Lauryn Hill Responds to Fugees' Co-Founder Pras Michel's Lawsuit Against Her, Slams His Claims

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Lauryn Hill is issuing a response to Fugees bandmate Pras Michel‘s lawsuit against her.

The co-founder of the group, which also includes Wyclef Jean, sued the 49-year-old singer for fraud and breach of contract, along with other claims following their shortened 2023 tour and the The Miseducation Anniversary Tour that was canceled earlier this year. Keep reading to find out more… In his suit, via Variety, Pras claims Lauryn “grossly mismanaged the setup, marketing and budgeting of” the 2023 tour, which he says “was actually a veiled and devious attempt to make a big score for herself.” He also claims she secretly siphoned off money from the tour guarantees, and alleges a “breach of fiduciary duty and refusal to permit an audit” of the tour.

The lawsuit claims the 2023 tour should have been “a huge commercial success, since most of shows for the entire arena size tour were sold out in advance,” but Pras left empty-handed as Lauryn controlled the budget “that was so bloated with unnecessary and, most likely fictitious, expenses, that it seemed designed to lose money.” She then “abruptly” canceled the second half of tour, citing “serious vocal strain.” “Hill’s arrogance was again demonstrated when she unilaterally rejected a $5 Million offer [to play Coachella].

The reason was that her ego was bruised since the group No Doubt would be receiving top billing over The Fugees,” the lawsuit states. “Hill never told Pras about the offer or that she had was rejected it. Pras only learned about it when it was too late, after Hill, in an astonishing display of hubris, asked Pras if he would agree to perform a few Fugees songs for free as the opening act for her son, ‘YG’ Marley, who was slated to perform at the same Coachella festiva