Editing Lauryn Hill (section)

====Lateness in concert====
Hill has earned a reputation for being late to her own concerts.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/09/entertainment/lauryn-hill-concert-controversies/index.html |title=Lauryn Hill's most controversial moments |last=France |first=Lisa Respers |date=May 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref> She irritated Wyclef Jean during a short 2005 tour by failing to appear on stage with the rest of the Fugees until 45–50 minutes into the performance. At the 2007 [[Nice Jazz Festival]], Hill was 90 minutes late for her set, and she sang too softly to be heard.<ref name=people/> She was 2.5 hours late for a Brooklyn show in August 2007: the free [[Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series]].<ref name=MTV2007/> In December 2010, she took the stage in Boston two-and-a-half hours late.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/04/opinion/lauryn-hill-late-to-show-meme/ |last=Graham |first= Renée |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Lauryn Hill deserves to be more than a social media punchline |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]] |access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2010/12/22/lauryn-not-over-the-hill/ |last=Carter |first=Lauren |date=December 22, 2010 |title=Lauryn not over the Hill |newspaper=[[Boston Herald]] |access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref> She was two hours late in Atlanta in May 2016, performing for only 40 minutes because the venue had a strict 11 pm curfew; she explained she had been "aligning my energy with the time".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lauryn_hill_responds_to_criticism_after_showing_up_late_for_concert |last=Hudson |first=Alex |date=May 7, 2016 |title=Lauryn Hill Responds to Criticism After Showing Up Late for Concert |magazine=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/09/lauryn-hill-two-hours-late-for-concert-because-of-need-to-align-her-energies |author=Staff |date=May 8, 2016 |title=Lauryn Hill two hours late for concert because of need to 'align her energies' |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/lauryn-hill-explains-late-shows/ |last=Coleman |first=C. Vernon |date=May 8, 2016 |title=Lauryn Hill Explains Why She's Constantly Late to Her Shows |magazine=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref>

In November 2023, she was widely criticized for being late to a show in Los Angeles. She responded by saying her fans should consider themselves "lucky" that she appears on stage "every night".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brow |first=Jason |date=2023-11-06 |title=Lauryn Hill Defends Being Notoriously Late for Her Own Concerts |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/lauryn-hill-defends-being-notoriously-late-for-her-own-concerts/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |magazine=[[Us Weekly]]}}</ref> The comments were made a week after she said her doctors ordered her to vocal rest after she postponed a series of shows due to vocal injuries.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-11-06 |title=Lauryn Hill Starts Late in Los Angeles, Tells Fans, 'Y'all Lucky I Make It on This… Stage Every Night' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/lauryn-hill-talks-late-los-angeles-show-lucky-1235464155/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> According to Paul Meara of [[BET]], Hill later shared an extended version of her comments that could be perceived as directed more toward the music industry than Hill's fans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lauryn Hill Shares Longer Video Clip Explaining Her Often Tardiness For Shows Noting 'Context Is Key' |url=https://www.bet.com/article/5vebv3/lauryn-hill-longer-video-clip-tardiness-context-key |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=BET |language=en}}</ref>