Sweet Micky for President - How a Diaper-Wearing Pop Star Became President of Haiti, New Pras Documentary

PHOTO: Pras Michel and Michel Martelly

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"It's just so ridiculous, it's just one of the most ridiculous stories ever," says Pras Michel about his new documentary...

"You couldn't make it up. If you wrote this script and you shopped it in Hollywood and they decided to make it, everybody would be like, 'Get the fuck out of here."

Indeed Sweet Micky For President is one of the most unlikely stories ever captured on film. It revolves around the 2012 Haitian presidential election and the controversial candidacy of the Haitian pop star known as Sweet Micky (Michel Martelly), whose bawdy performances include things like diapers and cross-dressing. Underlying the film is the fractious and complex relationship between the two former Fugees, Pras and Wyclef Jean.

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