48 PM

Wyclef, The Haitian Sensation...

Sell some fancy cars to pay off your debt, deadbeat...

of MS @ Dec 12, 2008 14:46:36 PM

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