There weren't any kidnappings last weekend in Haiti -- which Wyclef Jean credits to a heart-to-heart he had with his native homeland. According to this release from "Access Hollywood," he apparently told the country not to embarrass him while his guests Angelina and Brad were in town:
ON THE NEXT "ACCESS HOLLYWOOD": WYCLEF JEAN TELLS TIM VINCENT ABOUT HIS SUCCESSFUL PLEA TO STOP HAITIAN KIDNAPPINGS DURING ANGELINA JOLIE AND BRAD PITT'S VISIT
Jean: "Listen, I Got Angelina Jolie Here, I got Brad Pitt Here. Please Do Not Embarrass Me This Weekend."
BURBANK, Calif. - January 20, 2006- In an interview with "Access Hollywood's" Tim Vincent, Haiti's own Wyclef Jean talks about his plea to stop Haitian kidnappings during Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's recent visit. The interview airs on "Access Hollywood," Friday, January 20, 2006.
When the pregnant Jolie and Pitt visited Haiti last Friday to support Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti relief efforts, security was a serious issue that Jean took into his own hands. "The kidnapping is crazy. (There were) 30 kidnappings per day the previous weekend," says the Fugees star. Jean explains that to ensure their safety, he got on local television and said, "Listen, I got Angelina Jolie here, I got Brad Pitt here. Please do not embarrass me this weekend."
Jean adds that the plea was extremely successful, "The whole weekend went by and there was not one kidnapping."
Holy crap, I think Wyclef is on to something. Next stop: Sudan, where embarrassed militants halt the nation's genocide for a weekend when Brad and Angelina stop by. ("Could you guys PLEASE clean up those bodies? Brad, Angelina and that cute kid with the mohawk are stopping by... and I don't want it to be awkward!")
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