Former Fugees rapper Pras Michel almost lost his life last week after he was caught up in the kidnapping of a U.S. sea captain by Somali pirates.

The Fugees star Pras Michel is moving into movies - the rapper plans to star in an upcoming film based on the comic book series "Dark Oz." The hitmaker has optioned the film and TV rights to the comic, which follows an older version of The Wizard Of Oz character Dorothy Gale as she travels through a gothic and more macabre Oz.

Rapper Wyclef Jean is urging his former Fugees bandmate Lauryn Hill to seek psychiatric help.

Former Fugee Pras has turned his back on a reunion with former bandmate Lauryn Hill, insisting "there's more chance of Osama Bin Laden and George W. Bush having a date".

"Nah, man, she's done. I hate to say it, but I seen the Devil in her eyes, man." Gym Class Heroes star Travis McCoy isn't fond of troubled pop star Britney Spears.

Former Fugees star Pras Michel spent nine days on the streets of Los Angeles without any money as part of a new movie documentary about the plight of the homeless. The hitmaker shot the film, "Skid Row," last year and admits the experience has really opened his eyes to the problems faced by those forced to live rough.

Former Fugees rapper Pras has ruled out talk of a reunion with his former band mates Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, insisting negotiations for a comeback are now "dead". The Killing Me Softly stars originally split in 1997, but reformed to headline a New York concert for Dave Chapelle's Block Party in September 2004.

Reclusive Michael Jackson has gone public in a bid to clear up a number of rumors swirling around him. The pop superstar has written to producers at Entertainment news show Access Hollywood in an effort to end speculation about his comeback.

Production on a TV series loosely based on the life of singer Wyclef Jean will start next month. The former Fugees star is working on the show, "Wyclef Jean In America," which tells the story of the singer, who moved from Haiti to New York City when he was nine-years-old.

Fugees rapper Pras Michel is living rough on the streets for a new documentary. The hip-hop star, 33, has spent the past nine days living on the streets of Los Angeles with a hidden camera and hopes to screen his experience in the film "First Night" at Canada's Toronto Film Festival in September.