Editing Lauryn Hill (section)

===2000–2003: Self-imposed exile and ''MTV Unplugged No. 2.0''===
Hill began writing a screenplay about the life of [[Bob Marley]], in the production of which she planned to play his wife [[Rita Marley|Rita]].<ref name="rollingstone" /> She also began producing a [[romantic comedy]] about [[soul food]] with a working title of ''Sauce'', and accepted a starring role in the [[Beloved (1998 film)|film adaptation]] of [[Toni Morrison]]'s novel ''[[Beloved (novel)|Beloved]]'';<ref name="rollingstone" /> she later dropped out of both projects due to pregnancy.<ref name="rollingstone" /> She also reportedly turned down acting roles in the remake for [[A Star Is Born (2018 film)|''A Star Is Born'']] (the movie was later released in 2018, with the part going to [[Lady Gaga]]),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Setoodeh |first=Ramin |date=November 13, 2018 |title=Lady Gaga Will Never Be the Same After 'A Star Is Born' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/lady-gaga-a-star-is-born-bradley-cooper-oscars-1203026174/ |access-date=April 1, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116061813/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/lady-gaga-a-star-is-born-bradley-cooper-oscars-1203026174/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=S |last2=September 15 |first2=ra P. Angulo Updated |last3=EDT |first3=2000 at 04:00 AM |title=Jamie Foxx is planning to remake ''A Star Is Born'' |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/09/15/jamie-foxx-planning-remake-star-born/ |access-date=April 1, 2022 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401172710/https://ew.com/article/2000/09/15/jamie-foxx-planning-remake-star-born/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Dreamgirls (film)|''Dreamgirls'']] (the role of Deena, later played by [[Beyoncé]]),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ulmer |first=James |date=September 10, 2006 |title=After Conquering 'Chicago,' It's On to Motown |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/movies/moviesspecial/10ulme.html |access-date=April 6, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322045332/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/movies/moviesspecial/10ulme.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' (the part that went to [[Lucy Liu]]), ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]'', ''[[The Mexican]]'', ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'', and ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]''.<ref name="rollingstone" />

In 2000, Hill dropped out of the public eye. The pressures of fame began to overwhelm her.<ref name="rollingstone" /><ref name="people"/> She disliked not being able to go out of her house to do simple errands without having to worry about her physical appearance.<ref name="rollingstone" /><ref name="inside" /> She fired her management team and began attending [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible study classes]] five days a week; she also stopped doing interviews, watching television, and listening to music.<ref name="inside"/> She started associating with a "spiritual advisor" named Brother Anthony.<ref name="rollingstone" /> Some familiar with Hill believe Anthony more resembled a [[cult]] leader than a spiritual advisor,<ref name="rollingstone" /><ref name="msnbc">{{cite news | publisher=[[MSNBC]] | url=http://www.today.com/id/3731101#.UgeMZG007xk | title=Was Hill influenced to attack Catholic Church? | first1=Jeannette | last1=Walls | author-link=Jeannette Walls | first2=Ashley | last2=Pearson | date=December 17, 2003 | access-date=August 11, 2013 | archive-date=February 2, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202164322/http://www.today.com/id/3731101#.UgeMZG007xk | url-status=live }}</ref> and thought his guidance probably inspired much of Hill's more controversial public behavior.<ref name="msnbc" />

She later described this period of her life to ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'' saying "People need to understand that the Lauryn Hill they were exposed to in the beginning was all that was allowed in that arena at that time ... I had to step away when I realized that for the sake of the machine, I was being way too compromised. I felt uncomfortable about having to smile in someone's face when I really didn't like them or even know them well enough to like them."<ref name=essence>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Joan|title=They Call Me Ms. Hill|url=http://www.essence.com/2006/01/16/they-call-me-ms-hill/|magazine=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|access-date=June 8, 2013|date=December 16, 2009|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105113658/http://www.essence.com/2006/01/16/they-call-me-ms-hill/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also spoke about her emotional crisis, saying, "For two or three years I was away from all social interaction. It was a very introspective time because I had to confront my fears and master every demonic thought about inferiority, about insecurity or the fear of being black, young and gifted in this western culture."<ref name="essence" /> She went on to say that she had to fight to retain her identity, and was forced "to deal with folks who weren't happy about that."<ref name="essence" />

In July 2001, while pregnant with her third child, Hill unveiled her new material to a small crowd, for a taping of an ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' special.<ref name="rollingstone" /><ref name=nmeunplugged/> A live album of the concert, titled ''[[MTV Unplugged No. 2.0]]'', was released in May 2002 and featured only her singing and playing an acoustic guitar.<ref name=nmeunplugged>{{cite news |last=Needham |first=Alex |title=Hill, Lauryn: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/lauryn-hill/6324 |url-status=live |magazine=[[NME]] |date=April 21, 2002 |access-date=June 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524175500/http://www.nme.com/reviews/lauryn-hill/6324 |archive-date=May 24, 2013}}</ref> Unlike the near-unanimous praise of ''Miseducation'', ''2.0'' sharply divided critics. [[AllMusic]] gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying that the recording "is the unfinished, unflinching presentation of ideas and of a person. It may not be a proper follow-up to her first album, but it is fascinating."<ref>{{cite web|title=MTV Unplugged No. 2.0|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mtv-unplugged-no-20-mw0000221606|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=June 18, 2013|archive-date=June 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604041022/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mtv-unplugged-no-20-mw0000221606|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' called the album "a public breakdown",<ref name="rollingstone" /> and [[Robert Hilburn]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said the album's title opened Hill up for jokes that she had become unhinged.<ref name="Hilburn"/> ''[[NME]]'' wrote that "''Unplugged 2.0'' is a sparse and often gruelling listen, but there is enough genius shading these rough sketches to suggest that all might not yet be lost." With the mixed reviews and no significant radio airplay, ''2.0'' debuted at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite news |title=Musiq, Lauryn Hill Storm The Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75754/musiq-lauryn-hill-storm-the-charts |url-status=live |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=May 16, 2002 |access-date=July 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006041622/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75754/musiq-lauryn-hill-storm-the-charts |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Hilburn">{{cite news |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Hilburn |title=Hill Continues Her Lofty Course |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-15-et-hilburn15-story.html |url-status=live |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 15, 2002 |access-date=July 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222145240/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jul/15/entertainment/et-hilburn15 |archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> The album was later certified [[Music recording certification|Platinum]] in the U.S. by the [[RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lauryn Hill: MTV Unplugged 2.0 |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Lauryn+Hill+Unplugged#search_section |url-status=live |website=riaa.com |access-date=January 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803013129/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Lauryn+Hill+Unplugged#search_section |archive-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref>

Her song "[[Mystery of Iniquity]]" from the album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|title=The 45th Annual Grammy Awards: Winner Predictions|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/the-45th-annual-grammy-awards-winner-predictions/160|work=[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]|access-date=June 10, 2013|date=January 21, 2003|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203134850/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/the-45th-annual-grammy-awards-winner-predictions/160|url-status=live}}</ref> and was used as an [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolation]] by [[Kanye West]] for his single "[[All Falls Down]]" featuring [[Syleena Johnson]], leading to Hill being credited as a songwriter on the song.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Rashaun |title= Kanye West Collaborating With Lauryn Hill On New LP |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496152/20050121/west_kanye.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=January 21, 2005|access-date=June 8, 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090114154501/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496152/20050121/west_kanye.jhtml| archive-date= January 14, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Around 2001, Marley and Hill's third child, [[YG Marley|Joshua Omaru]], was born. He was followed a year later by their fourth, John Nesta.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Sydney |title=They Grow Up So Fast! Here's What Lauryn Hill's Children Are Up To Now |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/what-we-know-lauryn-hill-kids-now/ |access-date=April 6, 2022 |website=Essence.com |date=October 26, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128194714/https://www.essence.com/celebrity/what-we-know-lauryn-hill-kids-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While Hill sometimes had spoken of Marley as her husband, they never married, and along the way she was informed that Marley had been previously married at a young age.<ref name="rollingstone" /> According to a 2003 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' report, he had never secured a divorce.<ref name="rollingstone" /> Marley later disputed this and made public to a blog a 1996 divorce document from [[Haiti]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://avahtaylor.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/a-conversation-with-rohan-marley-pt-1/ | title=Exclusive: Rohan Marley Sets the Record Straight | publisher=The Avah Taylor Company | date=June 9, 2011 | access-date=February 23, 2014 | archive-date=February 23, 2014 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140223121607/http://avahtaylor.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/a-conversation-with-rohan-marley-pt-1/ | url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The two had been living in a high-end Miami hotel, but around 2003 she moved out into her own place in that city.<ref name="rollingstone" /> Hill later said that she and Marley "have had long periods of separation over the years".<ref name="usweekly"/> Hill slowly worked on a new album and it was reported that by 2003, [[Columbia Records]] had spent more than $2.5&nbsp;million funding it, including installing a recording studio in the singer's Miami apartment and flying different musicians around the country.<ref name="rollingstone" />

By 2002, Hill had shut down her non-profit Refugee Project.<ref name="fox-2002">{{cite news | url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/lauryn-hill-brainwashed/ | title=Lauryn Hill: Brainwashed? | first=Roger | last=Friedman | publisher=[[Fox News]] | date=June 11, 2002 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | archive-date=February 23, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223120107/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/06/11/lauryn-hill-brainwashed/ | url-status=live }}</ref> She said, "I had a nonprofit organization and I had to shut all that down. You know, smiling with big checks, obligatory things, not having things come from a place of passion. That's slavery. Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us. It should be passionate."<ref name="fox-2002"/>

In December 2003, Hill, during a performance in [[Vatican City]], spoke of the "corruption, exploitation, and abuses" in reference to the [[Catholic Church sexual abuse cases|molestation of boys by Catholic priests]] in the United States and the cover-up of offenses by Catholic Church officials.<ref name=mtvvatican>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Lauryn Hill Attacks Catholic Church At Vatican Concert|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481109/20031215/hill_lauryn.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]]|access-date=June 8, 2013|date=December 15, 2003|archive-date=January 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115133701/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481109/20031215/hill_lauryn.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> High-ranking church officials were in attendance, but [[Pope John Paul II]] was not present.<ref name="mtvvatican" /> The [[Catholic League (U.S.)|Catholic League]] called Hill "pathologically miserable" and claimed her career was "in decline".<ref>{{cite news |last=Shaw |first=Kathy |url=http://www.poynter.org/archived/abuse-tracker/19438/catholic-league-calls-lauryn-hill-pathologically-miserable/ |title=Catholic League Calls Lauryn Hill 'Pathologically Miserable' |publisher=[[Poynter Institute]] |date=December 16, 2003 |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106014859/http://www.poynter.org/archived/abuse-tracker/19438/catholic-league-calls-lauryn-hill-pathologically-miserable/ |archive-date=November 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following day, several reporters suggested that Hill's comments at the Vatican may have been influenced by her spiritual advisor, Brother Anthony.<ref name="msnbc"/>