Rent-a-celebrity sounds like a fake gimmick you’d see on TV, but rapper Ja Rule says he’s making it a reality.
On Monday, he tweeted “for bookings” and linked a new website called Iconn, which is “a celebrity entertainment booking & concierge service created by industry veterans,” according to the website.
https://twitter.com/Ruleyork/status/1092538603341864960
When you go to the site to book one of the celebrities, you are prompted to fill out a form that asks the event type, description, travel arrangements, and payment options. I wouldn’t trust putting my credit card into any site that is promising celebrities like Cardi B, Amber Rose, Zayn, Paris Hilton and Migos for rent. Could you imagine filling out a form, paying some money and having Cardi B show up to your house? Seems unlikely.
“What we do at Iconn is simple,” Ja Rule tweeted. “We connect buyers directly with artists and their management teams middlemen … and we take NOTHING FROM THE ARTIST.”
What we do at https://t.co/QVahZDPFmR is simple we connect buyers directly with artists and their management teams no middle men… and we take NOTHING FROM THE ARTIST…
— Ja Rule (@jarule) February 7, 2019
This app sounds a little too similar to the one he was making in partnership with Billy McFarland for the disaster that was Fyre Festival. The promotional tool for the Fyre booking app was also meant to change the way artists are booked. If you watched the two documentaries on Fyre Fest, you know that the event was started as a way to promote the launch of the app.
People on Twitter are dunking on the artist for trying to scam us once again.
"Iconn" = I con = I scam
— -999+ (@_CharlesLVN_) February 5, 2019
come on cuz lmao https://t.co/NkeoxCfnqN
The Iconn Festival is going to be….what's the word here, oh yeah, FYRE! #NotFraud #Evian https://t.co/0AAOWVeSVN
— Evan (@Martinoe71) February 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/TacoEars/status/1092770732692684800
Ja Rule got heckin bamboozled again https://t.co/tC7lzp6LyK
— nikki (@likeyawhatever) February 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/CKanzz/status/1093408836482973696
After all the backlash, Ja Rule let everyone know he loves himself, so it doesn’t bother him.
“The love is FAKE and the HATE is real… but it’s cool I LOVE myself enough for all of us,” he tweeted.
The love is FAKE and the HATE is real… but it’s cool I LOVE myself enough for all of us… 😜💪🏾
— Ja Rule (@jarule) February 6, 2019
Let’s hope we all learned our lesson from Fyre Fest and no one tries to book award-winning artists for their birthday party through his website.
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