Ja Rule on Fyre Fest: 'I truly apologize as this is NOT MY FAULT'

Now that the ill-fated Fyre Festival is officially cancelled until notice, the event's organizers are left to wonder how it all went so, so wrong.
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Now that the ill-fated Fyre Festival is officially cancelled until further notice, the event's organizers are left to wonder how it all went so, so wrong.

On Friday, Rapper and Fyre Fest co-organizer Ja Rule offered his apologies in a statement posted to Twitter.

The apology address accusations that the festival is a scam, ("NOT A SCAM" he says) and noted that he is truly apologetic even though -- in his mind -- this really isn't his fault.

"I truly apologize as this is NOT MY FAULT... but I'm taking responsibility," he wrote.

He says the event organizers are working to get trapped guests off the island in a safe manner, and says he and his partners will work to ensure that every attendee is refunded for their trouble.

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Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.

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