VICE News Exclusive: Fyre Media Internal Call by Vice News published on 2017-05-11T21:24:09Z On Friday May 5th, Billy McFarland, the 25-year-old founder of the disastrous Fyre Festival, told his shell-shocked employees that their paychecks covering the past two weeks would not be coming. Nor would he be firing them, a prerequisite for unemployment benefits in most states. Instead, McFarland offered to allow his dozen-or-so employees to stay on in unpaid roles, where they could work to grow the business to a place where they might get paid again. The meeting, audio of which was obtained by VICE News, wrapped up weeks of uncertainty for the employees of Fyre Media, the company behind Fyre Festival, whose primary job had been building a celebrity and talent booking app the festival was intended to promote. Rapper and Fyre Media co-founder Ja Rule was on the grim conference call, but his role was that of a listener. Read the full story here: news.vice.com/story/audio-fyre-f…bodys-getting-paid Genre News & Politics Comment by x Type : COVID-19 Executive Order - Construction Location : 26 FEDERAL PLAZA, MANHATTAN (NEW YORK), NY, 10278 - MANHATTAN Date Submitted : 7/18/2020 9:11:57 AM 2020-08-02T17:20:29Z Comment by x The State might have more information on your short term unemployment that may cover 12 months of secure payments, conversation is needed, use the Clery Act, Dont use any drugs and stay away from colleges and universities, 2014-00037088 MBPR 2020-08-02T16:38:16Z Comment by x Im sorry you lost employees, the promise 01-20-2199 however i was beaten into a coma on March 31st 2014 by someone related to the ultra music festival fan base and i was beaten again by police and called a faggot on 11-12-2019 one day after vDay 2020-08-02T13:01:19Z Comment by x Fox News please correct the spelling as Fyre Festival, Please stop banking in Rhode Island this is the worst demonstration and the exact concern against Religon, Count Us Out 2020-08-02T11:35:45Z Comment by x @angrydeli excuse me? 2020-08-02T11:30:19Z Comment by Todd219 I'm watching the documentary on Hulu as i type & had to hear this recording. What a fucking dumpster fire🔥 If that had happened to me, I would have left with Billy's & Ja Rule's heads in my luggage. What a fucking joke. 2019-02-10T13:53:05Z Comment by Babak How have only 5 people commented on this. Amazing to me how so many people watch the doc but arent curious about this and the commercial track 2019-01-30T06:13:37Z Comment by Dee Small This shit is crazy g lol wtf.. .yo im watching the documentary right now, yall was wildin son, yall cant put that all on billy bruh lol 2019-01-28T09:59:32Z Comment by Jacob Stohler How does this dumbdumb not know about the connection between firing someone and unemployment? 2018-09-25T17:18:01Z Comment by jstaniewski billy mcfarland = sean spicer 2017-05-12T17:43:38Z