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Federal Judge Dismisses $100 Million Fyre Festival Lawsuit Against Ja Rule With a Major Caveat

Federal Judge Dismisses $100 Million Fyre Festival Lawsuit Against Ja Rule — With a Major Caveat

Daniel Sanchez
July 11, 2019
Shortly after the now-iconic collapse of Billy McFarland’s Fyre Festival, co-founder Ja Rule immediately denied responsibility. Despite funding and heavily promoting the disastrous luxury music festival, the... Read More...
Trustee Asks Bankruptcy Judge to Subpoena Netflix and Hulu over Fyre Festival Documentaries

Netflix and Hulu Both Face Court Subpoenas Over Fyre Festival Documentaries

Daniel Sanchez
April 18, 2019
What did they pay for their footage, and who did they pay it to?  Now, both Hulu and Netflix are getting sucked into the continuing Fyre Festival fallout. Shortly after the start of the New Year, both Netfli... Read More...
U.S. Marshals Service Prepares to Auction Fyre Festival Merchandise

U.S. Marshals Prepare to Auction Off Fyre Festival Merchandise

Daniel Sanchez
March 19, 2019
You too can own a piece of failed Fyre Festival history. Last October, U.S. District Court Judge Naomi Buchwald sentenced Fyre Festival co-founder and entrepreneur Billy McFarland to jail. He was convicte... Read More...
Notorious Copyright Troll Sues Netflix Over Blurry Still Image

Notorious Copyright Troll Sues Netflix Over a Blurry Still Image In ‘Fyre’

Daniel Sanchez
March 4, 2019
This time, Billy McFarland isn’t at the center of another Fyre Festival lawsuit. Currently, Fyre Festival co-founders Billy McFarland, business partner Robert Nemeth, and Ja Rule face multiple lawsuits. I... Read More...
Ja Rule Has Plans to Launch an 'Iconic Festival' and Artist Booking App

Fyre Festival Co-founder Ja Rule Has Plans to Launch an ‘Iconic Festival’ and Artist Booking App

Daniel Sanchez
February 15, 2019
What has Ja Rule learned from the disastrous Fyre Festival?  Despite facing two multi-million dollar lawsuits, apparently not much. Nearly two years ago, Ja Rule and millennial entrepreneur Billy McFarland m... Read More...
Billy McFarland Must Now Pay $3 Million with Interest over Unpaid Fyre Festival Loan

Billy McFarland Ordered to Pay $3 Million with Interest to a Defrauded Investor

Daniel Sanchez
February 11, 2019
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Things just keep getting worse for Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland. A county court in New York has ruled against embattled convicted felon Billy McFarland. New York County Judge Joel H. Cohen wrote ... Read More...
Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Sentenced to 6 Years In Federal Prison

Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Sentenced to 6 Years In Federal Prison

Daniel Sanchez
October 11, 2018
How much did the Fyre Festival cost Billy McFarland?  Six years in prison and $26 million.  But, how much will it cost co-founder Ja Rule? You probably know the story by now. In 2016, Ja Rule and up-and... Read More...
Prosecutors Push for Billy McFarland to Receive 15-20 Years in Prison

Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Could Face 15-20 Years in Federal Prison

Daniel Sanchez
October 4, 2018
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Billy McFarland – the embattled Fyre Festival co-founder – could find himself behind bars until 2038. Prior to the Fyre Festival debacle last year, Billy McFarland was a very shady character. He had found... Read More...

Ja Rule Denies Liability in $100 Million Fyre Festival Lawsuit

Daniel Sanchez
September 11, 2018
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Because apparently, Ja Rule doesn’t believe multiple social media posts promoting his own music festival makes him legally liable. For months, then-25-year-old multi-millionaire entrepreneur Billy McFarland ... Read More...
FBI Launches Criminal Investigation Into Ja Rule's Fyre Festival Scam

FBI Launches Criminal Investigation Into Ja Rule’s Fyre Festival Scam

Daniel Sanchez
May 22, 2017
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For Ja Rule and Billy McFarland, seven lawsuits and infuriated unpaid employees aren’t enough.  They’ll still go ahead with Fyre Festival 2018, despite a new FBI investigation. For those new to the Fyre Fest... Read More...
No, Ja Rule Won't Pay Any Fyre Festival Employees

Fyre Festival Refuses to Pay Its Employees

Daniel Sanchez
May 12, 2017
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Because nothing says you appreciate your employees like not paying them.  Just ask Fyre Festival organizers Billy McFarland and Ja Rule. You spend over half a year working for a promising luxury music festiv... Read More...
So, Where Did Ja Rule and Billy McFarland Waste Fyre Festival Money?

Fyre Festival Paid Kendall Jenner $250,000 for ONE Instagram Post, Report Says

Daniel Sanchez
May 4, 2017
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What do you do after earning a ton of cash on rich, naïve young millennials over the luxury Fyre Festival? If you’re Ja Rule and Billy McFarland, you spend all of it on planes, models, and influential social ... Read More...
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