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Lauryn Hill Released from Jail lifestyle SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013 GOSSIP Lauryn Hill released from jail he former Fugees singer has left federal prison before going to jail and worked to get ready for release after serving a three-month sentence for tax eva- while inside. A post on her official website reads: “She Tsion, TMZ has confirmed. The ‘Killing Me Softly wanted to get this music out while she was incarcerat- With His Song’ singer, known as Inmate #64600-050, ed, as it is a product of the space she was in while she was released early this Friday morning from the mini- was going through some of the mum security Federal Correctional Institution in challenges she has been faced Danbury, Connecticut. Lauryn was locked up on July 8 with recently.” Lauryn will after failing to pay taxes of more than $1.8 million in now be under parole income she earned between 2005 and 2007. Her for a year and have to sentence also took into account income and spend the first three tax losses for 2008 and 2009, taking the total months under to approximately $2.3 million. The 38-year- house arrest. old star has been using her time behind bars wisely, channeling her energy into her new track ‘Consumerism’, which she wrote Trespasser arrested at Rihanna’s house man was caught red-handed by the singer’s security team as he attempted to scale the wall surrounding her plush Pacific Palisades mansion at 11am on Friday morning. The would-be home invader fled the scene, Abut police caught up with him a mile away from the superstar’s $12 million property, TMZ reports. This comes after a group of burglars tried to break into Rihanna’s home last weekend - only to be thwarted by the bur- glar alarm, which was set off when they threw a chair through a sliding glass door. It appears the trespasser could be one of the original gang as he looked “very much” like one of the suspects when police reviewed the security footage from the first break-in. The 25-year-old star wasn’t at home during either of the incidents since she is cur- rently on the Australian leg of her ‘Diamonds’ world tour. Cops are still on the lookout for the original intruders, who entered the grounds by cruising up Rihanna’ private road by car, ignoring the sign reading, ‘Smile, you’re on camera’, in her driveway. Kris Jenner is proud of Khloe Kardashian he showbiz matriarch has opened up about her daughter’s rocky marriage to basketball Kim Kardashian Tplayer Lamar Odom, who has been accused of crack cocaine addiction and cheating with a missing her string of women, praising Khloe for being so “resilient” and “very strong” at this difficult time. Kris told E! News: “She’s very sensitive and she loves ‘little angel’ North really hard and she feels with all of her soul, but she also has the ability to put that game face on and go he reality TV star found it tough being sep- out there in the world and do what she needs to arated from her four-month-old daughter, do.” Meanwhile, it appears things between Khloe, Twhose father is rapper Kanye West, while 29, and Lamar, 33, could be over for good after a she was overseas in Paris, France, and took to “nuclear” confrontation took place at their marital Instagram to share the second ever picture of home in Tarzana, California on Tuesday. Lamar - the adorable infant upon her return. Kim wrote who has been living elsewhere since Khloe kicked on the social media site, “I missed waking up him out in August - returned for an in-depth chat with my little angel”, attaching a heart-warming about the state of their relationship, which alleged- picture of North swaddled tightly in a baby ly escalated into a full blown fight. According to blanket while lying on a fluffy white rug. The 32- TMZ, Khloe was furious when Lamar insisted he year-old star was seen jetting back to Los could cope without going to rehab, and allegedly Angeles on Tuesday night after living it up at found a secret stash of his drugs at some point dur- Paris Fashion Week with Kanye over the week- ing the meeting. Khloe is said to have branded him end. North clearly wasn’t far from their minds in a “liar”, telling him, “I’m done with you”, as she the French capital, however, as Kim was spotted kicked him out of the house. wearing a gold necklace with her name on it. The couple also managed to score a whole new designer wardrobe for their daughter thanks to gifts from A-list fashion names. A source told Us Weekly: “Kim was sad to say goodbye. This is the Why Union J missed a first time she’s been away from the baby.” Kim reportedly left North - who she has nicknamed Nori - in the care of her mother, Kris Jenner, and sound check on ‘X Factor’ oldest sisters, Kourtney and Khloe, giving them very strict orders not to release any pictures of the baby. Big Sean ‘Gleekin heavy’ over his fiancee’s show he 21-year-old star who was competing in last year’s hours because he was in the disabled toilet, locked in there, series of the singing contest along with JJ Hamblett, playing Pokemon.” He used to hide out in the toilets as it was TJaymi Hensley and George Shelley locked himself in the only place he would not be disturbed and managed to the toilet when he wanted to play the animated game on spend hours entertaining himself with the characters from Nintendo 3DS but unfortunately his bandmates couldn’t the anime series. Josh explained: “The only place you could find him. Talking to BANG Showbiz at a press conference in hide from the researchers nagging you was the toilet. So I London, Union J said: “We actually missed one of our sound used to sit on the toilet seat for literally two hours just play- checks on the show one week for Saturday night on ing it and I used to see different feat next to me when they Saturday afternoon because nobody could find Josh for two would obviously be on the toilet next to me. he rapper - whose engagement was confirmed earlier yesterday - is in Tawe of Naya’s portrayal of lesbian cheerleader Santana Lopez on hit musical Sir Elton John’s show ‘Glee’, and has been converted into a true ‘Gleek’ since falling for the Latina beauty. He told the new issue of GQ mag- azine: “Yeah, I watch [‘Glee’] now, I’ve defi- music branded ‘devil’s work’ nitely caught up on it. I’m Gleekin’ heavy. he openly homosexual singer fumed: “Sodomy ... is what the world How could you not, man, if that was your came under fire from the religious famous homosexual Elton John, who girlfriend, you’d probably be Gleekin’ too. Tleader, who has appealed to fans recently wed a man in public, is pro- “Some of the episodes are a little much to boycott the star’s concert after he moting. “Divine retribution for taking for me, but I like how they touch on real spoke out about the country’s anti-gay part in a hotbed of sodomy will fall issues that people can really relate to. And laws banning the promotion of homo- both on those who attend the concert people can just relate to something and sexuality. Imam Seidzhagfar Lutfulli - and those who perform there.” Elton is confide in it. I think it serves a great pur- who is from Russia’s predominantly a firm supporter of gay rights, and pre- pose in society.” Sean has been ploughing Muslim Tartarstan region - criticised viously said he would defend the cause through box sets of all four seasons of the Elton’s marriage to husband David during his Russian tour, an offence show - which also stars Lea Michele, Furnish and warned that concert-goers which could see him jailed for 15 days Matthew Morrison and the late Cory would be punished by God, in state- in prison and slapped with 5,000 rou- Monteith - since he started dating Naya ments made public on Thursday. He bles ($150) fine. six months ago after meeting on Twitter. .
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