Here’s what Fyre Festival attendees thought they were getting when they bought $1,200 tickets — and here’s the nightmarish reality at the center of a legal battle

Fyre Festival organizers Billy McFarland and Ja Rule are facing several major lawsuits after attempting to put on a music festival in the Bahamas only to have it collapse before it began.

The most recent suit, filed in the Southern District of Florida, was brought by two Fyre Festival guests, Emily and Kenneth Reel.

Filed by Greenspoon Marder and seeking $5 million in damages, the suit names Fyre Media, McFarland, Ja Rule (Jeffrey Atkins), and two PR firms that were tasked with handling promotion for the festival, 42West and Matte Projects.

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