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I Worked at Fyre Festival. It Was Always Going to Be a Disaster.

“We were standing in an empty gravel pit trying to figure out how to build a festival village from scratch”

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Hasnain says:

"At this point it was pretty clear that this was a mess and I shared my concerns with the man I reported to. But he assured me that the Fyre execs were legit, and said some socialite was underwriting the whole thing. The budget was okayed and we were told to carry on with our planning. That night Ja Rule gave a toast. “To living like movie stars, partying like rock stars, and fucking like porn stars.” If Ja Rule is punished for anything perhaps it should be that."

Posted on 2017-04-29T03:41:24+0000