Travis Scott and Drake sued after festival tragedy – VG

The first lawsuit filed Sunday is against Travis Scott, organizer of Live Nation and promoter Scoremore. The man behind the lawsuit says according to Billboard and a number of other media that he was injured during the concert.

Background: Eight killed and many injured during a rap concert

The concert guest accuses all the defendants of having neglected security. The plaintiff believes that what happened was “predictable” and that it could have been prevented.

The man also believes that Scott and Live Nation made a conscious choice to continue the show despite the serious situation that arose along the way.

On Monday night, Norwegian time, another lawsuit was filed, this time also against Scott’s rap colleague Drake, who surprisingly appeared as a guest artist during Astroworld.

He also holds those mentioned responsible for what he describes as negligence. The lawsuit also mentions according to TMZ that Scott’s history of concert chaos should have been a warning light to everyone else involved.

Witnesses: – People were trampled down

Live Nation responds to this request from CNN, concerning the first action:

«We are devastated at the sight of the dead and others affected by what happened during Astroworld. We will continue to provide as much information as possible and assist the local authorities in mapping the situation..»

Scoremore has not responded to inquiries from US media.

Police have started a criminal investigation into the incident. Among other things, they are investigating information that a security guard and others have been stabbed with syringes and drugged.

Eight people lost their lives, 23 were sent to hospital and around 300 people were treated at a field hospital after the chaos that ensued the chaos. Very many concertgoers have posted videos on social media with what shows the drama.

According to American media, it is expected that more lawsuits will come.

Protests against Scott

On social media, the rage against Travis Scott is huge. Emneknaggen #canseltravisscott ravages TikTok and Twitter. Many write and tell that they experienced it as if Scott saw that the situation was out of control, but that he failed to stop the concert.

Scott himself has stated in an Instastory that he is deeply despairing, and that the fans mean everything to him. He says he is now cooperating with the police.

Also on Twitter, the rapper has written that he is “completely devastated by what happened”.

«My prayers go out to the families and those affected by the incident during the Astroworld Festival», Says the father of the 30-year-old – who in 2019 visited the Norwegian Stavern Festival.

The rest of the festival was canceled as a result of what happened.

Scott’s girlfriend Kylie Jenner (24), like him expecting second child with shortly, was present in the VIP grandstand during the concert.

«Travis and I are crushed. My thoughts and prayers are with those who lost their lives or were injured in any way after yesterday’s events», wrote Jenner on Instastory the day after.

At the same time, she explained that neither she nor her boyfriend knew that people had lost their lives before it was reported after the end of the festival.

Drake has not commented, but he has shared photos from the concert Instagram. He has also shared facsimiles on Instastory of articles discussing the lawsuits.

Noise also earlier

When the rapper hosted the Astroworld festival in 2019, three people were sent to hospital after a riot broke out. In 2015, the rapper was arrested after he allegedly encouraged the audience to tear down the fences and storm the stage during his performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.

In 2017, Scott, after urging the public in Arkansas to break the security rules. The rapper later admitted criminal guilt for disorderly conduct.

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