Travis Scott's lawyers said he was contracted to be a performer, not a planner, for the Astroworld concert that killed 10 people.
Houston-born rapper Travis Scott said he should not be held personally responsible for the deaths of 10 people who died in the crushing crowds of his 2021 Astroworld concert, court records show.
Drake, Apple seek dismissal from Astroworld lawsuit as other parties try to shift blame, records show Ten people died and hundreds more were injured during the Nov. 5, 2021, concert in a crushing event that began not long before Scott, the concert’s headliner, took the stage. Scott’s filing comes on the heels of other defendants — among them tech giant Apple and fellow rapper Drake — asking for judgments in their favor.
More than 700 people were seriously injured during Astroworld tragedy, court documents reveal More info revealed in recent filings One filing revealed expert testimony that appeared to show that the festival’s planners were aware before the concert that the crowd density would be above industry safety standards, and that officials had noted worries about crowd size as early as 2019.
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