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Travis Scott has reached a settlement agreement with the family of Axel Acosta, a 21-year-old Washington man who was killed during the 2021 Astroworld Festival. “Lead counsel Tony Buzbee and The Buzbee Law Firm announced today that the claims brought by the family of Axel Acosta against Travis Scott, Live Nation, and others involved in the Astroworld […]
Travis Scott has added a second date at the O2 Arena in London due to fan demand. Per a press release, Scott’s Aug. 6 date at the venue (which has a sellable capacity of just under 16,000) initially sold out in less than two hours. This demand spurred the announcement of a second performance on […]
It seems that Travis Scott splurged millions on a new Bugatti amidst his Astroworld Festival legal trouble. TMZ reports that the Houston rapper dropped $5.5 million on the luxury car—a Bugatti Veyron Chiron Super Sport to be exact—and the family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount who died from his injuries at the Astroworld tragedy isn’t happy […]
Travis Scott performed at a night club in Miami on Saturday night amid Grand Prix festivities. Technically, the performance—as has been widely reported since its announcement last month—marked Scott’s first public performance since the fatal crowd crush incident at last year’s Astroworld Festival in Houston. Per a report from TMZ including footage of Saturday night’s […]
The Texas Task Force on Concert Safety (TFCS), which was launched in the wake of last year’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, has released what Governor Greg Abbott says will be its final report. The report is billed as the “culmination of the work done by the TFCS,” including recommendations inspired by identified “gaps” that contributed […]
Travis Scott is facing more potential legal backlash. As the Associated Press reports, lawyers representing some of the victims who were hurt and killed at Scott’s Astroworld Festival in November are accusing him of violating a gag order in relation to their lawsuits. After Scott announced his Project HEAL initiative this month and donated $5 million to get it rolling, […]
Travis Scott took the stage on Saturday night for the first time since the tragedy at his Astroworld Festival last November. As reported by Rolling Stone, the Houston rapper performed a small set, which included his 2018 hit single “Sicko Mode,” at a pre-Oscars house party in Bel Air, California. The private event featured a celebrity-stacked guest list that […]
Dior has announced its decision to “postpone indefinitely” the launch of a new collaboration with Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack. In a statement shared with Women’s Wear Daily on Tuesday, a rep for the French luxury house said the indefinite postponement was spurred by last month’s fatal Astroworld Festival in Scott’s hometown of Houston. While fans have […]
After the Astroworld tragedy on Nov. 5, part-time employees were sent an email by event promoters, inferring that they wouldn’t be paid unless they relinquish their right to sue Live Nation and Scoremore. A manager for both promoters sent employees an updated version of the contract on Nov. 15, Rolling Stone reports. “Hoping to wrap […]
According to a report from the medical examiner, all ten dead from the Astroworld crowd crush died of compression asphyxia, Variety reports. One victim had a “contributory cause” of death on account of the “combined toxic effects of cocaine, methamphetamine and ethanol.” The report, which was issued on Thursday by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in […]
