NEWARK, N.J., May 6 (UPI) -- Rapper-actress Lauryn Hill, sentenced to jail Monday in New Jersey for evading federal taxes, likened having to pay taxes to slavery.
A judge in Newark ordered up three months of jail time, three more months of home detention and nine months of supervised release for Hill, a 37-year-old native of South Orange, N.J., who gained fame for her role in "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" and as front woman of the hip-hop group Fugees.