Travis Scott faces $750 Million Astroworld Lawsuit

Scott, Drake, Live Nation and others sued for risking lives at Astroworld

The Astroworld Festival in Houston faced an emergency crisis after a stampede occurred at a performance by Travis Scott on the evening of November 5. At least 10 people died and dozens were taken to the hospital. Given the collective damage and poor management, Scott, Apple, Drake, Live Nation and other artists will now attend to a massive $750 million lawsuit against them by more than 125 fans, including the family of an individual who died at the festival.

Houston attorney, Tony Buzbee, is the first of many to place the blame on Scott and concert organisers for poor management and negligence to train security personnel. According to The Wall Street Journal, Scott continued his performance despite knowing about the crowd rush and stampede. Attorneys are coming after Astroworld’s management for being incapable of hosting a safe event.

According to the lawsuit claims, the staggering $750 million will cover physical and mental health injuries of those directly affected as well as the loss of life. The death count, according to TMZ, has reached a total of 10 people now, the youngest being a nine-year-old boy.

While Scott and Live Nation offered refunds almost immediately to concertgoers, that offer backfired for them in court. The lawsuit addresses that offer as “a transparent and grotesque effort of the Defendants to limit their liability, after the fact, to the families of those killed or injured." The Houston attorney, Buzbee said, "No amount of money will ever make these Plaintiffs whole; no amount of money can restore human life. But, the damages sought in this case attempts to fix, help, or make up for the harms and losses suffered by these plaintiffs – nothing more and nothing less."

Families who have lost their loved ones are enraged and want justice. The family of Axel Acosta, a 21-year-old who was allegedly crushed by an “incited, unruly and out-of-control crowd with such force that he could no longer breathe,” is one of the plaintiffs filing the lawsuit.

Officials are still investigating the cause of death despite the audience claiming it was a crowd rush that trapped, trampled and suffocated fans. However, photos of cops watching the show after the declaration of a ‘mass casualty event’ back up Scott’s claim of not realising the severity of the casualty.