Less than a week after Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston turned fatal, the “Goosebumps” rapper, along with Drake and Live Nation, a company that helped promote and organize the event, are being hit with multiple lawsuits from audience members that witnessed the deadly crowd disaster.
After reportedly being injured during Friday night’s melee, Kristian Paredes opened a lawsuit against the rappers and Live Nation. Seeking a minimum of $1 million in damages, the concertgoer claimed that Drake and Travis Scott “helped incite the crowd that night,” according to TMZ and that those in charge of Astroworld’s security didn’t do enough to maintain safety at the sold-out event.
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Manuel Souza, another Astroworld attendant reportedly injured that night, is also suing Travis Scott and Live Nation for a minimum of $1 million in damages, TMZ reported. According to Billboard, the lawsuit stated that the incident was due to “a motivation for profit at the expense of concertgoers’ health and safety” as well as an “encouragement of violence.”
So far, a minimum of 14 lawsuits have been filed in Houston concerning the Astroworld tragedy, which caused the death of at least eight people and left many more with injuries, according to Billboard. Notable Houston attorney Muhammad S. Aziz told the entertainment news outlet about the legal action being taken against Travis Scott and others, “It’s going to be a massive case. The facts here are egregious.”
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On Friday night, Nov. 5, the Houston-based rapper performed at his Astroworld Festival, bringing Drake on-stage to join him at one point. Unfortunately, many in the crowd of 50,000 people were left without help as they were pushed in the direction of the stage, leading to the trampling, injuring and death of fans at the Texas venue, CNN reported.
The “Sicko Mode” rapper has since offered to cover funeral costs for the eight people that lost their lives in Friday night’s deadly surge, according to Click 2 Houston. The 30-year-old is also partnering with Mental Health America (MHA) of Greater Houston and other services to offer mental health support.
