Wyclef Jean On August 5, 2010, Wyclef confirmed rumors that he was running for president of Haiti during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer. The journalist questioned the rapper's citizenship qualifications, asking about his passport. "Exclaim!" magazine reported at the time that Jean would retire as chairman of Yéle Haiti. On August 5, Jean formally filed papers as a candidate for the 2010 Haitian presidential election. Wyclef intended to run as a candidate for the Viv Ansanm (Live Together) political party. On August 20, 2010, his bid for candidacy was rejected by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council. He was turned down because he
Death of a Pop Star was open to the public and approximately fifty fans were granted entry on a first-come, first-served basis. OKPTV was also present to cover the event as well as get their own Q&A session in which the two artists addressed their partnership and how it came about, among other topics. The event took place at 92YTribeca in New York City. The pair had intended to make "Death of a Pop Star" a multimedia release. Their original vision for their joint endeavor is followed by the unveiling of a comic strip. "The idea with "Death of a Pop Star" was never for