Lauryn Hill Vacates Mansion Before Prison Bid

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Lauryn Hill is busy tying up loose ends before beginning her prison term for tax evasion.

The NJ multi-talent has been renting a South Orange mansion since 2009 and was sued by her landlords for failing to pay rent in March. But rather than fight the eviction Hill reached a settlement with the landlords, agreeing to pay $7000 in rent and move out by the end of May. She begins her jail term in July.

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Lauryn Hill plead guilty to tax evasion in 2012 and was ordered to serve three months in prison. Hill owed taxes on $1 Million worth of income and was able to pay $970,000 prior to sentencing, but it was not enough to keep her out of jail completely. The singer and rapper recently signed a deal with Sony records and released a song “Neurotic Society” on iTunes in an effort to raise funds towards her debt.

Hill came to prominence as a member of multi-platinum selling group The Fugees and won five Grammys for her solo debut “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” in 1999.

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