Pras Michel has dropped the lawsuit against his former Fugees bandmate, Lauryn Hill, before he reports to prison to start serving his sentence for illegal lobbying.
Pras, 53, in his 2024 lawsuit against Hill, 50, brought multiple allegations against his former bandmate, including fraud and breach of contract.
The lawsuit was filed over the Fugees’ 2023 tour and the cancellation of their concerts in 2024.
Pras, in the lawsuit, claimed that Hill failed to properly handle their setup, marketing and budgeting for their 2023 tour, Variety reported at the time.
Pras and Hill’s attorneys, however, reached an agreement on the plaintiff voluntarily dropping his lawsuit in a court filing on Wednesday, Billboard reported.
The news outlet also stated that Pras’ decision to drop his lawsuit likely stemmed from the 53-year-old reporting himself to prison later this month to start serving his 14-year sentence.
In 2023, Pras was convicted of illegal lobbying in the United States after funding Barack Obama’s 2012 election campaign with money received from a Malaysian financier, The Guardian reported.
Pras has, however, appealed his conviction and wants the court to guarantee his freedom before a verdict is reached, Billboard reported. And though the 53-year-old dismissed his lawsuit against Hill on Wednesday, he filed it “without prejudice”, meaning that he can later bring the same case against the defendant.
In his 2024 lawsuit, Pras claimed that the cancellation of the 2023 tour heavily affected his finances as he was unable to pay his legal bills, per Variety.
He was left with a $1 million debt in unrecovered expenses because Hill “was taking 40% of the tour guarantees and tour net profits ‘off the top’ for herself, leaving the remaining 60% to be split equally between Hill, Pras and Wyclef Jean,” per the suit.
Responding to the suit in a statement, Hill said the allegations tabled against her were “baseless” and “full of false claims and unwarranted attacks.”
“It is particularly disappointing that the suit fails to reveal that Pras was grossly over-advanced for the last tour to help him pay his mounting legal bills,” Hill’s attorney, Howard King, also said at the time.
“His failure to show appreciation for the financial help Ms Hill has afforded him in his time of need is disappointing. This action will be aggressively defended and defeated.”









