By Alicia CruzThe Black Urban Times
Disaster relief and rebuilding efforts in Haiti may not be the only thing former "Fugees" singer Wyclef Jean, 37, is keeping his eye on according to a New York Daily News source.
The rumor mill is churning with reports that there is trouble on the horizon in the Jean Family camp after Jean's wife found a nude photograph of Lisa Ellis, Jean's former manager, on the hip hop star's cellular phone.
Marie Claudinette was seething with rage after she found the alleged photograph of her husband's manager and demanded that he terminate her immediately, according to a report the New York Daily News received from an unnamed source.
Ellis, the ex-girlfriend of former congressman Harold Ford, was once an Executive VP of Sony Music Label Group and President of Sony Urban Music.
The source further claimed that the aggrieved fashion designer, Claudinette, demanded that Ellis stay away from Wyclef and in an attempt to shame the former Manager, Claudinette e-mailed the nude photo to several people in the music industry.
Although it has been confirmed that Jean and Ellis parted ways three weeks ago, it was not over any personal issues, according to Ellis.
A friend of hers stated that Ellis, who has a boyfriend, was "mortified" by the allegation and added that Ellis resigned "because she was not happy with the way Jean had been conducting himself" and that he was "not listening" to Ellis' advice.
Ellis, who has insisted that her relationship with the New Jersey native, Jean, has always been strictly professional, issued a statement saying, "Photographer Mark Baptiste took a portrait of me in December 2008 for an art book. It was tastefully done. Someone leaked the photo. I don't know who did it, but the photo had nothing to do with my resignation as Wyclef Jean's manager."
The alleged nude photograph is said to be a black-and-white photo which shows a frontal Ellis with her hands crossed over her private areas.
Ken Sunshine, Jean's spokesman, stated that Jean has been focusing all of his attention on inspiring others to help rebuild Haiti and that they would not be "commenting on any of these rumors."
Media reports place Mr. & Mrs. Jean together as recently as last Friday where they were seen arriving at the NAACP Image Awards together where Jean was honored.
The Jeans, who renewed their wedding vows in August 2009, have a daughter and have been married for 15 years.
The rumor mill is churning with reports that there is trouble on the horizon in the Jean Family camp after Jean's wife found a nude photograph of Lisa Ellis, Jean's former manager, on the hip hop star's cellular phone.
Marie Claudinette was seething with rage after she found the alleged photograph of her husband's manager and demanded that he terminate her immediately, according to a report the New York Daily News received from an unnamed source.
Ellis, the ex-girlfriend of former congressman Harold Ford, was once an Executive VP of Sony Music Label Group and President of Sony Urban Music.
The source further claimed that the aggrieved fashion designer, Claudinette, demanded that Ellis stay away from Wyclef and in an attempt to shame the former Manager, Claudinette e-mailed the nude photo to several people in the music industry.
Although it has been confirmed that Jean and Ellis parted ways three weeks ago, it was not over any personal issues, according to Ellis.
A friend of hers stated that Ellis, who has a boyfriend, was "mortified" by the allegation and added that Ellis resigned "because she was not happy with the way Jean had been conducting himself" and that he was "not listening" to Ellis' advice.
Ellis, who has insisted that her relationship with the New Jersey native, Jean, has always been strictly professional, issued a statement saying, "Photographer Mark Baptiste took a portrait of me in December 2008 for an art book. It was tastefully done. Someone leaked the photo. I don't know who did it, but the photo had nothing to do with my resignation as Wyclef Jean's manager."
The alleged nude photograph is said to be a black-and-white photo which shows a frontal Ellis with her hands crossed over her private areas.
Ken Sunshine, Jean's spokesman, stated that Jean has been focusing all of his attention on inspiring others to help rebuild Haiti and that they would not be "commenting on any of these rumors."
Media reports place Mr. & Mrs. Jean together as recently as last Friday where they were seen arriving at the NAACP Image Awards together where Jean was honored.
The Jeans, who renewed their wedding vows in August 2009, have a daughter and have been married for 15 years.
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