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Lauryn Hill jailed for tax evasion | Lauryn Hill jailed for tax evasion |
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Singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced in the US state of New Jersey to three months in jail for tax evasion. | Singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced in the US state of New Jersey to three months in jail for tax evasion. |
The Grammy-winning singer, 37, also faces three months of home confinement, after pleading guilty last year. | The Grammy-winning singer, 37, also faces three months of home confinement, after pleading guilty last year. |
Hill failed to pay taxes on about $1.8m (£1.2m) of earnings between 2005-07. | Hill failed to pay taxes on about $1.8m (£1.2m) of earnings between 2005-07. |
In a statement to the judge, Hill said she had intended to pay the taxes but could not after withdrawing from public life and ending her music career to raise her children. | |
Hill has six children, five of whom she had with Rohan Marley, the son of Bob Marley. | |
"I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them," Hill said in court. "I had an economic system imposed on me." | |
Hill started her career with Grammy-award winning hip-hop group Fugees alongside Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel. | Hill started her career with Grammy-award winning hip-hop group Fugees alongside Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel. |
She released her acclaimed solo debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, in 1998. It won five Grammy awards and sold more than 19 million copies worldwide. |