Wyclef Jean his family and others connected to Jean. In 2010, the year of the earthquake in Haiti, Yéle spent more than $9 million - with half of it going to travel expenses by Jean and his entourage, consultants' fees and real estate fees. The charity has been the subject of lawsuits in Haiti for unpaid debts. Jean has supported politicians in Haiti. In 2011 he told "Women's Wear Daily" that he was "a big fan of Sarah Palin", former vice-presidential candidate of the Republican Party. It was reported erroneously that Jean would be attending the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival number sixteen on the US "Billboard" 200, selling 52,000 copies in it first week. It also debuted at number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album spawned the singles "Gone Till November", "We Trying to Stay Alive", "Guantanamera" and "To All the Girls". On December 16, 1998, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over two million copies in the United States. The album also sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival The Carnival is the debut album released by Haitian hip hop