Police: Wyclef Jean was not shot… he cut his hand on glass

Not long after news broke early Saturday that Fugees frontman Wyclef Jean had been shot in Haiti, Twitter.com users began expressing doubts about the story.

Details were sketchy at first, but then Wyclef released photos of himself reclining on a bed in a Haiti clinic, his left hand resting dramatically on his forehead while his right hand was wrapped in a bandage.

Another photo shows Jean sitting on the side of a bed, a blood soaked gauze covers his right palm — hardly a spot that is normally grazed by a bullet.

Always the attention whore, Wyclef spoke to the AP and other media outlets before casting his vote in the presidential election. He said he was stepping out of a car with his entourage, which included the rapper Busta Rhymes, when suddenly a shooter opened fire on him.

He said: “The way I can explain it is that the bullet grazed me in my right hand. I heard blow, blow, blow and I just looked at my hand.”

But Haitian police accuse Wyclef of fabricating his story to bering attention to his candidate.

“We met with the doctor who saw him and he confirmed Wyclef was cut by glass,” said Vanel Lacroix, police chief in Petionville where Jean is staying.

Jean has been in his native Haiti campaigning with his friend and musician, Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly. Some insiders say Jean personally financed the political new-comer’s campaign since his own bid for president was denied when it was determined that he wasn’t a full-time resident of the island.

Many in the industry know that Wyclef is the worst type of narcissist — one who has shamelessly taken millions in past donations meant for the needy and pocketed the cash for himself — all the while taking credit for his false benevolence.

Hopefully, when the truth comes out people will see Wyclef for the sleaze ball that he is.

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BREAKING: Wyclef Shot in Haiti

According to celebrity blogger Karen Civil:

Haitian hip hop star Wyclef Jean just got shot in Delmas Haiti. This news just came in from Haiti, armed gunmen opened fire at Wyclef’s car. Jean was in the car with Busta Rhymes, Jimmy Rosemond and other members of his entourage. No other passengers in the vehicle were injured.

Pras confirms on Twitter: Yes they shot Wyclef and he’s in the hospital and he’ll be fine. They just shot his hand.

Wyclef is in stable condition and is currently being treated in Haiti Hospital for his wound. Minutes before election day and this is going to be the highlight of tomorrow’s election.

Isn’t Jimmy Rosemond the same dude who was implicated in the Tupac Shakur shooting case? Hmmm.

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Celeb Style: Willow Smith

Last week we were all surprised to learn that singing sensation Willow Smith, who is famous for her nauseating hit song “Whip My Hair,” doesn’t have much hair of her own to whip. British paparazzi caught up with the 10-year-old in London just hours after she took down her long braid extensions to allow her roots to breathe. Willow’s badly damaged hair barely touches her shoulders. But through the magic of hair weaving and bonding glue, Willow is able to flip her new waist length, yellow braids back and forth any time she wants to.

Photos by PacificCoastNews.com

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Celebs Out & About: Sandra Bullock, Drake, Nicole Scherzinger, Chris Brown

Rapper Drake, 24, was spotted leaving his Beverly Hills hotel yesterday with a few hard legs. He reads the blog, so let him know if you ladies like his full beard and his nappy ‘fro.

Oscar winner Sandra Bullock, 46, was all smiles on the set of her latest movie, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” in Brooklyn, NY today. Ms. Bullock donated about 1% of her entire net worth — $1 million — to the Japan relief effort this week. It is the largest cash donation by any celebrity — and it didn’t even put a dent in her bank account. She is the highest paid actress in Hollywood right now.

Troubled singer Chris Brown was seen leaving his NY hotel yesterday. According to MTV, Brown, 21, hasn’t spoken to his mom about leaking that naked photo of himself to Worldstar Hip Hop. “I haven’t talked to my mother about that yet, so I’m a little nervous,” he told Toby Knapp of radio station Hot 99.5.

“She’s gonna be like, ‘What is wrong? Why is your d*ck all out?’ She’ll probably just tell me to watch who I be sending the pictures to — if you gonna do that, don’t be sending them to no . . . Girls be reckless.”

Photos: Splash News and INF PHOTO

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Blind Item: Beyoncé

These are not my words. These words were written by Blind Items Exposed, a blog that is relunctant to name the stars that they dish about. This particular Blind Item is obviously about Beyoncé. I’m not sure why they didn’t simply name her since everyone knows her attitude is legendary.

She’s long had a reputation for being absolute hell to work with. I mean like straight up crazy. Leaves her shit, sometimes literally, everywhere, specifies exact times when people can or cannot talk to her, is foaming at the mouth insane one minute, calm and collected the next. Lately her opportunities have dried up. And this is a good example of why.

Press junket. A handler has to make sure she wakes up in the morning. Because she’s not a proper adult? She finds her completely out of it. Has to put her in the shower and HOLD HER UP. Picture that please. A grown woman having to be physically SUPPORTED in the shower to make sure she can go and do her JOB. She then had to be spoon fed her breakfast. And she had to be dressed. Like, let’s put on your socks! Finally they get her to the point where she can be seen in public. A journalist is soon expected for an interview. Through it all she’s still a fucking zombie.

Soon as the reporter comes into the room though, a switch goes off. She’s alive. She’s engaging. She can speak in proper sentences. And you can imagine, for the people who’ve experienced this, who’ve had to work with her, who have to manage the unpredictability of this, how scary it must be, how utterly unsettling, even more unsettling than most of her peers. And in her business, that’s a pretty high standard.

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Celebs Out & About: Keri Hilson, Polow Da Don, Timothy Bloom, V. Bozeman

Singer Keri Hilson attended the BMI event honoring producer Polow Da Don, left, for his music and humanitarian accomplishments at the W Atlanta last night.

And look who else was there: Singer/Songwriter Timothy Bloom and Lawrence Washington’s sister. Okay, I’m kidding. She’s not Lawrence’s sister. She’s singer V. Bozeman. The two performed at the BMI event honoring producer Polow Da Don for his music and humanitarian accomplishments at the W Atlanta last night.

Timothy Bloom

Photos: Wireimage/Getty

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Chris Brown Loves Rebecca Black’s “Friday” Video

Troubled singer Chris Brown was a guest on Hot 99.5′s Kane Show, this morning. Kane and his morning crew were surprised to learn that Brown had never heard of the YouTube sensation, Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video. As of this morning, “Friday” has garnered over 17 million views on YouTube, and it’s leaping up the chart on iTunes.

According to Popeater.com, Rebecca’s parents shelled out the thousand or so dollars to Ark Music Factory, a company out of LA that pairs aspiring young singers with talented musicians, producers and songwriters to make music videos.

It’s a great concept when you really think about it: no record companies to put your album on the shelf for years while they hassle you with reams of paperwork to sign your life away so they can make millions of dollars off of you while you end up broke and toothless like 50 Cent and other rappers will soon be.

Anyway, Chris claimed he’d never heard of Rebecca or her catchy viral video hit, “Friday”, even though she’s been trending on Twitter for the past 3 days. So Kane played it for him.

“I’m never a hater. I thought it was great.” Brown told Kane. “I’ll be jammin’ to it on Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday.”

Meanwhile, Rebecca — if that’s even her real name — was a guest on ‘Good Morning America’ this morning. She’s only 13-years-old, and she’s not at all impressed with her first taste of fame. The budding singer, who seems like a nice kid, has just discovered that not everyone is going to like her or her song.

She said it doesn’t bother her that people think “Friday” is the worst song ever. It’s the harsh YouTube comments telling her to go “cut herself” and “get an eating disorder” that crossed the line in her book.

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