Travis Scott to pay $750 million, criticized by victim's lawyer after stampede at Astraworld

Renowned rapper Travis Scott was fiercely criticized by the lawyer representing the family of the 9-year-old victim who did not survive in the horrific stampede at the Astroworld music festival, for his statement was said to be heartless and insensitive before tragedy.

On August 1, information about the incident involving Travis Scott. The Houston Police Department - USA has released their report on the tragedy of the stampede at the 2021 Astroworld Festival on July 28. On the same day, a concert to promote Travis Scott's new album "Utopia" scheduled to take place at the Giza Pyramids of Egypt was also canceled.

Travis Scott's attorney, Kent Schaeffer, said the release of the report on the stampede tragedy on July 28 was a deliberate move to damage the music star's reputation. The report also affected sales of the album "Utopia".

A representative for Travis Scott also told TMZ: "The timing of the release of the Houston Police Department report to coincide with the release of Travis Scott's highly-anticipated album is no coincidence!"

Attorney Bob Hilliard - representing the family of 9-year-old victim Ezra Blount in the stampede, has criticized the male rapper and the legal team. The lawyer said that 10 people between the ages of 9 and 27, after being trampled by a crowd of 50,000 people during the music festival, did not survive. In addition, dozens of people were hospitalized and about 300 people were treated for their injuries at the scene. Doesn't it all deserve to be talked about just because Travis Scott is promoting a new album?

According to the lawyer, the statement from Travis Scott shows the indifference and indifference about the tragedy that has claimed many lives, injured many people and could have been prevented. The detailed report from the police department confirmed the gross negligence of those involved in organizing the music festival, including Travis Scott's team.

Attorney Bob Hilliard added that Travis Scott's side was only interested in the time when the report was released affecting album sales, album's spread ... not interested in the tragic details of the stampede. .

On June 30, Harris County District Court confirmed Travis Scott was not responsible for what happened at the Astroworld Music Festival in 2021. The 10 deaths all occurred in the common access area where the Festival attendees cannot get to the front near the stage.

The main cause of the tragedy was the overwhelming number of participants, resulting in the audience being compacted in part of the audience area. Previously, the male rapper of color received a series of lawsuits from victims and relatives forcing the male rapper to be responsible and compensate for the tragedy at the recent music festival.

Specifically, a new lawsuit against Travis Scott, Live Nation and many others related to this horrible music festival has demanded $ 750 million in compensation for more than 125 victims of the case. Bringing the total number of individuals filing lawsuits to 400.

This new case is handled by attorney Tony Buzbee. He is a famous lawyer in the state of Houston (USA). Previously, he represented victims of the 2005 explosion at the BP refinery that left 15 people dead and 170 injured.

Attorney Tony Buzbee filed the lawsuit in court on Tuesday. In addition, he named more than 125 victims considered as plaintiffs, including the family of Axel Acosta, a 21-year-old man who died after being stepped on by a chaotic crowd.

Like previous cases, this lawsuit involves legal negligence, alleging that Travis Scott and those involved failed to make "the slightest effort" to stay safe. for people who come to see the concert.

In the lawsuit, Mr. Tony Buzbee said that "the deaths and injuries that occurred are senseless and the suffering caused to the families and all others involved will be endless".

As for Live Nation, they will not directly deal with the lawsuits and will handle the legal issues at an appropriate time. As for Travis Scott's representative, there has been no action on this case, although the male rapper once shared that he did not know about the "severity" of the incident from his point of view on stage.

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