Travis Scott, Drake and Live Nation named in lawsuit filed over Astroworld festival tragedy
nme.comTravis Scott has been hit with three lawsuits – one naming Drake as a co-defendant – relating to the crowd crush at his festival Astroworld over the weekend, which resulted in eight deaths and hundreds of injuries.The crush occurred during Scott’s headline performance on Friday night (November 5) at Houston’s NRG Park, when the audience began to compress towards the front of the stage, causing injuries, shortness of breath and, for some, cardiac arrest.The eight people who died at Astroworld were between the ages of 14 and 27, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said at a press conference on Saturday.Following the tragedy, Scott posted a statement on social media, saying his “prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened.
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