Findings
| When | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2012, 2013 | Hill pleaded guilty in 2012 to three counts of willfully failing to file federal income tax returns for 2005 to 2007, despite receiving more than $2.3 million in income across the years considered at sentencing. In May 2013, she was sentenced to three months in prison, three months of home confinement and a $60,000 fine, in addition to tax restitution. | Source |
| 1998, 2001 | Four musicians known as New Ark sued Hill, her management and her record label in 1998. They alleged that they had contributed songwriting and production work to "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" without receiving the credits and compensation they had been promised. The dispute was settled out of court in February 2001. Contemporary reporting confirms the settlement, but the terms were undisclosed. | Source |
| Hill has repeatedly started concerts substantially later than advertised. Reported examples span multiple decades, including a 90-minute delay at the 2007 Nice Jazz Festival, a late 2019 Sydney performance and repeated complaints during her 2023 anniversary tour. In November 2023, she responded to audience complaints by saying fans were lucky she made it onto the stage every night. | Source | |
| 1996 | Hill founded and chaired the Refugee Project to support disadvantaged urban youth. Its activities included scholarships, mentoring, after-school programmes, reading activities and summer camps. | Source |
| 2014 | Hill released “Black Rage,” a protest song addressing racism and the experiences of Black Americans, and performed it at Amnesty International's 2014 "Bringing Human Rights Home" concert. | Source |
| 2015 | Hill cancelled a scheduled Israeli performance after being unable to arrange a corresponding concert in Ramallah. She said she wanted to perform for Israeli and Palestinian audiences and did not want her presence to alienate either. | Source |
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