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Fyre Festival II has no lineup, no location, and no actual date — but mastermind Billy McFarland insists it's still happening
Billy McFarland says Fyre Festival II is coming. The first Fyre Festival in 2017 was a disaster tha…
Palmer Haasch,Olivia Singh
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I attended the infamous Revolve Festival. I expected 'Fyre Fest 2.0' but it was better than a day at Coachella
Senior entertainment editor Courteney Larocca attended Revolve Festival on Sunday, April 16, 2023.C…
Courteney Larocca
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Fyre Fest mastermind Billy McFarland is selling a $250 polyester jacket and is already plotting his next festival
McFarland appeared on the Nelk Boys' "Full Send" podcast to discuss prison, paying restitution, and…
Geoff Weiss
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Rapper Ja Rule is selling a physical painting from his Fyre Festival days as crypto art
The painting once hung in Fyre Media's New York City headquarters before the Fyre Festival unravele…
Natasha Dailey
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Fyre Festival II has no lineup, no location, and no actual date — but mastermind Billy McFarland says tickets are already selling out
Billy McFarland says Fyre Festival II is coming. The first Fyre Festival in 2017 was a disaster tha…
Palmer Haasch
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Billy McFarland, a year out of prison, says Fyre Festival II is 'finally happening'
Billy McFarland, the creator behind the failed Fyre Festival, appears to be texting people and aski…
Grace Mayer
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Original Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland says a 2nd festival is 'finally happening' despite his disastrous 1st attempt
"Fyre Festival II is finally happening," Billy McFarland tweeted on Sunday. It's not the first time…
Pauline Villegas
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Ja Rule wants to put on another event like Fyre Fest: 'In the midst of chaos, there's opportunity'
The two documentaries, Netflix's "Fyre" and Hulu's "Fyre Fraud," detail how poorly organized the fe…
Travis Clark
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A party planned for the millions of Facebook users signed up to storm Area 51 is raising concerns it could become 'Fyre Fest 2.0'
Nevertheless, a permit for an event was issued to the owner of a motel, called called Little A'le'I…
Paige Leskin
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Netflix's 'Fyre' director hits back at Hulu's 'whitewashing' criticism and says the Fyre Festival founder wanted $125,000 for an interview
"I think he would have that status regardless," Smith said. "What was interesting to me was seeing …
Jason Guerrasio
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Organizers of 'The Fyre Fest of NYC food events' say they will give refunds to attendees who say they were served tiny slices of cold pizza
Festivalgoers complained on social media about what Gothamist dubbed "the Fyre Festival of NYC food…
Dennis Green
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I cannot escape Marie Kondo, Ted Bundy, and the Fyre Festival, and it's all Netflix's fault
On January 1, Netflix released a new unscripted series starring Kondo called "Tidying Up with Marie…
Nathan McAlone
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Inside the twists and turns of Ja Rule's 3-decade career, from platinum rap albums and a cameo in 'The Fast and the Furious' to promoting the disastrous Fyre Festival
Such a venture would add another unbelievable chapter to Ja Rule's career, which has spanned three …
Mark Abadi
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Furious attendees of the 'Fyre Festival of NYC food events' say they shelled out $75 for cold pizza - and now a state inquiry has begun
The reality was a lot more disorganized than advertised, according to photos posted by attendees. M…
Dennis Green
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A dismal 'Bridgerton'-themed ball in Detroit is drawing comparisons to the woeful Willy Wonka experience
Guests complained of organizational chaos, bad food, and entertainment in the form of a "stripper" …
Will Martin
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A tale of 2 Black Rock Cities: Burning Man attendees document wildly different experiences, from 6-mile hikes through the mud to dancing the night away
TikTokers and X users have shared videos showing vastly different escapades at the Burning Man fest…
Charise Frazier
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Influencers say Revolve's Coachella event descended into chaos with people 'stranded' for hours and shoving each other to get in
Influencers described long lines in unsafe conditions at this year's event. Some posted on TikTok t…
Rachel Askinasi
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6 real-life scandals Hollywood is making into movies and TV shows - from Epstein to Theranos to Nxivm
The infamous Fyre Festival, founded by convicted fraudster Billy McFarland, presented an obvious st…
Travis Clark
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Target cash registers across the US are crashing, creating massive lines of frustrated customers in 'The Great Target Outage of 2019'
"We're aware that guests are currently unable to make purchases at Target stores," a Target represe…
Kate Taylor
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'Abducted in Plain Sight' is Netflix's latest true-crime hit to get traction on social media
Netflix recommended it on Twitter on Wednesday for those who liked its original "Fyre" documentary …