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  1. election 2024
    Billy McFarland Visits "Jesse Watters Primetime"
    Oh Good, the Fyre Fest Guy Is Getting Involved in the Presidential RaceOr trying to, at any rate.
    By Bethy Squires
  2. second time’s the charm
    Fyre Festival Isn’t Learning Its LessonThe music-festival disaster is getting a reboot in 2024.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  3. y’arrrr
    The Bahamas Will Straight Up Arrest Billy McFarland If He Tries Another Venture(1) Ninety-nine messages in bottles. (2) ??? (3) Profit.
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. scam detected
    Can Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland Interest You in a New Venture?Perhaps you’d like to give him your Social Security number? Or tell him your mother’s maiden name?
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. podcasts
    Fyre Festival Founder Allegedly Punished With Solitary Confinement Over PodcastAccording to his lawyer.
    By Halle Kiefer
  6. fyre festival
    The Fyre Fest Merch Auction Is Finally HappeningPandemic shopping at its finest and worst.
    By Victoria Bekiempis and Halle Kiefer
  7. crime
    Fyre Fest Founder Billy McFarland Asks for Early Prison Release Amid COVID-19Four inmates at his federal prison have died due to coronavirus complications.
    By Zoe Haylock
  8. last night on late night
    No, Ja Rule Still Hasn’t Seen the Fyre Festival DocumentariesHe lived it.
    By Zoe Haylock
  9. the law
    Will Michael Cohen Hang Out With Billy McFarland and the Situation in Prison?What you need to know about locked-up celebs.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  10. the law
    You Can Soon Get Your Hands on a Piece of Fyre Festival History: the MerchGet your credit cards.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  11. scam artists
    6 Billy McFarland Stories That Should’ve Tipped Everyone Off About Fyre FestAin’t no party like a Magnises party because a Magnises party gets shut down by the government.
    By Zoe Haylock
  12. tv review
    Which Fyre Festival Documentary Is Right for You?Honestly, the Netflix and Hulu docs are both worth your time.
    By Jen Chaney
  13. takeaways
    8 Takeaways From Hulu’s Surprise-Released Fyre Festival DocFrom what Ja Rule knew to Hulu shading Netflix’s rival doc.
    By Dee Lockett
  14. fyre festival
    Fyre Festival Goes Up in Flames All Over Again With New Netflix Doc“Powerful models built this festival and then one picture of cheese on toast ripped down the festival.”
    By Dee Lockett
  15. scams
    Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Sentenced to 6 Years in PrisonThe judge called him a “serial fraudster.”
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  16. scams
    Attorneys Say Fyre Festival Founder Should Get 20 Years Due to ‘Lack of Remorse’They called him a “consummate con artist.”
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  17. scams
    Fyre Festival Founder Says Mental Illness Led Him to Commit FraudHe has “delusional beliefs” according to a psych report.
    By Dee Lockett
  18. Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland Arrested on Fraud Charges for Ticket ScamWho is still buying things from this man?!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. fyre festival
    Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Pleads Guilty to FraudHe could be sentenced to 40 years.
    By Dee Lockett
  20. fyre festival
    Of Course Fyre Festival Spent an Exorbitant Amount on a Yacht for Blink-182And other nonsense.
    By Dee Lockett
  21. Fyre Festival Co-Creator Billy McFarland Arrested and Charged With Wire FraudFyre Media racked up multiple lawsuits following its now-infamous failed music festival.
    By Halle Kiefer
  22. investigations
    Fyre Festival Reportedly Under FBI Investigation for FraudThe festival’s parent company, Fyre Media, faces allegations of “possible mail, wire and securities fraud.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  23. lawsuits
    Fyre Festival Has Already Been Hit With a $100 Million Class-Action LawsuitThe lawsuit compares the festival to the Hunger Games.
    By Dee Lockett