Billy McFarland‘s Fyre Festival is the disaster that keeps on giving. Earlier this summer, the convicted fraudster sold all trademarks related to the music festival on eBay for $245,300. Now, the chaos fest and the man behind it will serve as the basis for the upcoming musical comedy, Fyre Fest …
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The long, pathetic, sordid, criminal saga of Billy McFarland and the Fyre Festival came to an ignominious end Tuesday afternoon at precisely 12:44:11 pm EST when the convicted fraudster unloaded the brand and all trademarks related to the ill-fated musical festival oneBay for $245,300. McFarland still owes $26 million in …
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Billy McFarland appears to have finally entered the most suitably stupid and funny endgame stage of the Fyre Festival saga, one worthy of the dilapidated tents and cheese sandwiches that launched this whole mess all those years ago. He’s selling the rights to the brand on eBay. Earlier this year, …
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Billy McFarland has realized that he might be the problem with Fyre Festival. The convicted fraudster who founded the event is looking for someone to buy it from him after having to postpone its planned comeback, Fyre Festival II, twice. “For Fyre Festival 2 to succeed, it’s clear that I …
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Billy McFarland denied reports of the government of Playa Del Carmen stating “no registration exists” for his Fyre Fest 2 event on the books for next month. Hours after the Mexican city’s statement Friday, McFarland alleged that he had his paperwork in order for the event to take place. “Fyre …
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Fyre Fest 2 already looks like it might be as fake as the first edition. On Thursday, the tourist town of Playa Del Carmen in Mexico denied that the Billy McFarland-planned fest is happening there, just weeks after the tourist board of Isla Mujeres also said the event “does not …
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The most trustworthy man in live music and grilled cheese, Billy McFarland, plans to host Fyre Festival II next spring on a private island off the coast of Mexico. McFarland — who pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to the disastrous first Fyre Festival in 2017 — revealed details about …
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