Fyre Festival, the new luxury festival co-founded and organized by Ja Rule and entrepreneur Billy McFarland, was scheduled to take place in the Bahamas this weekend. The festival was plagued by chaos and eventually postponed. Over the weekend, Jimmy Fallon, Conon O’Brien, and Trevor Noah of the Daily Show all addressed the disaster during their respective programs. “I know a lot of people feel robbed, but here’s my suggestion,” Noah said. “Think of this whole ordeal as a really immersive refugee experience. Don’t get mad, get woke.” Check out clips from the shows below.
After the disaster went viral, the Bahama Ministry of Tourism issued a statement, Ja Rule apologized, saying that the fest was “NOT A SCAM,” and McFarland explained the disaster, promising a make-up festival next year. On Sunday, Ja Rule took to Twitter to issue an update on the situation. Seth Rogan and The Lonely Island revealed that they’ve coincidentally been working on a movie about “a music festival that goes HORRIBLY WRONG.” The fest most recently gave ticketholders the option to opt-in to VIP status for next year’s fest, as opposed to a refund.
Read our new Pitch piece, “Searching for Answers in Fyre Festival’s Viral Disaster.”
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