Sadness: Oprah Says a Lauryn Hill “Next Chapter” Will Not Happen

August 21st, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

 

Source: africanlimelight.com

Now that Oprah has made it clear she’s down to reach out to pop culture icons, everybody has been throwing interview suggestions her way.  One brilliant tweeter asked Oprah to talk to Lauryn Hill ASAP for one of her “Next Chapter” specials, but sadly the media mogul replied:

Sigh. L-Boogie is one of those artists we just can’t accept has fallen by the wayside. We want to know when, where, how, who, and why she decided to drop out of the limelight after releasing such an amazing piece of art as the “Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” and if anyone could get that story out of her, it would probably be Oprah. Unfortunately, it looks like we’ll be stuck with that letter she wrote to her fans after her tax situation became public.

Speaking of taxes, Lauryn’s money problems just got a lot worse. On top of the $1.8 million she owes in Federal taxes, she also owes an additional $440,000 in unpaid state taxes to New Jersey,  TMZ says. So far, this issue hasn’t become criminal, like Lauryn’s federal tax issue which she pled guilty to in June, but that’s not an unlikely possibility in the future.

Lauryn is facing three years in prison for her federal tax case and will be sentenced in November. If she has to do time, the whole “Next Chapter” thing wouldn’t have worked out anyway. But there’s always the possibility after her release in OWN is still kickin’. What do you think?

Do you want to see Lauryn Hill on “Oprah’s Next Chapter”?

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  • disqus_WfmNqv9gsC

    The whole world misses you Lauren, please come back .

  • christmas808

    what kind of question is that yeeesssss…..

  • kierah

    I want to see 1995 or 1998 Lauryn Hill – bright and full of promise Lauryn. Not this messy chick we see today.

  • Nat

    Its been 15 years. Please get over it.

    • christmas808

      i cant d a m m i t l need some good music look at what we have to choice from…dont worry I’ll wait

  • SumLuv

    When was the last time a white celeb went to prison for not paying taxes? Willie Nelson is the most notable one I can remember with tax issues and it seems they worked with him. I think they, in this case & as with most things, love to single black people out for things THEY do on a wider scale. As examples. What I wanna know is: will black people who lived & paid taxes during the years of legal apartheid- or jim crow, which legally codefied treatment of us as 3rd & 4th class citizens, be offered refunds or discounts on the 1st class taxes they paid? I think you and I both know the answer to that question. US govt hypocrisy stinks so bad they probably can smell it in outer space.

    • lola

      who cares black or white pay your taxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • pebblebeach

    She need to pay her taxes….now that is keeping it real….she going to jail anyhow…

  • WhoMe

    Not surprised. When was the last time lauryn did an interview? I respect how lauryn has been very private.

  • rosemary davis

    Lauryn Hill’s situation is a sad story I don’t undertsand how these actors actress and singers feel that they don’t have too pay taxes or that they somehow will get away with it.The IRS people are smart and they are constanley auditing people with high incomes and will come after anyone who don’t pay taxes.And the fact that she willfully admitted that she didn’t pay will be more trouble for her than Wesley Snipes at least he pretended that it was his accountants fault Lauryn will serve all of her time for this unfortunate error the courts will have no mercy just like none was shown to Ron Isley and Wesley Snipes among others so she needs to be getting her affairs in order now.

  • Chanda

    On to the next one..

  • lenisha

    I don’t blame her shoot Oprah only trying to save her network with an Lauryn hill interview. But Oprah Winfrey should know its a wrong time.

  • TRUTH IS

    Lauryn stay real!!!