Ja Rule cleared of wrongdoing in lawsuit over Fyre festival disaster
Plaintiffs were unable to prove rapper’s social media promotion led to ticket purchases, judge says
The rapper Ja Rule was officially dismissed on Monday from a $100m class-action lawsuit filed by Fyre festival attendees, clearing him of any legal wrongdoing.
Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, co-founded the festival with Billy McFarland, and repeatedly advertised it to the millions of followers on his social pages.