FYRE FESTIVAL

William 'Billy' McFarland, organizer of the Fyre Festival, exits the U.S. Federal Court in Manhattan following his presentment on wire fraud charges in New York City, U.S., July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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U.S. NEWS
Fyre Festival Organizer Charged With Selling Fake Tickets While Out On Bail
By Hayley Miller
Billy McFarland allegedly scammed people looking to attend the Met Gala and Coachella as he awaited sentencing on Fyre Festival-related charges.
William 'Billy' McFarland, organizer of the Fyre Festival, exits the U.S. Federal Court in Manhattan following his presentment on wire fraud charges in New York City, U.S., July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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CRIME
Fyre Festival Founder Faces Prison After Pleading Guilty To Wire Fraud
By Willa Frej
“I grossly underestimated the resources that would be necessary to hold an event of this magnitude," said Billy McFarland.
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WOMEN
The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week
By Hollis Miller
LOLs for the holidays.
INGLEWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 10: (L-R) Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Matt Skiba of the band Blink 182 attend 106.7 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2016 - Night 1 at The Forum on December 10, 2016 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/WireImage)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Blink-182's Matt Skiba Used Witchcraft Against Fyre Festival
By Cavan Sieczkowski
Skiba considers himself "a pagan and a witch."
WATER MILL, NY - JULY 30: Billy McFarland and Carol Mac attend The 23rd Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit & Auction at The Watermill Center on July 30, 2016 in Water Mill, NY. (Photo by Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Fyre Festival Founder Arrested, Charged With Wire Fraud
By Carla Herreria
Federal prosecutors claim Billy McFarland promised a "life changing" festival but "delivered a disaster."
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ENTERTAINMENT
Infamous Fyre Festival Under FBI Investigation For Fraud
By Julia Brucculieri
A true dumpster fyre.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Fyre Festival Apparently Tried To Silence Critics With Cease And Desist Letters
By Cavan Sieczkowski
"Specifically, if the social media comments were not taken down, the Defendants claim they could 'incite violence, rioting, or civil unrest.'"
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ENTERTAINMENT
Was Fyre Festival Really The Worst 24 Hours Of Your Life?
By Taraleigh Weathers, Contributor
Creator of epic musical retreats and events, speaker & author
Everyone’s abuzz talking about the disastrous Fyre Festival. At this celebrity endorsed festival, attendees were promised
BUSINESS
Fyre Festival Blows The Celebrity Endorser Whistle
By David Sable, Contributor
Global CEO at Y&R
Are we becoming too shallow?
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 14: (L-R) Matthew Assante, Waka Flocka, Billy McFarland and Ja Rule attend 'Whisper Wednesdays' at PHD Terrace Dream Midtown on December 14, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Fyre Festival Organizers Hit With $100 Million Lawsuit
By Cavan Sieczkowski
We all saw this coming.
BLACK VOICES
Don’t Blame Bahamians For Your Shitty FyreFest
By Ashleigh Sean Rolle, Contributor
Co-Founder of Skipper,Global Shaper, One Young World Ambassado...
With people purchasing tickets at 12k this event was literally made to exclude the locals.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Organizer Of Fyre Festival Fiasco Considers Throwing Another One Next Year
By Carla Herreria
Because the first one worked out so well?
From left to right: A sandwich handed out at the Fyre Festival hip-hop legend Ja Rule
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ENTERTAINMENT
Ja Rule On Fyre Festival: 'NOT MY FAULT'
By Maxwell Strachan
He also clarified that it was "NOT A SCAM."
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COMEDY
22 'Fyre' Tweets About The Disaster That Was The Fyre Festival
By Elyse Wanshel
Twitter could not help itself.
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