Fyre Festival was a music festival scheduled to take place on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma over two weekends in April and May 2017.
Organized by Fyre Media founder Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule as a luxury music festival to promote the Fyre music booking app,[1] the event was promoted on Instagram by “social media influencers” like Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski, and other models.[1] The event experienced problems related to security, food, accommodations and artist relations, and was indefinitely postponed after some festival-goers had already arrived.[2]
As a result, the organizers are the subject of eight lawsuits, one seeking more than $100 million in damages. The suits accuse the organizers of defrauding ticket buyers. On June 30, 2017, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York arrested and charged Billy McFarland with one count of wire fraud.[3] ...”
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