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Billy McFarland Claims Organizers Have Been Working with Mexico Government on Fyre Fest 2
Billy McFarland
Fyre Festival 2 Is Happening …
Got Receipts to Prove It
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Billy McFarland and the Fyre Festival 2 team are sticking by the location for the event … claiming they’ve been working closely with Playa Del Carmen to ensure the festival happens — despite the government’s claims to the contrary.
Here’s the deal … earlier this week, officials for Playa Del Carmen — a small town just south of Cancún in Mexico — wrote a message in Spanish, part of which translates to “There is no existence of a registry nor plans that would indicate such an event taking place in this municipality.”
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They also add, “… No such event with that name will take place in our city” — indicating they haven’t even heard of the event before.
However, the Fyre 2 team fired back with a social media post detailing interactions they say they’ve had with the local government in the city … claiming the two groups have been collaborating since early March.
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He also includes a series of screenshots showing alleged paperwork filed with the city … like what appears to be a preauthorized permit for the event. He also included alleged emails with city officials who appear interested in hosting.
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Worth noting … this is not the first city that has denied having any involvement with Fyre Fest. McFarland originally announced the festival would take place in Isla Mujeres — an island also near Cancún. However, right around the time Billy says organizers started working with Playa Del Carmen, officials on Isla Mujeres denied the claims.
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We spoke with Billy back in February who assured us the event would be massive, and he was committed to making sure this sequel to the trainwreck OG Fyre Festival would go much smoother.
We’ve reached out to Billy and Playa Del Carmen officials … so far, no word back.
UConn’s Azzi Fudd
Kobe, Gigi Bryant Were ‘Watching Down On Us’
… During Title Game
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UConn star Azzi Fudd says she believes her Huskies got an assist from the Mamba and the Mambacita during their title tilt last weekend … telling TMZ Sports she felt Kobe and Gianna Bryant “watching down on us” during the big game.
Some five years after the NBA legend and his daughter — who was a massive UConn fan — passed away in a tragic helicopter accident … Fudd says she felt their presence as she and her teammates were taking down South Carolina in the national championship in San Antonio.
She told us it all became crystal clear to her when someone pointed out a few Bryant-related numbers in the matchup’s box score.
“Someone else asked me,” Fudd told us while she worked a ceremonial shift with Kk Arnold at a Raising Cane’s this week, “there were a couple scores — 24, 8 — in the stat line and they were like, ‘Do you believe in God’s power?'”
“And I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s God. That’s them. That’s Kobe. That’s Gigi. That’s them watching down on us, cheering us on in this game. She was there. She’s not here, but she was there in spirit.”
Fudd had met the Bryant duo before their deaths … she actually worked out with them in Los Angeles just a few months prior to the accident. She posed with the two for pictures during the on-court session, and when we reminded her of the snaps, she got a bit emotional … as she realized Gigi “would have been a freshman” this year if she had survived.
“That definitely did cross my mind,” she said.
Vanessa actually shouted out Fudd and her teammates following their big win over the Gamecocks … and Fudd told us this week she was grateful for the kind words.
“Vanessa’s incredible,” she said, “and so is her entire family.”
Summer Walker
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Happy 29th Bday!!!
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Summer Walker’s officially in the home stretch of her 20s — and if these sizzling pics are any clue, she’s got plenty more heat coming our way this summer.
The birthday girl’s pics are next-level — she’s flaunting those curves in barely-there fits, and the camera is obsessed. But she’s straight-up photogenic fire, so can you blame the lens?
Summer’s not just serving body — she’s serving style, too. That’s double the reason to celebrate her birthday in a big way!
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