Jeweller of choice amongst rappers, Jacob & Co, is suing Wyclef Jean, claiming he owes the company hundreds of thousands of dollars for watches and jewellery. In court papers filed on Tuesday, the company say that Jean bought several items between March 2002 and January 2006 for $765,100 and that he still owes them $319,680, despite "repeated demands for payment.
The company's founder, Jacob Arabov, aka Jacob The Jeweller, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for lying to investigators about his knowledge of a drugs ring.