Wyclef Jean says Michael Jordan's $1 million donation to Hurricane Dorian relief is '100% a big deal.'
it's important to make sure that huge contribution isn't lining the wrong person's pockets.
The Haiti native knows what he's talking about -- his massively successful Yéle Haiti charity campaign raised more than $16 million for the 2010 Haiti earthquake, only to close down after an investigation determined a large portion of the funds were misused., the musician praises His Airness for the gesture ... but calls for organizers to not take advantage of people in need.
"The most important thing for me is that the money is really allocated right and we really don't use distractions, don't use people for patsies, don't distract the crowd, have them looking another way," Wyclef says.Wyclef says he's praying forOf course, other celebrity fundraisers have learned from Wyclef's mistakes -- including
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