Singer Wyclef Jean was making a run for the Presidential Office of Haiti -- his country of birth. The Haitian government just announced that he is not a valid candidate for Presidency.
From the LA Times:
Haiti ruling ends Wyclef Jean's run for president
Singer Wyclef Jean's high-profile bid for Haiti's presidency ended after election officials on the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation disqualified his candidacy.
The Haitian-American hip hop star expressed disappointment at the late Friday ruling, but called on his followers to act "peacefully and responsibly."
"Though I disagree with the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee's final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same," the former Fugees frontman said in a statement.
Haiti's electoral commission did not say why it had disqualified Jean, but the singer had faced a challenge to his candidacy in the Nov. 28 elections because he has not lived in Haiti for the past five years as required.
My guess -- that nation has received millions on millions of relief aid and cash and have fuck-all to show for it except for a ruling elite that lives very well and a destitute population.
They saw that Jean had the stones to shake things up and they didn't want to lose their precious little sinecure.