in a statement the department says jean was handcuffed because of his furtive movements and demeanoralk toward the trunk of the car though he was instructed not to do so, and had to be ordered several times not to place his hands near his pockets or waist band. all claims that he denies. >> this is what's beautiful about this, right? the fact that i am alive. and what's also beautiful about this is, there's cameras. there was absolutely no resistance. >> in a statement released on his behalf just hours after the incident, jean's publicist wrote the artist was subject to police brutality, racial profiling, police bias, and the ongoing discriminatory practices of law enforcement officials which remain rampant throughout the united states. >> i don't think there's any evidence of police brutality. doesn't make him guilty, doesn't make it his fault. but when looking at whether the police should be blamed you have to look at all the facts. >> it also doesn't make him wrong to be upset about all of this. >> he has every right to be upset, but he may not have a right to sue the police depar

. >> grammy winner wyclef jean handcuffed and key takened by los angeles county sheriff's departmenty morning. >> i am going to sue you. >> it happened while the deputies were searching the city for assailants who allegedly robbed and pistol-whipped two people in west hollywood. famous for "fast car" -- ♪ the end of the day in a fast car ♪ >> and "ready or not" -- ♪ ♪ jail bars ain't golden gates >> jean said he was confronted outside his hotel. >> automatically i'm like, people being punk'd here. >> sheriffs say jean was riding in a vehicle similar to the suspects and wearing an outfit and red bandana similar to the description given by the victims. police say jean was held approximately six minutes. >> as soon as we found out he was not the suspect, not the person we were looking for, he was just dressed similarly, he was released. >> the sheriff's department and wyclef jean have different accounts of what happened during the encounter. in a statement the department says jean was handcuffed because of his furtive movements and demeanor that he started to walk toward the trunk of th

. >> reporter: wyclef jean handcuffed and detained by the laenks county sheriff's department early tuesday >> i am going to -- >> reporter: it happened while the deputies were searching the city for assailants who allegedly robbed and pistol whipped two people in west hollywood. he says he was confronted outside his hotel by the deputies. >> automatically, i'm like, oh, man, people is being punked her. >> reporter: the department says jean was riding in a vehicle similar to the suspects and wearing an outfit and red bandana similar to the description given by the victims. police say he was held for approximately six minutes. the los angeles county sheriff's department is is apologetic for any inconvenience this is process caused mr. jean. is that good enough for you? >> the apology that i'm looking for is i didn't put my hands up. i didn't go to the trunk to resist the officer. >> reporter: jean also acknowledges that the deputies who did later am prehend the suspect they were searching for were just trying to do their job. >> i respect law enforcement because i have law enforcement in the

and then caught on camera that incident in los angeles wyclef jean handcuffed detained after what hes now calling for a formal investigation into the los angeles sheriff's department and he will be here live with us in the morning -- in the studio this morning. that's all coming up here on "gma," matt and tam. >> we'll look forward to that. thank you robin. >> trying to get off to work, we're starting to back up on the roads like 422. you can see that heavy traffic from approaching oaks to 23. problems in new jersey, disabled vehicle on the left lane on 295 and southbound past 42. northbound near the black horse pike there's a new accident on the shoulder, dave. >> temperatures still dropping this morning, karen, winds are rising and we're dressing the kids in winter gear even though numbers are in the 40's. they're on their way down. 30's in allentown. these numbers also crashing as we speak and we'll probably be down closer to the freezing mark by about 7 o'clock or 8 o'clock this morning and only inching back to 39 trees for a high this afternoon. lots of sun, very windy. wind chi

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. >> in this this morning's "gma" first took wyclef jean claiming he was a victim of racial injustice. handcuffedained bite los angeles county sheriff's department. >> y'all see the police had handcuffs on me. >> deputies responding to what they are describing as a violent crime. pedestrians saying therapist to whipped in west hollywood. jean was found nearby. in a dark hoodie and bandana matching the suspect's outfit. riding in a vehicle fitting the suspect's car. the rapper was handcuffed and detained for six months. authorities say as they approached the vehicle the driver and passenger almost simultaneously began to exit the vehicle approaching the truck even though they say they told them not to. coming up at 7:00 a.m. robin roberts goes one-on-one with wyclef jean live with your "gma" first look. fun in art class. come close, come close. i like that. [ all sounds come to a crashing halt ] ah. when your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. awww. try this. for minor arthritis pain, only aleve is fda approved to work for up to 12 straight hours with just one pill. thank you. come

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ten airports and eight middle eastern countries. >> rapper wyclef jean, claiming he was a victim of racial injustice after being handcuffed and detained by los angeles deputies. deputies responding to an armed assault and robbery spotted the former fujis star wearing similar clothing and riding in a similar car as the suspects. authorities tell abc news after they pulled the vehicle over, the driver jean almost simultaneously got out and approached the trunk even after repeated warnings not to do so. >> there was a sergeant on scene. the entire time. sergeant explained to mr. jean, -- explained to mr. jean, reasons for being detained. the sergeant provided her business card. he was allowed to leave at the scene. >> officials say it took six minutes to realize the two weren't the suspects. then released them. the actual suspects were apprehended four blocks away. >> all right. well, fool me once. shame on you. fool me a few dozen times? shame on me? >> shame on you? >> you, i guess. >> two guys with a habit of pranking morning shows. have done it again. meet body builders, chop and steel. managed to bring their strongman a

jean. he was caught on camera handcuffed by the l.a.artment mistaken for a criminal on the loose. he is now calling for an investigation into racial profiling. we're going to speak exclusively with wyclef in a moment but first abc's kayna whitworth has those details for us. ♪ lifestyles of the rich and famous ♪ >> reporter: monday night grammy winner wyclef jean claiming he was a victim of racial injustice hand cuffed and detained by the los angeles county sheriff's >> y'all see the police have handcuffs on me. they just took off my haitian bandanna. right now. s going on right now >> reporter: depies responding to what they're describing as a vi pedestrians saying they were pistol whipped in west hollywood. jean was found nearby in a dark hoodie and bandanna matching the suspect's outfit. riding in a vehicle fitting the suspect's car. the rapper was then handcuffed and detained for six minutes.wr criminal. m sure nr wants his sons or daughters to see him in handcuffs especially if he is innocent. authorities telling abc news as they ap

. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look," wyylef jean claiming he was a victim of racial injustice, handcuffed and detain detained by the los angeles sheriff's office. deputies responding to what they're describing as a violent kriek. pedestrians saying they were pistol whipped in west hollywood. jean was found nearby in a dark hoodie and bandana matching the suspect's outfit, riding in a vehicle fitting the suspect's car. the rapper was handcuffed and detained for six minutes. authorities telling abc news the driver and passenger almost simultaneously began to exit the vehicle. approaching the trunk, even though they say they told them not to. and coming up at a.m., roberts goes one on one with wyylef jean live. >>> now to this fight caught on camera. two students were locked together yesterday when one pulls back and lifts his shirt. he was apparently stabbed by the student in the dark colored shirt. the victim posted this photo of his injuries on social media. jiekz. he was taken to a hospital and is expected to be okay. the other student got arrested. the fight triggered a two-hour lockdow

. >> wyclef jean calling for an investigation, handcuffed him mistaking him for robbery suspect, returningn, pulled over yesterday. >> so he posted a video on his twitter page, take a look. >> you all see the police have handicuffs on me. they just took off my haitian bandana. that's what's going on right now with wyclef and the lapd have me in cuffs, absolutely nothing. >> the la sheriff's department says jean was briefly detained while deputies looking for a suspect marching his description had had carried out an armed robbery. >> hash and born said he was victim of another case of mistaken identity. he says officers never told him why he was being handcuffed. he says he was treated like a criminal until other police showed up and pointed out that they have the wrong person. >>> when he first showed the video said he was detained by lapd but actually detained by sheriff deputies in west hollywood. lapd tweeted out apologizing for the inconvenience that caused him, and they said they had no involvement though in this incident. >> more on this. looking at "tmz" run down more coming up "tmz

grammy winner wyclef jean speaking out live after he was handcuffed and detained in l.a. >> that's what's going on right now with wyclef in l.a. right now in saying he was the victim of racial now he's here live only on "gma." ♪ >>> celebrating a game show legend. >> chuck barris. >> the creator of your favorite, "the dating game, "the newly wed game" and "the gong show." tributes pouring in from comedians around the world.wed game" and "the gong show." tributes pouring in from comedians around the world. >>> sad news that we learned just a short time ago. who did not love chuck barris and those game shows of his. >> iconic game shows like "the gong show," "the dating game" a and "the newlywed game" 27 hours a week. >> lying on the couch after school. van gundy had so many. >>> we begin with that battle over health resistance as van gundy tries to get republicans to pass his plan. our correspondent correspondent mary bruce with all the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. just one day to go till that critical house vote and it is tight. republicans this morning still d

this half-hour, musician wyclef jean, claiming he is the vick film -- victim of of racial injustice at the hands of police. >> sheriffs deputies pulled him over and handcuffed're saying it was a case of mistaken identity. more coming up. >> have you ever watched a performance and cringed over it. what we call, "world news now," every morning. >> every morning when we watch

wyclef jean claims he was a victim of racial injustice at the hands of the los angeles county sheriff's deputies. officials say deputies responding to an armed assault mistook wyclef handcuffinghe driver. his car approached the trunk after repeated warnings not to do so. they were held for six minutes until the deputies realized they had the wrong couple. the real suspects were apprehended later four blocks away. we're going to hear more from wyclef jean when he appears live on "good morning america" this morning. >>> now, to a health alert. the fda is now confirming that breast implants can cause a rare form of cancer. at least nine deaths have been linked to a type of non-hodgkin's lymphoma. the fda's investigating more than 350 reports linking that cancer to both silicone and saline breast implants. >>> overseas police in italy launched what they called "operation wine and cheese" nabbing nearly a dozen members of a crime ring that allegedly stole wine and cheese. police say the group made off with 16,000 bottles of wine and 168 wheels of parmesan cheese. all worth nearly $200,000. they were purposely targeting cheese factories and shops in the region famous for its high q