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Travis Scott has spoken out in his first interview following the Astroworld tragedy last month. Ten people have died and hundreds of others were injured during a mass crowd surge during Scott's performance on the opening night of the festival on November 5. At the time of the tragedy, a…
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Travis Scott has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him following the tragedy at his Astroworld concert last month, Rolling Stone reports. Scott's lawyer filed an answer to a lawsuit brought against the rapper by Jessie Garcia and issued a "general denial" to allegations in the lawsuit…
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Half of the families of victims who died at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival on November 5 have declined the rapper's offer to cover their loved one's funeral expenses, Rolling Stone reports. Earlier this week, it was reported that the family of Ezra Blount, the youngest victim to succumb to injuries…
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The grieving family who lost nine-year-old Ezra Blount after he succumbed to injuries during the deadly crowd surge at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival has declined the rapper's offer to pay for the little one's funeral. Per The Independent, in response to a letter by the rapper, in which he offers…
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Two Astroworld security guards have filed a lawsuit against Travis Scott, stating that the rapper "turned a blind eye" to his distressed fans at the deadly November 5 concert, Rolling Stone reports. Jackson Bush, 25, and his uncle Samuel Bush, 46, were hired for the festival by New York-based AJ…
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A Texas attorney has filed a lawsuit seeking $2 billion on behalf of more than 200 alleged victims who attended the Astroworld festival tragedy, TMZ reports. Ten people have now died and hundreds of others were injured during a mass crowd surge during Travis Scott's performance on the opening night of…
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More than 125 people are suing Travis Scott for $750 million after the opening night of his Astroworld festival left 10 fans dead and hundreds injured. At the time of the November 5 tragedy, a section of the 50,000-strong crowd began rushing towards the stage during the 30-year-old rapper's performance.…
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A nine-year-old boy has become the youngest person to die after being crushed in the deadly crowd surge at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival. According to the family's attorney, Ben Crump, young Ezra Blount from Dallas succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, November 14, at Texas children's hospital in Houston -…
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Police audio recordings have revealed that officers had called to each other for the Astroworld concert to be stopped as people were being crushed in the crowd. A crowd surge at the sold-out festival of 50,000 people on November 5 left nine people dead and hundreds injured, among them a…
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A dog belonging to the ninth victim of Astroworld's deadly crowd surge last week has been suffering from the loss of the 22-year-old Texas A&M student. Bharti Shahani succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday, November 10, and the following day, her grieving family confirmed the tragic news at a press conference.…
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Ezra Blount's father is speaking out for the first time since his nine-year-old son was gravely injured at the Astroworld Festival last week. The boy is now on life support as he continues to fight for his life in hospital. As reported by CNN, the opening night of the two-night…
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Medical staff at Travis Scott's Astroworld have come under fire after the festival's ninth victim was revealed to be the woman seen being dropped on her head in a viral video from the concert. Bharti Shahani, a 22-year-old Texas A&M student, died on Wednesday, November 10, following injuries she sustained…
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A 22-year-old student has died after sustaining serious injuries during the deadly crowd surge at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival. As reported by The Washington Post, Bharti Shahani, a Texas A&M student, succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday, November 10, taking the Astroworld death toll to nine. Shahani's family confirmed the…
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Employees at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival were reportedly told to refer to dead festival-goers as "smurfs". According to an event planning document written by concert organizer Scoremore and obtained by CNN, the Event Operations Plan for the two-day festival at NRG Park in Houston, Texas, told staff to avoid using…
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A man who attended Travis Scott's 2017 concert and was left completely paralyzed has spoken out about the recent tragedy that took place at the rapper's Astroworld festival. As reported by BBC News, panic ensued on the opening night of the Texas festival as the crowd rushed and pushed towards…
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A 2011 video of Adele pausing mid-concert to help a fan is being reshared on social media... The clip, which shows the now-33-year-old singer directing medics to help a member of the audience who had fainted, has resurfaced online following the eight deaths and many injuries that occurred at Travis…
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Drake has broken his silence over the tragedy that took place at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival on Friday, November 5, after eight people lost their lives during a crowd surge. As reported by BBC News, panic ensued on the opening night of the Texas festival as the crowd rushed and…
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Travis Scott should have "absolutely" halted his show to try to prevent the deadly crowd surge at the concert if he knew about the chaos that was unfolding, a local fire chief said on Tuesday, November 8. As reported by BBC News, panic ensued on the opening night of the…
