Maryann Rolle was undoubtedly the heart of the Netflix documentary about the disastrous Fyre Festival in 2017, breaking viewers' hearts as she fought back tears while revealing she had lost her $50,000 of her life savings due to Billy McFarland's ill-thought out scheme.The Bahamaian restaurant owner, who runs the Exuma Point Bar and Grille, has finally received justice since a crowdfunding campaign has now raised over $158,000 (£122,000) for her to rebuild her life after she was forced to pay staff catering for festival goers from her own pocket.
The news comes as rapper Ja Rule finally issued an apology to Maryann for his part in the Fyre Festival debacle following his business partnership with McFarland - but his words fell on deaf ears since the caterer is demanding the hip-hop star pay her $100,000 in compensation.
Ja Rule took to social media to share a screengrab of Maryann alongside an apology. Ja wrote: 'My heart goes out to this lovely lady... MaryAnne Rolle we’ve never met but I’m devastated that something that was meant to be amazing, turn out to be such a disaster and hurt so many ppl... SORRY to anyone who has been negatively effected by the festival... Rule'.
However, his Twitter followers were quick to question whether he had donated any money to the cause himself.
'So about that big paycheck you're about to write to her', one joked, while another queried, 'Funny I don't see you name on here [GoFundMe page]'.
Maryann certainly agrees with the public sentiment, telling TMZ she thinks Ja Rule should fork out $100,000 if he is truly sorry.The restaurant owner says she still needs money to pay her employees and her bills.
A GoFundMe page has been launched on behalf of Maryann and includes a message of 'appeal for help' after she was left in a 'big hole.'
'It has been an unforgettable experience catering to the organizers of Fyre Festival,' she said on the post. 'Back in April 2017 I pushed myself to the limits catering no less than a 1000 meals per day.
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