Lauryn Hill got a little bit of positive news on yesterday (April 22nd.) The former Fugee has been granted an extension in her tax evasion case. She now has two more weeks to pay half a million dollars in overdue taxes. This short window is Hill’s final extension and probably her last chance at avoiding a three-year prison sentence.
The Grammy winner appeared at Newark, New Jersey’s U S district courthouse, asking Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to postpone sentencing on three charges of tax evasion. Hill’s attorney says that she has already paid $50,000 According to the New Jersey Star-Ledger, Arleo agreed to delay the singer’s sentencing until May 6th.
Hill pleaded guilty last summer, and she asked the court for mercy last week, claiming that she failed to file her taxes due to threats against her family.
Also, the singer also used Tumblr to deny reports that she was facing eviction from her mansion in South Orange, New Jersey.
“I’d like to set the record straight: I am not squatting and I do not owe any money to my landlord. I have always stayed current on rent,” she posted.
“I was raised in South Orange, which is why these allegations are not only false, but insulting,” she continued. “I am in discussion with the town about resolving an unrelated issue. How I use my home to work on my music has nothing to do with my financial obligations.”
“Won’t it be great when real journalism returns to replace inaccurate tabloid harassment,” Hill stated.
