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Fyre Festival's embattled founder is selling the brand: 'It's time to pass the torch'

Fyre Festival's embattled founder is selling the brand: 'It's time to pass the torch'
Billy McFarland says he will sell the brand "to an operator that can fully realize its vision." The news comes days after the postponement of Fyre Festival 2, which was scheduled for late May.

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