Fyre festival creator plans new entertainment ventures after prison

Billy McFarland put together a team' to generate income, likely for the $26m he was ordered to pay investors back

The lead organizer of the infamous failed 2017 Fyre festival will immediately begin new ventures in the entertainment industry after being released early from federal prison on Wednesday, according to his attorney.

Billy McFarland, 30, has put together a team of professionals to brainstorm and come up with ideas in entertainment and other avenues to generate income", ostensibly to pay back the $26m he was ordered to reimburse his Fyre festival investors after pleading guilty to defrauding them, said his lawyer, Jason Russo.