Skip to main content

Got A Tip? Email Or Call (888) 847-9869

Search

News
Sports
Hip Hop
Watch
Photos
Tours
Deals

News
Sports
Hip Hop
Watch
Photos
Tours
Deals

Shows

Download The App

Contact
Careers
Privacy Policy (New)
Terms of Use
Ad Choices
Your Privacy Choices
Articles
Articles XML
Updated Articles
Updated Articles XML
Galleries
Photos XML
Videos

© 2025 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Give Us
a Call
Shoot Us
an Email
Send Us
a Text

Ja Rule

News
Videos
Photos

0306_billy-mcfarland_fyre-festival_getty

Fyre Festival Organizer Billy McFarland Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

Published: 03/06/2018

The guy behind the disastrous Fyre Festival concert is most likely headed to prison ... TMZ has learned. Billy McFarland, who organized the 2017 festival in the Bahamas, agreed to plead guilty to 2 counts of wire fraud, connected to funds he got from investors in the concert. Prosecutors said he…

120717_18th_birthday_primary

Migos, Diplo, & J Balvin Perform at $4 Million 18th Birthday

Published: 12/07/2017

Migos, Ashanti, Ja Rule, J Balvin and Diplo ... could be a list of Grammy performers -- or just some of the performers and guests at an 18-year-old's $4 million birthday party in San Antonio. The lucky guy is Thomas J. Henry Jr. -- son of the uber successful personal injury lawyer, who you might…

111917_ashanti_primary

Ashanti Calls Out Concert Fans for Throwing Money at Her Like a Stripper

Published: 11/19/2017

Don't ever mistake Ashanti for a stripper, 'cause she'll stop her show and call you the hell out ... as a group of her fans quickly learned this weekend. Ashanti and Ja Rule performed Saturday at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, where the singer stopped her part of the show mid-song to…

111717_ja_rule_rpaimryu

Ja Rule Says Banksy Tweet was a Joke, But Now It's Getting Real

Published: 11/18/2017

Ja Rule says he was just playing when he said he was looking for Banksy, but then things got real ... and now he's hoping to score a meeting in a dark alley somewhere. We got the rapper at LAX Friday and asked him why he's trying to find the anonymous street artist ... but he's pretty secretive…

0630-fyre-festival-fail-launch-primary-01

Fyre Festival Organizer Billy McFarland Arrested For Wire Fraud

Published: 06/30/2017

Billy McFarland, the man who teamed up with Ja Rule to organize the disastrous Fyre Festival, has been charged with one count of wire fraud in relation to the event. Federal prosecutors say McFarland was arrested at his home in Manhattan Friday after he allegedly tricked investors into pledging…

0510-jarule-billy-mcfarland-tmz-getty

Ja Rule & Billy McFarland Sued Over $3 Million Fyre Festival Loan

Published: 05/11/2017

Ja Rule borrowed a huge chunk of change less than a month before the disastrous Fyre Festival ... and now the lender's come-a-knocking for some payback. The Fyre hits keep coming for Ja and Billy McFarland. EHL Funding says it loaned the duo $3 million on April 10 -- 18 days before the festival --…

0508-fyre-festival-splash-01

Fyre Festival Concertgoers File Lawsuit Accusing Ja Rule, Billy McFarland of Fraudulent Ponzi Scheme

Published: 05/08/2017

Ja Rule and Billy McFarland had no intention of throwing a first-class music festival ... they knew it was going to be a disaster but figured they could screw a lot of people out of money before it became apparent ... this according to accusations in new legal docs. The class action suit that was…

050117_anna_herrin_primary

Model Anna Herrin Had a Blast at Fyre Festival, Really (VIDEO)

Published: 05/02/2017

Model Anna Herrin has nothing in common with the angry Fyre Festival goers suing over the disaster ... because she actually had a great time! Anna was at LAX Monday when she explained how she not only survived what everyone else is calling Ja Rule's epic failure -- but thrived. It's true ... the…

0501-main-fyre-food-twitter-sbs-01

Fyre Festival Sandwich Photo Was Staff Lunch, Guests Had Real Food (PHOTOS)

Published: 05/01/2017

The Fyre Festival's now notorious sandwich photo was the staff lunch and guests actually got awesome food ... so claim sources connected to festival organizers. We're told guests were served chicken, pasta, burgers and fries and salad ... not just a gnarly cheese sandwich. As for breakfast ...…

0430-fyre-festival-tents-SPLASH-01

Fyre Festival Disaster Prompts Bahamas Policy Change for Future Events

Published: 05/01/2017

The Bahamas learned a hard lesson after Ja Rule's Fyre Festival crashed and burned ... and now the government is promising serious policy changes for future island events. Sources at the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism tell TMZ the agency will be implementing a stricter vetting system for future…

0501-billy-mcfarland-jarule-getty-tmz-01

Fyre Festival, Ja Rule, Billy McFarland Sued for $100 MIllion for Fraud and Lying

Published: 05/01/2017

Billy McFarland and Ja Rule defrauded the chumps who plunked down thousands of dollars for the Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, a festival that more resembled "The Hunger Games" or "The Lord of the Flies" than Coachella ... at least that's the take in a new class action lawsuit. A concertgoer, who's…

042817_billy_mcfarland_primary

Fyre Festival Cofounder Billy McFarland Admits Trouble from the Start (VIDEO)

Published: 04/29/2017

The cofounder of Ja Rule's disastrous Fyre Festival has lots of excuses as to why the event advertised as a luxury experience turned into what looked like a refugee camp. Billy McFarland tells us his team was in over their heads from the get-go, but things were exacerbated by a mega-storm days…

Previous Previous page More Next page

Search

ABOUT TMZ

About TMZ.com
Privacy Policy (New)
Terms of Use
Ad Choices
Your Privacy Choices
Articles
Articles XML
Updated Articles
Updated Articles XML
Galleries
Photos XML
Videos

CONTACT TMZ

Contact Us
Send a Hot Tip
Careers
Advertising Inquiries
Media Inquiries

SUBSCRIBE

Yes! Send me email updates and offers from TMZ and its Affiliates. By subscribing, I agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

Subscribe to TMZ newsletter

FOLLOW

TMZ APPS

Download the TMZ App on the Apple App Store
Download the TMZ App on the Google Play Store

© 2025 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED