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Magnises also offered exclusive events, access to a penthouse, and lit parties … allegedly.
In the end, the company ended up being just about as fraud-ridden as Fyre.
But McFarlandshistory of long consgoes back to the second grade, when he charged people to fix crayons.
For a few brief years, around 2013 to 2016, Magnises was McFarlands greatest con.
Here are some of the most eye-rolling moments from the era when Billy McFarland thought he ruled New York.
Jim Jones sang We Fly High to an overwhelmingly white crowd while holding a Magnises card and Champagne bottle.
Is it really a Billy McFarland party if it doesnt require some sort of damage control?
That is, until then-Magnises fanboy Ja Rule took the stage and rapped a few songs.
But the day before the show, Magnises announced that Ja Rule couldnt make it.
Magnises said it was unaware of the case.)
Wale, another fan of Magnises, ended up performing at Howard Theatre instead.
Top four is definitely all the fraud, but No.
5 is helping promote a white guys appropriative clothing line.
