HOUSTON (AP) — A judge will rule on hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the disastrous 2021 Astroworld festival, where 10 people were killed in a stampede. refused to dismiss it.
State District Judge Kristen Hawkins issued a one-page order denying Scott’s request to remove him and his touring and production company XX Global from the lawsuit. The order was signed on Tuesday but made public on Wednesday.
Scott’s lawyer argued during the April 15 hearing that Scott had no responsibility to plan for the safety of the concert on November 5, 2021, or to be aware of possible dangers.
They argued that Scott’s duties and responsibilities related to the festival only dealt with creative aspects such as performance and marketing.
But Noah Wexler, an attorney for the family of Madison Dubiski, 23, one of the 10 people killed, said Scott, whose real name was Jack Vermon Webster II, attended a packed house. He said there was a “conscious disregard for safety” at the festival. Mr. Wexler said Mr. Scott encouraged people without tickets to trespass and ignored orders from festival organizers to cancel the concert because audience members were injured or killed. he claimed.
A police car outside the canceled Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 6, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Eight people were killed and 17 people were taken to local hospitals after the event was reportedly overcrowded, authorities said. (Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty)
Earlier this month, Hawkins dismissed a lawsuit against Drake and several other individuals and companies involved in the show.
The lawsuit filed by Dubisky’s family is scheduled for an initial trial on May 6.
rear Investigation by Houston Police Department No charges were brought against Scott, and a grand jury was convened. I refused He and five others will be indicted on all criminal charges related to the deadly concert.
Those killed ranged in age from 9 to 27 years old. Died from compression asphyxiationExperts compared it to being crushed by a car.
Some of the lawsuits brought by the families of the dead and injured resolvedThis includes submissions by the families of four of the deceased.
