Touching: Lauryn Hill writes thank-you letter to Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, France Bunmi Olukoya, others (READ)

by Rachel Ogbu

Lauryn Hill
Singer Lauryn Hill, 37, is to begin her three months jail sentence for tax evasion but just before she was placed behing bars, she took time out to write a letter on her blog showing gratitude to her supporters including Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder and France Bunmi Olukoya, who wrote letters to the judge on her behalf.[ READ: Ready or not: Lauryn Hill jailed for evading tax on $1m earnings ]

The letter which was on Tumblr, listed the names of 29 people from all over the world. “I want to extend a sincere thank you to the following people, who wrote letters to the judge on my behalf,” she said.

“I also want to thank all of my family, friends, business associates, and fans who have called, emailed, sent texts, and posted messages of concern, encouragement, and support.”

“I appreciate the well wishes, and I thank you for your prayers.”

Read Ms. Hill’s humble letter below.

I want to extend a sincere thank you to the following people, who wrote letters to the judge on my behalf:

Linda Banks, Edison, NJ Davonne Breedlove Binna Choi, Beijing, China Hafiz Farid, East Orange, NJ Miriam Anne Banks Farrakhan, Union, NJ Vincent Gardner, New York, NY Michael Green, Fair Bluff, NC Elitta Harden, Ft Worth, TX Mrs. Valarie Hill, South Orange, NJ Maureen Hogan, Jersey City, NJ Walter Jones, New York, NY Alicia Keys Elena Lau, Toronto, Canada Jerald Miller, New York, NY Tracy Morris, Jacksonville Beach, FL Elise Munoz, France Bunmi Olukoya, Laurel, MD Jimmie Pierre, Trenton, NJ Cherisse Pittman Gabrielle Fulton Ponder, Atlanta, GA Dominique Reese, Oakland, CA Chris Schwartz, Philadelphia, PA Ashley Scott, Brooklyn, NY Derek Singletary, Astoria, NY Dr. Sara Tai, Manchester, UK Suzette Williams, Teaneck, NJ Lisa Willis, Philadelphia, PA Stevie Wonder Jonathan Wunderlich, Cabarete, DR

And thank you Jerald Miller, for taking the initiative to put this together. I also want to thank all of my family, friends, business associates, and fans who have called, emailed, sent texts, and posted messages of concern, encouragement, and support. I appreciate the well wishes, and I thank you for your prayers. Also, to anyone who may have written letters that we did not know about, thank you also, all of you. I will have more to say soon, but did not want to further delay expressing my appreciation.

Thank you again, MLH

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