The effects of the infamous 2017 Fyre Festival are still being felt, and for some celebrities, it’s hitting their bank accounts. Billy McFarland, the now incarcerated producer of the supposed luxury festival, charmed his way into the pockets of investors. He paid a host of social media influencers, musician, and cleebrities to perform at or post about Fyre Festival, but in the end, it was all a disastrous scam.

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Back in August 2019, trustee Gregory Messer issued a complaint to bankruptcy courts to seek a return on monies paid out to performers, agents, and anyone else who made money from the fraudulent event. Rae Sremmurd, Blink-182, Migos, Lil Yachty, Pusha T, and Kendall Jenner are just a few names who were sued.

Jenner shared posts to her social media pages promoting the event, including mentioning G.O.O.D. Music since her brother-in-law Kanye West reportedly scheduled to hit the Fyre Festival stage. In the lawsuit against her, it’s asserted that she received upwards of $275K for her involvement in promoting the outdoor concert, but she’s only been ordered by a judge to repay $90K. So, in the end, she still made a profit.

Last year, The New York Times asked Kendall about her involvement with Fyre Festival and why she supported the event. “You get reached out to by people to, whether it be to promote or help or whatever, and you never know how these things are going to turn out, sometimes it’s a risk.” She added. “I definitely do as much research as I can, but sometimes there isn’t much research you can do because it’s a starting brand and you kind of have to have faith in it and hope it will work out the way people say it will.”

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The Fyre Festival is still dealing with the repercussions over the failed luxury event at the hands of Billy McFarland. Though he’s behind bars, there’s still a lot of creditors that are owed money. The trustee looking over the Fyre Festival’s bankruptcy has been chasing down many artists and celebrities involved in the festival as a means to obtain the cash they were paid.

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According to The Blast, Rae Sremmurd just settled the score with the Fyre Festival over an $18K advance for their performance. A lawsuit was filed against an array of artists and celebrities that were paid to promote the event as a means of getting money to return to the creditors. Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi were sued for over $100K that they were actually paid for the performance with the group agreeing to cough up a fraction of that in the settlement.

“The Defendant shall pay the total sum of $18,000.00 (the “Settlement Payment”), as full and final settlement and complete satisfaction of all claims the Trustee has against the Defendant,” the documents read.

Migos recently went through a similar situation recently when they settled a suit with Fyre Festival. The ATL trio were reportedly paid $100K to perform but later settled their case with the trustee for Fyre Festival for $30K. 

There was not a single way that Billy McFarland was going to get out of the Fyre Festival scandal scratch-free. And he didn’t. McFarland’s expected to be released in August 2023 on wire fraud charges but he’s already made a case that he’d be eligible to be released on home confinement in 2021. With the coronavirus pandemic becoming a serious threat in prison, McFarland is seeking to get a “compassionate release” just like Tekashi 6ix9ine.

According to TMZ, McFarland has requested that he’s released on “compassionate release” due to several factors including the coronavirus outbreak in conjunction with their preexisting health conditions and the fact that he’s not a violent offender. Elkton federal prison has been prone to several COVID-19 cases with Congressman Bill Johnson describing the prison as a “breeding ground for the virus.”

In documents filed, McFarland used Tekashi 6ix9ine’s recent release as an example as to why he should also be granted a compassionate release. Again, McFarland didn’t commit any violent acts of crime so his legal team compared his situation to a “former gang member who pleaded guilty to an array of charges including weapons possession, armed robbery and dealing fentanyl and heroin.”

His team said that he’s the perfect candidate for a compassionate release since he’s not only kept out of trouble in prison but also because he suffers from health issues stemming from his 20s.

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Folks are still feeling the effects of Fyre Festival. The luxurious festival was supposed to take place on the Great Exuma island in the Bahamas back in 2017. Artists like Migos, Pusha-T, Tyga, Blink-182, Lil Yachty, Skepta, Rae Sremmurd, and over two dozen others were slated to perform. In the end, Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland was found out to be a fraud. His partner for the festival, Ja Rule, wasn’t named in his crimes. McFarland was tried and convicted of mail and wire fraud. He’s currently serving out his six-year sentence.

Following the fallout, it was announced last year that Gregory Messer, the bankruptcy trustee for the festival, was coming after performers and Instagram influencers on the grounds that they aided in defrauding investors. Anyone who was paid to perform or promote the event was named in a lawsuit, and according to The Blast, Migo recently agreed to dish out $30K to settle the legal drama.

The publication states that the rap trio was paid $100K to hit the Fyre Festival stage, but of course, it never happened.  “The Defendant shall pay the total sum of $30,000.00 (the ‘Settlement Payment’), as full and final settlement and complete satisfaction of any claims the Trustee has raised against the Defendant,” a court document reportedly reads.

All they need now is for a judge to sign off so they can put it all behind them.