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ENTERTAINMENT
Ja Rule Says He Plans To Create A New Festival Following The Fyre Disaster
By
Kimberley Richards
The rapper said the 2017 Fyre Festival was the "most iconic festival that never was."
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MEDIA
All The Things F**kJerry Did That Led To Comedians’ Boycott Movement
By
Sanjana Karanth
The Instagram account has a long history of stealing jokes for profit.
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WORK/LIFE
Work Is Not Your Family, As The Fyre Festival Doc Reminds Us
By
Monica Torres
When employers want employees to equate their work with family, it manipulates trust.
COMEDY
Samantha Bee Nails Shutdown With Savage Fyre Festival Analogy
By
Lee Moran
“You can’t reason with this Fyre Festival of an administration."
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ENTERTAINMENT
Caterer Stiffed By Fyre Festival Organizers To Receive $169,000 From Donors
By
Carla Herreria
Bahamian restaurant owner MaryAnn Rolle emerged as one of the most memorable characters in Netflix's documentary.
Hulu/Netflix
CULTURE & ARTS
With The Arrival Of 'Fyre,' The Netflix vs. Hulu Documentary Feud Continues
By
Priscilla Frank
The two companies have submitted to the very social media culture their films attempt to critique.
Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Netflix/Getty
ENTERTAINMENT
'Hell Has No Wrath Like A Millennial Scorned': Lawyer Suing Fyre Festival Gives Updates On Case
By
Leigh Blickley
Ben Meiselas appears in both Hulu's and Netflix's documentaries on the juiciest scam of 2017. Today, he just wishes we'd all listened to 50 Cent.
Mashable
CRIME
Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison
By
Nina Golgowski
A judge dubbed the 26-year-old a "serial fraudster" for scams that cost investors and ticket-holders millions.
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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.
Brendan McDermid / Reuters
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.
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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."
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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."
YouTube
ENTERTAINMENT
Infamous Fyre Festival Under FBI Investigation For Fraud
By
Julia Brucculieri
A true dumpster fyre.
Getty
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.'"
Britt Nemeth Photography
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?
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ENTERTAINMENT
Fyre Festival Organizers Hit With $100 Million Lawsuit
By
Cavan Sieczkowski
We all saw this coming.
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