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Fyre Fest 2 delays spark questions about festival's future
Officials in Playa del Carmen denied hosting the event, citing no records or plans for such a festival.
Performers had not yet been announced.McFarland is the founder of the original 2017 Fyre Festival that gained popularity after it was heavily promoted on social media by influencers and celebrities before disastrously unfolding with shoddy lodging, disorganization and infamous cheese sandwiches.In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements to federal law enforcement, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York confirmed to CNN at the time.McFarland was released from prison in 2022 after serving nearly four years of his six-year sentence. McFarland announced Fyre Fest 2 in February, describing it as a “three-day escape to the Mexican Caribbean where you’ll explore by day alongside your favorite talent and come together at night to celebrate with music” in a news release posted to his X page. McFarland is the founder of the original 2017 Fyre Festival that gained popularity after it was heavily promoted on social media by influencers and celebrities before disastrously unfolding with shoddy lodging, disorganization and infamous cheese sandwiches.
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