Fyre Fraud: How to watch the Hulu documentary about Fyre festival disaster in the UK
The rival to Netflix's documentary on the same event
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Your support makes all the difference.So, you have seen the much-talked about Fyre Festival documentary on Netflix and want to watch Hulu‘s take on the same event.
Unfortunately, despite the huge amount of chatter currently surrounding Hulu’s film, Fyre Fraud, there’s still no legal way of watching the film in UK.
Hulu is an American streaming service and is exclusively available in the United States.
Films and TV shows released by Hulu often get released on other services in the UK; for instance, their show The Handmaid’s Tale was shown on Channel 4 and made available on NowTV.
However, no UK outlet has picked up Fyre Fraud, with Deadline’s editor Peter White recently stating: “No one has bought it [yet], but would be a smart move for a UK broadcaster given the buzz.”
The Hulu documentary has caused some controversy as the filmmakers reportedly paid the music festival’s co-founder Billy McFarland for an interview.
Fellow co-founder Ja Rule has criticised both documentaries, writing on Twitter: “Hulu PAID BILLY!!!” he said. “That money should have went to the ppl in the Bahamas. Netflix PAID Fuck Jerry who also did all the promo for the festival.”
McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison last year for making false statements to investors and sharing fraudulent documents. He pleaded guilty earlier this year after entering an initial plea of not guilty.
He also pleaded guilty to separate counts of wire fraud and money laundering, after being accused of selling fraudulent tickets to events including the Grammys, Coachella and the Met Gala.
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