Ja Rule's lavish Fyre Festival in the Bahamas cancelled at the last minute
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The last-minute cancellation of Ja Rule's Fyre Festival has caused chaos. (Reuters)
There’s trouble in paradise.
The organizers of the much-hyped Fyre music festival in the Bahamas have been forced to cancel the weekend extravaganza at the last minute.
Tickets for the event described as “a cultural moment created from a blend of music, art, and food” started at $10,000.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}JENNIFER LOPEZ OPENS IN VEGAS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM JA RULE
The announcement concerning the “once-in-a-lifetime” event was made on Fyre's Twitter and website after many fans had already arrived.
Those expecting to party with models, like Bella Hadid, Victoria’s Secret Angel Elsa Hosk, Emily Ratajkowski and Sports Illustrated swimsuit pinup Rose Bertram voiced their frustrations on social media.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}People are fainting and all you can make are rich kid jokes. Shame on all of you ignorant psychopaths. Idiots #GetJaruleArrested #fyrefest pic.twitter.com/99b1A42Y0i
— Lamaan (@LamaanGallal) April 28, 2017
That's right folks for just $10k, you too can have the "refugee fleeing war torn region" treatment at #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/RqYzGq0Yg5
— Garrett Garner🎺 (@garrettgarner12) April 28, 2017
Just learned about #fyrefestival aka Ja Rule's Concentration Camp for instragram models and rich white kids
— Edi (@EdiAQC) April 28, 2017
@FyreFraud Here's the dinner they fed us tonight. Literally slices of bread, cheese, and salad with no dressing. #fyrefraud #fyrefestival #dumpsterfyre pic.twitter.com/NmNXakSFlq
— Tr3vor (@trev4president) April 28, 2017
A view of the luxury food court with some luxury school bus transportation at Fyre Festival. #fyre #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/XL3PtRw8q0
— William N. Finley IV (@WNFIV) April 28, 2017
One attendee told Billboard that the tents designed for the guests “are so poorly made that they’d blow over in a second if there was any wind or rain.”
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Event organizers said they were working to arrange flights to Miami for those who had already arrived in Exuma and said inbound flights had been canceled.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fyre Festival originally promised “culinary delights and luxury” over two weekends. Instead, attendees complained about disorganization and accommodations in social media posts.
The festival, which was organized by rapper Ja Rule, originally scheduled an all-star lineup of entertainers, including Blink-182 and Kylie Jenner’s on-and-off-again beau, rapper Tyga. However, Blink-182 canceled the gig even before the event-wide cancellation.
— blink-182 (@blink182) April 27, 2017
The Associated Press contributed to this report.