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Lauryn Hill has postponed the remaining dates of her tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’, citing a “serious vocal strain for the past month”.The announcement was made in an Instagram post made by Hill on November 22, which depicted a performance of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ standout cut ‘Ex-Factor’, presumably from the ongoing tour, her voice audibly strained and hoarse.A post shared by Ms. Lauryn Hill (@mslaurynhill)The lengthy caption detailed that she had been “battling serious vocal strain for the past month”, performing recent shows while on prescribed medication.

Fugees is asking for a new trial in his money laundering case after claiming that his lawyer created a “failed” closing argument with generative AI.In April this year, Michel was convicted for his involvement in a billion-dollar Malaysian money laundering scheme.As reported by Reuters, however, a brief filed on Michel’s behalf has requested a retrial on the grounds that the musician’s previous attorney David Kenney reportedly used the AI program EyeLevel.AI to create the closing statement.According to the brief, filed by Michel’s new legal representation team at ArentFox Schiff: “Kenner’s closing argument made frivolous arguments, misapprehended the required elements, conflated the schemes and ignored critical weaknesses in the government’s case.”It continued: “The AI program failed Kenner, and Kenner failed Michel. The closing argument was deficient, unhelpful and a missed opportunity that prejudiced the defense.”Kenner has not responded to the brief.

Fugees reunited during a performance by Ms. Lauryn Hill at New York City’s Global Citizens Festival last weekend.The legendary rap trio performed together on stage on Saturday (September 23), playing ‘How Many Mics’, ‘Ready or Not’, Killing Me Softly With His Song’ and ‘Fu-Gee-La’.The show was part of Hill’s current North American tour, which is a celebration of the 25th anniversary of her Grammy award-winning debut album ‘The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill’.

Lauryn Hill announced on Tuesday that she and The Fugees will reunite for an upcoming tour to celebrate her iconic 1998 debut solo album, .The tour — aptly dubbed The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour — will be co-headlined by The Fugees, comprised of Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel, who will join her on all U.S. and Canadian dates. It'll be the group's first tour together in years.

Ms. Lauryn Hill has announced a North American tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of her debut album ‘The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill‘.The former Fugees member will be performing her 1998 Grammy award-winning album on a 12-run tour across America this autumn.

Ms. Lauryn Hill, has announced a tour celebrating 25 years of her solo debut, 1998's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She will be joined on the U.S.

Fugees hosted a surprise reunion as part of a Ms.

Ms. Lauryn Hill used her headline set at the annual Roots Picnic on Saturday, June 3, to stage a surprise Fugees reunion.

Fugees co-founder Pras Michel has been convicted for his involvement in a billion-dollar Malaysian money laundering scheme.Yesterday (Wednesday, April 26) a jury found Michel guilty of 10 federal counts, including campaign finance violations, money laundering, illegal lobbying, witness tampering, and lying to banks (via Consequence).The 50-year-old rapper, producer, songwriter and actor faces up to 20 years in prison.As reported previously, the case involved fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (aka Jho Low). Jho had been accused of masterminding the theft of some USD$4.5billion from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund known as 1 Malaysia Development Berhad.

The legal team of former Fugees member Pras Michel has launched his defense against federal criminal conspiracy charges. His trial was originally scheduled to begin early last November but was pushed back to March 27, apparently due to an unrelated injury sustained by one of his attorneys. Michel is charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States government, one count of a scheme to conceal material facts, and two counts of making a false entry in a record in connection with the conspiracy.

centred around former Fugees member Pras Michel.Michel is accused of participating in a global campaign-finance conspiracy funded by Jho Low, a businessman who allegedly stole billions from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB.Michel has pleaded not guilty to the charges (via CNN). According to CNN, “Low remains at large”; he has reportedly previously denied the charges in the past.Last year, speculation circled that Fugees cancelled their 25th anniversary tour celebrating their second album ‘The Score’ not due to COVID concerns, as originally stated, but due to Michel’s ongoing legal issues.DiCaprio, who is not accused of any wrongdoing, took to the witness stand for an hour to testify about his relationship with Michel and Low.

Malaysian financier Jho Low tried to funnel up to $30 million to President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign as part of a far-reaching influence operation.“I basically said, ‘Wow, that’s a lot of money,'” DiCaprio testified.The “Titanic” star was testifying in the trial of rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of The Fugees hip hop group, who US prosecutors accuse of illegally taking tens of millions of dollars to lobby the US government on behalf of Low and the Chinese government.DiCaprio is one of several prominent figures linked to Low, who is suspected of embezzling $4.5 billion from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.The financier, who was known to pay Hollywood celebrities to party with him, supported DiCaprio’s charitable foundation and helped fund “The Wolf of Wall Street,” the 2013 movie in which DiCaprio starred.DiCaprio has been cooperating with the US government’s investigation.He managed to enter the courthouse without being spotted by news crews that had been staking out his arrival.Michel is accused of profiting from an alleged embezzling scheme by Low, as well as a Chinese government influence campaign aimed at repatriating dissident Guo Wengui.Michel faces 11 criminal counts for trying to influence the administrations of Obama and former President Donald Trump. Michel has denied the allegations.The Fugees won two Grammy Awards for their best-selling 1996 album “The Score.” But by 2012, prosecutors said, Michel was in dire need of cash.Prosecutors said Michel agreed to funnel money into Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign and hide the source of the funds.

Fugees member Pras Michel, according to reports.Michel is set to stand trial from November 4 in Washington, DC, accused of illegally lobbying the Trump administration on behalf of the Chinese government and illegally giving contributions to the Obama administration before it.Earlier this year, speculation circled that Fugees cancelled their 25th anniversary tour celebrating second album ‘The Score’ not due to COVID concerns, as originally stated, but Michel’s ongoing legal issues.A story published on August 29 by Puck detailed Michel’s indictment for his alleged role in the claimed criminal conspiracy surrounding Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), and the significant jail time Michel may face for his connections with fugitive businessman Jho Low.As Insider report, court filings posted on Sunday (October 9) revealed the list of witnesses for the upcoming trial, including former White House chief of staff John Kelly, former national security advisor H.R. McMaster and DiCaprio.The actor, whose 2013 film The Wolf Of Wall Street received funding that was allegedly stole from the Malaysia-based sovereign wealth fund, has already testified in front of a grand jury in the ongoing 1MDB case.Low is currently wanted by authorities for allegedly masterminding the theft of some $4.5billion US from 1MDB into his own personal accounts.

In January, Fugees announced the cancellation of a slate of reunion shows celebrating the 25th anniversary of their seminal album The Score. In a statement, the band blamed COVID-19: "The continued COVID pandemic has made touring conditions difficult, and we want to make sure we keep our fans and ourselves healthy and safe." However, a new report published in Puck News claims that the legal troubles of Fugees's Pras Michel were the cause of the canceled shows.

Fugees cancelled their 25th anniversary tour celebrating second album ‘The Score’ not due to COVID-19 concerns, as originally stated, but member Pras Michel’s ongoing legal issues.A story published on August 29 by Puck‘s Eriq Gardner details Michel’s indictment for his alleged role in the claimed criminal conspiracy surrounding Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, and the significant jail time Michel may face for his connections with fugitive businessman Jho Low.Low is currently wanted by authorities for allegedly masterminding the theft of some $4.5billion US from 1MDB into his own personal accounts. Low has long denied any wrongdoing.

In September, Fugees announced a slate of world tour dates celebrating the 25th anniversary of their classic album The Score. The group performed one show in New York City before a surge in COVID-19 cases forced the postponement of the rest of the tour, slated to begin last November.

Fugees have announced that they’ve had to cancel their long-awaited reunion tour.The hugely influential hip-hop group – Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel – announced in September last year that they would reunite for a 2021 world tour celebrating 25 years of their classic 1996 album ‘The Score’.In October, the group announced that they would be rescheduling the tour’s original run of dates to 2022 in order to ensure “the best chance that all cities on the tour will be fully open” following some of them being restricted due to COVID measures being put in place.Today (January 21), however, the New Jersey trio informed fans that the tour won’t be going ahead at all due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“We anticipate and understand disappointment but our anniversary tour will not be able to happen,” the Fugees wrote in a statement shared to social media.

Fugees‘ upcoming international tour dates could be in jeopardy due to an ongoing legal case involving band member Pras.According to Billboard, Pras, real name Prakazrel Michel, is “currently under criminal indictment from the U.S.

Fugees reunited for a special pop-up show in New York City last week – watch them perform ‘Ready Or Not’ as part of the Global Citizen Live event below.The hugely influential hip-hop group – Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel – announced that they would reunite for a 2021 world tour celebrating 25 years of their classic 1996 record ‘The Score’.Playing the Rooftop at Pier 17 venue in New York last week, their performance of ‘Ready Or Not’ was then broadcast on Saturday (September 25), as

Lauryn Hill has opened up about this week’s surprise Fugees reunion.After years of speculation, the group announced earlier this week that they’re set to reunite for a 2021 world tour.The hugely influential hip-hop group – made up of Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel attained great success in the 1990s with their only two studio albums, 1994’s ‘Blunted On Reality’ and the classic 1996 record ‘The Score’.The group split for the first time in 1997, and, while they briefly reformed between 2004 and

announcing their reunion this week, Fugees played their first show in 15 years in New York last night (September 22) – see footage, setlist, reaction and more below.The hugely influential hip-hop group – Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel – announced this week that they would reunite for a 2021 world tour celebrating 25 years of their classic 1996 record ‘The Score’.A series of worldwide arena shows begin in November, but the band previewed the tour last night with a special pop-up show at