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Fyre Fest Victim: Don’t Fall for Organizer Billy McFarland’s New ‘Trap’

‘WE WERE GUINEA PIGS’

The ex-con impresario claims tickets for a sequel to the original festival that wasn’t are selling like crazy.

Emily Shugerman
Emily Shugerman 

Senior Reporter

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A photo illustration shows Billy McFarland overlaid on a picture of tents at Fyre Fest
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/Reuters/Handout
Emily Shugerman

Emily Shugerman

Senior Reporter

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