Rapper Travis Scott stated in an interview that he didn’t know that followers had died at his Astroworld pageant in Houston till after his efficiency.
In a prolonged interview with radio character Charlamagne Tha God posted on YouTube on Thursday, Scott described from his perspective what occurred on the Nov. 5 pageant that left 10 folks lifeless.
“It wasn’t actually till minutes earlier than the press convention till I found out precisely what occurred. Even after the present, you’re simply sort of listening to issues, however I didn’t know the precise particulars till minutes earlier than the press convention,” Scott stated.
He stated he paused the efficiency a few instances, however he couldn’t hear followers screaming for assist.
“I finished like a few instances simply to verify everyone was OK,” stated Scott. “I simply actually go off the followers power as a collective, you understand? Name and response. I simply didn’t, I simply didn’t hear that.”
Scott was the headliner and creator of the Astroworld pageant, the place 50,000 folks had been within the viewers. Scott’s set turned lethal as followers surged towards the stage. The youngest sufferer was 9-year-old Ezra Blount. The others who died ranged in age from 14 to 27. Some 300 folks had been injured and handled on the pageant website and 25 had been taken to hospitals.
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Greater than 300 lawsuits have been filed up to now in Houston and can be consolidated and dealt with by one decide. Scott, live performance promoter Stay Nation and different corporations related to the occasion are amongst these being sued. Moreover, Scott and the occasion organizers are the main target of a prison investigation by Houston police. Nobody has been charged, and no timetable has been set for when the investigation can be accomplished.
“Travis Scott, his entourage, handlers, promoters, managers, hangers on and everybody else who allow him are the issue,” stated Tony Buzbee, an legal professional representing the household of 21-year-old Axel Acosta Avila who died, in a press release offered to the AP on Thursday. “All the things that Travis Scott has carried out or stated since ten folks died and tons of of others had been injured at his live performance has been lawyer pushed and calculated to shift blame from him to another person.”
Within the interview, Scott denied that his historical past of encouraging followers to hurry the stage or push previous safety contributed to the chaos at Astroworld.
“Folks didn’t simply present up there to be dangerous,” stated Scott. “Folks confirmed as much as have an excellent time and one thing unlucky occurred.”
Scott stated he had non-public discussions with a few of the households of the victims. He additionally stated that he understood why some households declined his supply to pay for funeral bills.
“I’m at all times going to be right here to wish to assist them,” Scott stated of the victims’ households. “I gotta proceed to point out up for that. I simply wished to verify they knew that I used to be there for them and proceed to be there for them.”
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Scott stated that he needs to know extra about what precipitated the deaths and be a pacesetter find methods to forestall related tragedies from occurring at different stay occasions.
“I’ve a accountability to determine what occurred right here. I’ve a accountability to determine the answer,” stated Scott.
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