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John Bett

Creator of shambolic Fyre Festival teases new project after prison release

The creator of the shambolic Fyre Festival has teased a new project after being released from prison, having served four years of his six-year sentence. Billy McFarland was jailed for multiple counts of fraud following the disastrous festival which was the subject of a hit Netflix documentary.

McFarland, 31, organised the 2017 festival alongisde Ja Rule, on an island in the Bahamas, and prior to the event is was advertised as "the best in food, art, music and adventure". It was plugged by A-listers including Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, but it didn't exactly go as planned and many customers were outraged when there was a lack of food, water, or accommodation on the island from which there was no escape.

But now McFarland has been released, and he's teased his new project on TikTok where he said that 'everybody's invited'.

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