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Somehow Kendall Jenner still profited off the failed Fyre Festival
The saga of the failed Fyre Festival is far from over. Just last month we learned that its founder Billy McFarland was trying to leave prison due to coronavirus. Now, Kendall Jenner has settled the lawsuit against her for a fraction of what she was paid. There are a number of lawsuits ongoing against artists […]
Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland is using coronavirus to try to leave prison
A number of celebrity criminals have been making requests for early release from prison over the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and Fyre Festival‘s founder Billy McFarland is the latest to make such a request. According to TMZ, his lawyers are arguing the Ohio prison he’s staying at is a hotspot for the virus and he should be released […]
Fyre Festival bottled water guy gets his own Evian ad campaign
Fyre Festival event producer Andy King became a viral sensation after his comments about nearly performing oral sex to secure water for the failing event aired in the Netflix documentary about it and he’s capitalizing on the one year anniversary of the film. King posted a photo on his Instagram account today announcing that Evian is releasing a special water […]
blink-182 agency to go to court over $500k Fyre Festival fee lawsuit
blink-182‘s management company will be going to court to settle the $500,000 lawsuit against them from Fyre Festival. The festival is attempting to win back the $14.4 million they originally paid to the lineup and influencers. Some of the agencies have decided to settle, while others are taking the festival to court. Read more: Denny’s gig […]
Top 10 movies about music that you can stream right now
If you’re anything like us, you’re subscribed to an overflowing handful of streaming services and you love movies about music. Sure, you might not use them all very frequently, but canceling a service creates the risk of missing out on the next great Netflix original or an old favorite hitting Hulu. One reason to keep […]
Top 10 memes 2019 has spawned on the internet (so far)
Social media has helped shape many elements of our culture from fashion to humor, which is often a result of memes. Any Twitter user can scroll through their timeline for less than five minutes and probably stumble across an entertaining meme that might actually make them laugh out loud. Read more: Taco Bell is offering […]
Fyre Festival lawsuit seeks blink-182 agency, more return artists’ fees
It seems like news, memes, updates and parodies of Fyre Festival are determined to live on forever. The failed festival is continuing to make headlines, this time due to the festival’s trustee filing lawsuits seeking the return of funds paid to blink-182, Kendall Jenner and more. You can view the details of some of the […]
Fyre Festival lawsuit officially finds Ja Rule not guilty of fraud
Much of the attention around Fyre Festival has revolved around founder Billy McFarland, but until now Ja Rule hasn’t been cleared of this mess. Ja Rule can now start moving past the disaster as he’s been cleared in the lawsuit resulting from the event. Read More: Woodstock 50 makes desperate plea for new venue to save event The lawsuit alleged […]
Fyre Festival documentary heads to Netflix, first teaser released
Fyre Festival was advertised as “the unparalleled best in music, cuisine, design and hospitality on a private island in the Exumas”—but according to patrons, the experience was anything but luxurious and ended with a plethora of lawsuits. Fyre Festival attendees arrived to inadequate basic necessities—including food, housing and electricity—never mind the luxurious promises. When guests […]
Two Fyre Fest attendees awarded $5 million for their suffering
The much-maligned Fyre Fest debacle is finally paying out dividends to a couple of attendees of the would-be music festival in the Bahamas last year. A $5 million settlement has now been awarded to two Fyre festival-goers for their suffering. Read more: Smashing Pumpkins house gig shut down by cops As reported by Vice News, […]
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