Kim Dotcom Threw Another Epic Pool Party This Weekend [PHOTOS]
Kim Dotcom, founder of defunct file-sharing site Megaupload, is one of the most wanted cyber-fugitives in the world, but that isn't keeping him from throwing a good party.
This past weekend, Dotcom hosted a pool party and picnic for members of the Internet Party, a political group he founded in the hopes of providing a challenge in New Zealand's September parliamentary elections. Among the Internet Party's main concerns are Internet freedom, social inequality, and tech job creation in New Zealand.
This weekend's picnic was open to Internet Party members only, who gathered at Dotcom's enormous estate in Coatesville, New Zealand.
Dotcom sent out an invite via Twitter, saying that more than 1,000 people had registered for tickets.
This isn't the first time Dotcom has opened his mansion to the masses. In 2012, he invited some Twitter followers over for a swim, and later that year he threw a huge press event to launch Megaupload's replacement, Mega.His home has also been the site of more controversial activity. In 2012, New Zealand police raided the mansion after U.S. authorities accused Dotcom of media piracy and racketeering. They found a huge amount of loot, including a Rolls-Royce Phantom with the license plate "God," among other luxury cars and gadgets.
At Sunday's event, he signed autographs and talked policy with hundreds of supporters.Nigel Marple / REUTERS
"He's quite a good influence on the public, and I don't understand why he's been treated the way he has been," attendee Erin Pupulu said to the New Zealand Herald.
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