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Billy McFarland Sells FYRE Festival Brand Rights on eBay for $245,300
The intellectual property, trademarks, and assets were auctioned off for $245,300.
Fyre Festival 'Attention Engine' Brand Hits eBay as Billy McFarland Looks to Sell Rights
McFarland turned to eBay after a multi-million dollar deal allegedly fell through.
Billy McFarland Says Fyre Festival 2 Will Not Take Place, Announces Plans to Sell the Brand
After two years of relaunch efforts, McFarland says he's ready "to pass the torch."
Ja Rule Trolls DJ Envy After Getting Asked About Fyre Festival
The rapper brought up Envy's alleged involvement in a fraud scheme with Cesar Pina.
Billy McFarland Responds After Mexican Officials Say Fyre Fest 2 Isn't Happening
Playa del Carmen is the second Mexican town to say the festival won't be taking place in its area.
Antonio Brown Says He's Performing at Fyre Festival 2. Is This Real?
Tourism officials from Isla Mujeres claim that they haven't spoken to anyone from the festival.
Fyre Fest’s Billy McFarland Thinks 50 Cent ‘Can Do What Ja Rule Never Could’ for Infamous Festival
McFarland plans to relaunch the disastrous music festival.
Fyre Fest II Is Selling a $1.1 Million Luxury Festival Package
Billy McFarland revealed that the festival is set to take place on a Caribbean island.
Report: Convicted Fyre Fest Organizer Billy McFarland Is Helping With Trump Campaign's Efforts to Score Rap Co-Signs
McFarland previously took credit for Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow's Bronx rally appearance. A new report alleges that these efforts go much deeper.
Billy McFarland Announces Fyre Festival 2 Tickets Are Available, Artists and Exact Location Still Unknown
“It has been the absolute wildest journey to get here, and it really all started during a seven-month stint in solitary confinement,” McFarland said.
Billy McFarland Provides 'Huge' Update on Fyre Fest 2.0 and Broadway Musical
McFarland announced he and his partners are in talks to pay off his debt from the original event, and execute the festival "according to the original vision."
Billy McFarland Challenges Ja Rule to Boxing Match, Proceeds Would Go to Unpaid Fyre Festival Staff
Fresh off announcing the second iteration of Fyre Festival, the event’s disgraced founder, Billy McFarland, is challenging Ja Rule to a boxing match.
Ja Rule Weighs in on Billy McFarland Announcing Fyre Festival II
Days after Billy McFarland announced he's bringing back Fyre Festival, Ja Rule says he won't be affiliated with the second iteration of the infamous event.
Disgraced Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Declares Fyre Festival II Is Finally Happening'
Billy McFarland, the Fyre Festival founder who was sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding investors, is looking to give it another try.
Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland Apologizes in First Public Interview Following Prison Release
In his first televised interview since his release from prison, Billy McFarland appeared on 'Good Morning America,' where he apologized for the Fyre Festival.
Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Released From Prison Early After Being Sentenced to 6 Years in 2018
In 2018, McFarland was found guilty of wire fraud and sentenced to six years in prison. He has since been released and is at a New York halfway house.
Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Says He 'Knowingly Lied' to Investors
Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland is currently serving six years in prison for fraud, and now he’s even admitted he “knowingly lied” to investors.
Fyre Festival Founder Placed in Solitary Confinement After Launching Podcast
Billy McFarland recently premiered his 'Dumpster Fyre' podcast while serving time in an Ohio prison. The Fyre Festival founder is serving six years for fraud.