A Houston-based news organisation has revealed that a deal between Travis Scott and Apple regarding the livestreaming of his 2021 Astroworld performance required the rapper to complete his set in order to receive a $4.5 million fee.
That has led to some discussion about whether or not that agreement put pressure on the rapper’s team to keep his Astroworld set going despite the crowd surge that occurred in the audience which resulted in ten fatalities.The recent publication of the Houston Police Department’s report into the Astroworld tragedy has put a new focus on the big question as to why Scott’s set continued for some time after the scale of the problems within the crowd had become apparent to emergency services.
Though legal reps for Scott insist that that question isn’t actually relevant in the context of all the lawsuits that were filed following the incident.Ten people died and hundreds more were injured during the crowd surge at Astroworld 2021, which took place in Houston’s NRG Park.
Following the event, the local police force launched a criminal investigation, while hundreds of lawsuits were filed by the victims – including the families of those who died – mainly targeting Scott, who founded the festival, and the event’s promoter, Live Nation.The HPD completed its investigation last month.
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