Pack your water bottles, as a result of a second Fyre Competition appears to be within the works. Billy McFarland, who was behind the unique failed occasion, shared a collection of cryptic tweets on April 9 teasing a follow-up. “Fyre Competition II is lastly taking place,” the disgraced entrepreneur stated. “Inform me why you have to be invited.”
Going down within the Bahamas in 2017, Fyre Competition promised a luxurious expertise of a lifetime. The occasion, cofounded by rapper Ja Rule, was additionally meant to advertise McFarland’s music-booking app of the identical identify. Fashions and influencers, together with Kendall Jenner and Emily Ratajkowski, famously appeared in its social media advertising marketing campaign. It is since been properly documented that Fyre Competition fell aside, leaving many attendees stranded with little meals and shelter. The pageant impressed two documentaries: “Fyre” on Netflix, and “Fyre Fraud” on Hulu.
McFarland later acquired a six-year jail sentence after pleading responsible to wire fraud, and was launched in March 2022. Regardless of his jail time, it appears he is nonetheless decided to get Fyre proper. “Going to crush the island model first, however @elonmusk Fyre 3 positively must be in house,” he additionally tweeted on April 9.
Ja Rule beforehand teased the potential of internet hosting one other Fyre Competition, though it is unclear if he’ll be working with McFarland once more this time round. “I am not ashamed of Fyre in any respect. As a result of man, the concept, it was sensible,” he informed TMZ in 2019. “It’s the most iconic pageant that by no means was. I’ve plans to create the long-lasting pageant, however you did not hear that from me.”
