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JAKE: These press stories end up turning Billy
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Fyre Fraud

These press storiesend up turning Billy into this image of the next entrepreneurial godof...

JAKE: These press stories
end up turning Billy into this image of the next entrepreneurial god
of New York City

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JAKE: These press stories end up turning Billy
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into this image
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of the next entrepreneurial god of New York City.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:17
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Mic,Billboard,The Cinemart

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Concert promoters and rapper Ja Rule advertise a high-end festival experience that fails spectacularly when they don't plan for the infrastructure to support the venue, artists and guests.
It's like, "Ooh, exclusive club for hot, elite millennials." - Fyre Fraud 00:15
It's like, "Ooh, exclusive club for hot, elite mil...
‐ Yeah, I went in on my state charge for the gun charge, - Fyre Fraud 00:08
‐ Yeah, I went in on my state charge for the gun charge,
[laughs] - Fyre Fraud 00:11
[laughs]
Let's see what Ja's thoughts are on this tragic‐‐ - Fyre Fraud 00:08
Let's see what Ja's thoughts are on this tragic‐‐...
"Could somebody please find Ja Rule? - Fyre Fraud 00:04
"Could somebody please find Ja Rule?
"Get a hold of this motherfucker so I can - Fyre Fraud 00:12
"Get a hold of this motherfucker so I can
[quirky music] - Fyre Fraud 00:09
[quirky music]
‐ So many celebrities become brand ambassadors - Fyre Fraud 00:05
‐ So many celebrities become brand ambassadors
‐ Uh, you know, it's‐‐ it's a very unique situation. - Fyre Fraud 00:06
‐ Uh, you know, it's‐‐ it's a very unique situatio...
Whenever you can marry the affluent - Fyre Fraud 00:10
Whenever you can marry the affluent
‐ This wasn't a viable or a sustainable business, - Fyre Fraud 00:08
‐ This wasn't a viable or a sustainable business,
[dramatic percussion] - Fyre Fraud 00:11
[dramatic percussion]
EMILY: The townhouse was the big selling point, - Fyre Fraud 00:06
EMILY: The townhouse was the big selling point,
They kept trying to come up with ideas of what would sell, - Fyre Fraud 00:07
They kept trying to come up with ideas of what would sell,
Billy started coming up with ideas that we thought - Fyre Fraud 00:06
Billy started coming up with ideas that we thought
Billy could get a lot of money quickly when he would try - Fyre Fraud 00:09
Billy could get a lot of money quickly when he would try
He tried to sell access to a private JLo party, - Fyre Fraud 00:11
He tried to sell access to a private JLo party,
But, like, the worst ticket scam in my opinion - Fyre Fraud 00:11
But, like, the worst ticket scam in my opinion
And he would say, "It's possible." - Fyre Fraud 00:15
And he would say, "It's possible."
I could see clearly, like, - Fyre Fraud 00:15
I could see clearly, like,