Bella Hadid Explains Her Involvement in Fyre Festival
"I agreed to do one promotion…not knowing about the disaster that was to come."
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Fyre Festival may have won the internet this weekend, but those that attended the haphazard event weren't quite as impressed. Now, Bella Hadid has commented on Fyre, and the model is just as disappointed as everyone else.
In a message drawn up in the Notes app, Hadid addressed her involvement in Fyre Festival, and it sounds as though she had no idea the event was going to be so disorganized.
She started by saying, "Even though this was not my project what so ever, nor was I informed about the production or process of the festival in any shape or form, I do know that it has always been out of great intent and they truly wanted all of us to have the time of our lives."
While attendees definitely had an unforgettable experience for all of the wrong reasons, it appears that Hadid was out of the loop, just like everybody else.
Hadid had been criticized for promoting the event, especially as she was spotted hanging out with friends in Miami, while members of the public were stranded at the festival. But, it seems as though no-one had any idea that Fyre was going so drastically wrong.
Hadid continued, "I initially trusted this would be an amazing & memorable experience for all of us, which is why I agreed to do one promotion … not knowing about the disaster that was to come."
People bought tickets to the luxury music festival in the Bahamas hoping to party with celebrities. Instead, they arrived to a disheveled campsite, with a severe lack of food, entertainment, or famous people.
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Amy Mackelden is a contributing editor at Marie Claire, where she covers celebrity and royal family news. She was the weekend editor at Harper’s BAZAAR for three years, where she covered breaking celebrity and entertainment news, royal stories, fashion, beauty, and politics. Prior to that, she spent a year as the joint weekend editor for Marie Claire, ELLE, and Harper's BAZAAR, and two years as an entertainment writer at Bustle. Her additional bylines include Cosmopolitan, People, The Independent, HelloGiggles, Biography, Shondaland, Best Products, New Statesman, Heat, and The Guardian. Her work has been syndicated by publications including Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Delish, Oprah Daily, Country Living, and Women's Health. Her celebrity interviews include Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, the cast of Selling Sunset, Emma Thompson, Jessica Alba, and Penn Badgley. In 2015, she delivered an academic paper at Kimposium, the world's first Kardashian conference.
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