Wyclef Jean is Sued $300,000 By Jacob The Jeweler’s Company
The very well known company with its owner who is popularly known as Jacob the Jeweler is sewing Wyclef Jean for over $300,000 for watches and jewelry that was bought from the company.
Jacob Arabo may be locked up in prison for the next 2 1/2 years for denying the involvement in a drug ring to federal investigators, but that definitely doesn’t stop him from continuing his business.
On Tuesday, the company filed papers in Manhattan Supreme Court saying that the former singer, Wyclef Jean purchased a number of items going back to March 2002, until January 2006, with the total amount adding to, $765,100.
Although, the singer has not yet finished the payments fir the entire sum, leaving him in debt for another $319,680. The New York Daily News described the complaint of the company by quoting them asking for, “repeated demands for payment.”
Several purchases, which Wyclef made, included a Chopard watch worth $225,000, 4.85- carat diamond stud earrings costing $30,000, and a diamond Jesus head for $12,000.
Arabo, who is also identified as the King of Bling in the hip-hop world is especially famous for doing business with bejeweled stars such as, Eva Longoria, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Madonna, Elton John, Kanye West and Sean Diddy Combs.  Â
Representatives of Wyclef had not responded right away, when contacted through email.
Wyclef Jean has been very involved in helping out his country, Haiti, through his foundation called Yele Haiti, which successfully raised millions of dollars for the cause of providing food, creating jobs, and supporting local cultivation.
Wyclef also started a project called, “Together for Haiti” and on his website, described the charitable project as an “emergency allegiance for food crisis relief.”Â