‘Lost Ones’ songstress Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison by a Newark judge today, for failing to pay taxes to the tune $1.8 million.
Full story below…
Sentenced to three months behind bars, three months of house arrest and a further 9 months of supervised release, the entertainer was sentenced after raising $970,000 to pay off her debut…not enough to keep her out of prison.
Speaking to the sentencing judge, she explained today:
“I needed to be able to earn so I could pay my taxes, without compromising the health and welfare of my children, and I was being denied that.”
This unfortunate news marks the latest tax related drama to hit the world of Black music, after Rap icon Lil Kim came under the heavy hand of the law and media for allegedly evading tax from the years 2002-2009, as explained here.
Lauryn has up until July 8th to report to prison.
Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.
She’s trending on twitter
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TAKE THAT PIC OF NICKI OUT YOUR AVI NOW
SHUT UP B****!!
OK. I’ll change it in two days, just for you.
<3
She goes to jail over taxes but that funky b**** ICKI is allowed to run free with horse teeth, squid eyes and a brick booty scaring the f*** out everyone and rapn badly. not to mention that fish p**** smelling perfume she has in that ‘c3p0’ in pink drag with a tacky wig lookn ass bottle and putn out PFRR. Hell she should go to jail for that RR ALONE honey. It so unfair what they doin to laryn when u c what they’re letn icki get away with. (sheds tear for laryn chile)
Oh no. Lauryn 🙁
On the one hand it’s f***** up that people like Lindsay Lohan can get away with ANYTHING but on the other hand Lauryn knew what she was doing when she decided not to pay her taxes and now is paying the consequences.
Everyone knows don’t f*** with your taxes, That’s what they got Al Caponse for… I dunno why famous people think they are exempt from taxes SMH… I do like her new song though.
Damn Lauryn. Its sad that its gone like this for her as such a beautiful artist but everyones struggling these days, using your children is not an excuse, we all have them struggles and some of use aren’t even celebrities smh.
Lauren Hill is starting to annoy me with this. and after that horrible song that was just released the ability to take her seriously is declining. Normal people pay their taxes, I do t understand wtf is wrong with all these people who have more money, better accountants, and better resources o_O.
Bahahahahahahahahaha, #DumbBitch its her own fault i dont feel bad not one bit
That’s so bad after she raised all that money
Three months ain’t s*** when you look at the year(s) she was facing.
See you after the summer, girl.
Toodles B****!
*waits for the hater’s to say this is also nicki’s fault* just like some of you said kim getting sued is also nicki’s fault smh… anyway i love lauryn hill i really hope she gets back on her feet!! KEEP YOUR HEAD UP MAMA…
Let a b**** try nicki today gurl *rolls eyes b**** im ready*
@dance queen….. yassss hunny me to!! lol
Lawl!!!!!!!!! Loooool…
Dammit Lauryn.
Nooooooooooo! I can’t believe this!
Nicki would never,
Lil Kim is next
Yaaaaas
the system is f***** up.
throw away the calculators. be human.
well………
This unfortunate news marks the latest tax related drama to hit the world of Black music>/b>
Really, i love her but i’m poor and i pay my taxes, she’s rich and she doesn’t.
America truly is the land of the free, home of the brave.
I live in a backward 3rd world country . . Who’s Lauryn Hill?
And why is this “breaking” news?
LMAO, Where are you from?
Syrian Arab Republic.
The same person Beyonce indirectly defended at the BET awards when she won after them lil boys threw shade at Lauryn.
Well actually, it wasn’t really indirect.
Well, I didn’t even know about BEYONCE until 2010 . .
Wow. Who would’ve ever known!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwxl6xm5Aig
OH!!
A company like GE don’t pay any taxes.
i think the sentence is pretty fair,she was facing a longer time…90 days and it’s all over,no complains from me
Shes lucky she only got 3 months. Everyone would do that for their kids if they could Lauryn, but unfortunately it turns out worse for them in the long run as you have proved!
As much as I love Lauryn I have to admit she was in the wrong and she had it coming. She thinks she’s above the “system” and now she’s paying the consequences. I hope you youngsters take note and pay y’all taxes like every other man and woman who walks this country whenever it’s due. Why must she refuse to pay her taxes and my parents must bust their necks to pay theirs?! That’s how I look at it.
What about Mccain and Guenter that owes taxes!!!
Every black celebrity goes to Jail for taxes. So all the white celebrities pay their taxes. So Lindsey Lohan avoids jail yest Lil Wayne, T,i and every other rapper goes to Jail. John Mccain owed on his taxes, and our very own Treasure Tim owed on taxes and he worked for the white house, but yet avoided jail time. Wesley Snipes, Ron Isley, and now Lauryn Hill…smh @ Hollywood1!!!!!
The Incarceration of Lauryn hill album should be good…
Smh. I dont have sympathy for people who do this they only have themselves to blame. And when you are a celeb with MONEY it makes you look even worse.
I’m not going to make jokes because going to prison is no laughing matter but on a personal level this has been hanging over her head for a while so it may be better in the long run to just serve the time, draw a line under the situation and move on. As long as she can arrange good care for her family, then her time in jail could be a good time for self-reflection. I can’t imagine that she will be treated badly as most people know who Lauryn Hill is and would likely treat her somewhat respectfully (although this may be completely naive on my part). In any case 3 months is do-able.
naah 3 months in lockdown will take it’s toll on her, just like anyone else in jail. Unless she’s given a space where she is by herself, I dont think things will ever be easy. Keep in mind that she’s going to jail where people don’t care who you are or where you’re from. It’s about surviving jail admist the horrendous conditions. But then you could be right, she might have it easy simply because she’s Lauryn Hill. I just wish Lauryn hadn’t rebelled so much st the point where her career was really going somewhere. Her reasons are really valid, but I think she took it to an extreme. But then again, people handle things differently…
The taxman is the ultimate gangster, you do NOT f*** with him.
3 months is a blessing, look at Wesley.
Madonna, J.Lo and Beyonce looking great at the Met Ball.
Smh In other news rihannas 777 tour special starts today.
What time?
What channel?
I want to watch it!
gowrl you missed it
In other news…Breezy dumps Curry Goat, I mean Rihanna.
Illuminti attacking her for telling the truth.
While they protect that former drug dealer who stabbed someone because he promotes their satanic bs and is friends with the mayor.
chiiiiiiiiiild…..!!!!!
THIS GOVERNMENT IS SOOOOO SHADY!!!
-because she has NAPPY HAIR, she has to do time!!! s.m.h.
Why do all the Queens of Rap end up in jail?
Kim, Foxy, Remy, Da Brat and now Lauryn.