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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 …

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, …

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 …

Back in 2017, Ja Rule partnered up with entrepreneur Billy McFarland in an attempt to bring a fun-filled and luxurious festival to the Bahamas. However, when attendees arrived at the Island for the first-ever Fyre Festival, things quickly took a turn for the worst. Guests were unexpectedly left sleeping in …

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 …

Everyone has seen the documentaries, now here comes the lawsuits! #JaRule and #BillyMcFarland have been hit with a lawsuit for almost $3 Million,  as an investment company claims they got screwed when the Fyre Festival fell apart. TMZ is reporting that EHL Funding has sued the Fyre Fest dynamic duo for …

Fyre Festival founder #BillyMcFarland has been arrested, once again, on fraud charges for crimes he committed while awaiting sentencing for another fraud case.  Just three months after McFarland pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and vendors in the “luxury” Fyre Festival scheme, McFarland was rearrested and charged for running a fake …