A judge in Texas is set to hear arguments Monday in rap star Travis Scott’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston. Mr. Scott headlined the concert during which 10 people were killed as authorities and festival organizers responded to a massive crowd surge and tried to […]
HOUSTON—The 10 people who lost their lives in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston died from compression asphyxia, officials announced Thursday. Medical examiners with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston had to wait several weeks following the Nov. 5 concert by rap superstar Travis Scott for additional […]
HOUSTON—Rapper Travis Scott said in an interview that he didn’t know that fans had died at his Astroworld festival in Houston until after his performance. In a lengthy interview with TV and radio personality, Charlamagne Tha God posted on YouTube on Thursday, Scott described from his perspective what happened at the Nov. 5 festival that […]
An attorney for the family of a 9-year-old boy who was trampled at a Travis Scott concert in Houston and was on life support for a week said that the child had died from his injuries on Sunday. The death of Ezra Blount brought the total number of those killed during a stampede at last […]
Multiple lawsuits have been filed against rappers Travis Scott and Drake after at least eight people were killed and dozens more injured during a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival on Friday. The surge took place at about 21:15 local time on Friday. Authorities said that nearly 50,000 people were in the crowd during the opening night of the […]
Rappers Travis Scott and Drake, as well as the Astroworld concert organizers, are facing at least three lawsuits after a tragic crowd surge at their concert in Houston left eight dead and around 300 injured on Friday night. Legal action has been filed on behalf of three concertgoers, with more claims expected by lawyers. Texas […]
Rapper Travis Scott announced on Twitter on Aug. 14 that he was giving out $100,000 to anyone who might need it, and his fans went wild. It turns out that he helped one of his fans, Peter Valdriz, with his mother’s funeral costs. The fan received $800 and a personal message from Scott after he replied […]
