LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – Rapper Travis Scott has stated he was not conscious of any issues at his Astroworld live performance final month that may have precipitated him to cease the present and denied that the excessive vitality tradition he encourages contributed to the crush that killed 10 folks.
In is first interview concerning the crowd surge that injured scores of followers at his Houston live performance on Nov 5, Scott stated he didn’t know folks had been killed or injured till after he left the stage.
However he stated he felt a duty to search out out what occurred and take steps to make sure it by no means occurred once more.
“I did not know the precise particulars till minutes earlier than the press convention (after his efficiency),” Scott instructed radio host Charlamagne tha God in an interview that aired on his YouTube channel on Thursday.
Scott had stopped the present twice, as soon as to name on safety to assist a fan who had handed out, however stated the noise on stage and the pyrotechnics made it tough for him to get a wider grasp of what was taking place.
“You need to ensure followers get the correct consideration they want. Anytime I may see something like that, I did. I ended it a pair instances to simply ensure all people was OK. And I actually simply go off the followers’ vitality as a collective, name and response. I simply did not hear that,” he stated.
“You may solely assist what you’ll be able to see and no matter you are instructed, every time they inform you to cease, you cease,” he stated.
Attorneys representing greater than 200 individuals who had been injured within the crowd of fifty,000 have filed greater than 90 lawsuits towards Scott and live performance promoters Dwell Nation Leisure.
Scott’s attorneys have filed paperwork denying authorized legal responsibility for the deaths and accidents.
“Followers come to the present to have expertise, and I’ve a duty to determine what occurred right here. I’ve a duty to determine the answer,” Scott stated within the interview.
Scott, 30, inspired followers to “rage” and make the “earth quake” however stated his intention was for followers to have enjoyable.
“This night time was similar to an everyday present… folks did not present up there simply to be dangerous. Individuals simply confirmed as much as have time after which one thing unlucky occurred,” he stated.