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Lauryn Hill accused of unpaid bills and abusing band
08 Aug 2011 at 03:54hrs | Views
The former Fugees singer Lauryn hill has been accused of failing to pay her band members and abusing them verbally. Her European tour ended in 2007, but one of Lauryn Hill's former band members, guitarist Jay Gore says she still hasn't paid up.
Jay Gore filed a lawsuit accusing the Grammy Award winning singer of failing to pay them and that she was a nightmare to work with.
'After shows, Hill would demand that the musicians and road support personnel attend meetings where she would engage in a person-by-person critique and berating,' Gore wrote in court documents.
In his words, Gore said Hill 'exhibited the type of behaviour for which she had gained public notoriety which contributed to a hostile work environment.'
He added: 'At one point, Hill made a statement in front of the tour personnel to the effect that 'I can't believe I am paying you fools, you should be paying me.'"
Gore is demanding $20,000 for his troubles and his lawyer Nicholas Andrea told TMZ Gore is sure that other musicians have been mistreated by Hill too but were reluctant to come forward.
The singer gave birth to her sixth child last month, although the identity of the baby boy's father has not been revealed.
It emerged that the singer was pregnant just three months ago, but her long-time partner and father of her other five children, Rohan Marley, took to Twitter to tell fans he is not the father.
Soon after the baby's birth he tweeted: 'I'm forwarding all well wishes to Ms. Hill on the birth of her new son. I'm sure she'll appreciate the love being sent to her.'
The 39-year-old is the son of Bob Marley and has been in a relationship with Hill for 15 years.
Jay Gore filed a lawsuit accusing the Grammy Award winning singer of failing to pay them and that she was a nightmare to work with.
'After shows, Hill would demand that the musicians and road support personnel attend meetings where she would engage in a person-by-person critique and berating,' Gore wrote in court documents.
In his words, Gore said Hill 'exhibited the type of behaviour for which she had gained public notoriety which contributed to a hostile work environment.'
He added: 'At one point, Hill made a statement in front of the tour personnel to the effect that 'I can't believe I am paying you fools, you should be paying me.'"
The singer gave birth to her sixth child last month, although the identity of the baby boy's father has not been revealed.
It emerged that the singer was pregnant just three months ago, but her long-time partner and father of her other five children, Rohan Marley, took to Twitter to tell fans he is not the father.
Soon after the baby's birth he tweeted: 'I'm forwarding all well wishes to Ms. Hill on the birth of her new son. I'm sure she'll appreciate the love being sent to her.'
The 39-year-old is the son of Bob Marley and has been in a relationship with Hill for 15 years.
Source - Daily Mail
