Our favorite convicted scammer Billy McFarland is back with Fyre Festival 2, and tickets are already on sale.  The disgraced festival founder shared a video on his Instagram profile, letting his followers know that his concert, which technically never happened, will finally come to fruition. According to McFarland, he came …

The mastermind behind the rise and fall of Fyre Festival says the concert is getting a second chance. Billy McFarland, the infamous founder and scammer behind the too-good-to-be-true extravaganza announced the redo on Sunday. In an unexpected tweet, McFarland wrote: “Fyre Festival II is finally happening. Tell me why you …

Billy McFarland, the convicted Fyre Festival founder, has apologized for his role in the controversial 2017 music festival. “I need to apologize. And that is the first and the last thing that needs to be done,” McFarland said. “I let people down. I let down employees. I let down their …

Billy McFarland, the disgraced co-founder of the now-infamous Fyre Festival, has been released from prison early. The convicted fraudster was transferred to community confinement back in March 2020, though it is unclear if he’s currently in a halfway house or confined at home, TMZ reports. However, the accused scammer is …

It looks like Fyre Festival ticket holders will receive only $280 instead of the previously agreed-upon amount of $7,220. According to documents filed by Gregory Messer, the festival’s bankruptcy trustee, barely $1.4 million has been collected. A total of $1.1 million will be paid to attorneys and accountants, with the …

The Fyre Festival saga may finally be coming to an end. The organizers have settled with 277 aggrieved ticket holders of the now infamous 2017 Bahamian music festival that never really happened. The ticket holders have been awarded a payout of $7,220 each. According to Billboard, the settlement was filed …

NFTs are getting a lot of hype and headlines. New York rapper Ja Rule sold a 48-inch-by-60-inch oil-paint portrait of the Fyre Festival logo for $122,000. The artwork was sold as a non-fungible token (NFT). The rapper told TMZ that he wanted to get rid of the painting to create …

Kendall Jenner has agreed to pay $90,000 in order to settle the lawsuit for her involvement in the Fyre Festival scandal. The supermodel is only paying back a part of the original $275K that the event’s trustee Gregory Messer claims she was paid to promote the failed music festival back in …

Rae Sremmurd’s Sway Lee and Slim Jxmmi will pay back $18,000 of the money they were paid to perform at the famously fraudulent Fyre Festival, according to court documents obtained by The Blast. The duo was originally paid $100,000 to perform at the festival and settled the lawsuit against them …

The mastermind behind the failed Fyre Festival, which spawned a Netflix and Hulu documentary, is looking to be released from prison early amid coronavirus scares. Billy McFarland pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in March 2018 and was sentenced to six years. On Tuesday, McFarland, via his lawyers, …

Although the Fyre Festival disaster happened almost two years ago, the aftermath is still underway. According to The Blast, Migos have agreed to pay back $30,000 as part of a legal battle for their payday from the Fyre Festival. According to court documents reportedly obtained by The Blast, Offset, Quavo, …

If you’ve read anything about the disastrous Fyre Festival, then you are familiar with the ever so loyal Andy King, the unexpected breakout star of last year’s Fyre Festival documentary. Well, now, the world’s most dedicated employee is hitting the road on a tour that will work its way across …

The trustee handling the Fyre Festival bankruptcy has filed 14 lawsuits against a number of major talent agencies, transportation companies, management firms and even celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Blink 182 in an attempt to recoup $14.4 million paid out by Fyre Media and its infamous founder Billy McFarland to …

The founder and organizer of ‘Storm Area 51′ is pulling the plug on the alien festival, stating concerns over lack of funding, organization, and safety. The extraterrestrial-aficionado festival promised to take Area 51 by storm. Area 51 is the Nevada military facility that has long been known for its conspiracy …

A number of your favorite celebrities, models, artists, and their managements are being sued to their connection to Billy McFarland’s Fyre Festival madness. Complex reported Gregory Messer, the trustee appointed to oversee the Fyre Media’s bankruptcy filed lawsuits Wednesday, August 28, against celebrities who were paid to promote the festival …

The Fyre Festival was intended to be the most exclusive island based musical experience for guests, and turned out to be a complete sham. Attendees were promised luxury amenities, A-list celebrity attendance, and musical performances by major artists in exchange for up to $250,000 ticket prices. Instead, what festival goers …

Like most of her family, Kendall Jenner has made many headlines over the years. While many have been related to her career as a supermodel, others have been linked to controversies and outrage. Between the backlash over Jenner’s tone-deaf Pepsi ad, the outraged over her promotional shoot for Vogue/CFDA Fashion …

Fyre Festival technically never happened, but that’s not stopping you from getting your merch! If you watched “Fyre Fraud,” you know how many people got screwed over by #BillyMcFarland’s Fyre Festival. Not only did regretful attendees lose out, but investors also lost about $24 million. As a result, a total …

Earlier this month, Netflix released its highly-anticipated Fyre Festival documentary, “Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened,” which detailed the events leading up to and after Billy McFarland’s failed Fyre Festival of 2017.  Upon the premiere, the documentary, which featured interviews with McFarland’s associates, including the employees involved in his …

The legal drama surrounding the infamous Fyre Festival is now coming after the models who helped advertise it. IMG Models and DNA Model Management, which represent Hailey Bieber, Bella Hadid, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Emily Ratajkowsk, are now attached to a new lawsuit targeting the models that helped promote the FYRE …