Billy McFarlandthe entrepreneur behind it fireproof – one of the most notorious event disasters – is back with a new virtual reality project.

What happened: McFarland, Founder of Fyre Festival, the lavish music festival sponsored by yes rule and Kendall JennerShe’s out of prison and back with a new business venture called PYRTpronounced as pirate, reported Fox business.

McFarland owns $26 million in compensation for disastrous Fyre Festival.

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Speaking of what led to the debacle and whether he sees himself in the same category as SBF, Anna Delvey and Elizabeth houses, McFarland said: “I got away from what brought me to Fyre, which was technology. I’ve been programming since I was 11 years old. I kept using technology to push boundaries and it introduced me to this wild world of entertainment and I forgot where I came from.”

When asked if the exam accompanied by federal parole would hamper his plans for a fair start, he said, “I think a lot of people are hoping I’ll crawl down a hole and essentially die, but I’ve got to find pride.”

McFarland was jailed in 2018 after attending a two-weekend luxury music festival Bahamas in 2017 never came to fruitionreported the New York Times. Jeffrey Atkinsknown as a rapper yes rulewas McFarland’s business partner.

The scam came to light when people arrived locally and found no luxury accommodation or promised musical performances. Documentaries about the mock festival are available on Netflix and Hi.

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