Practically two years after the Astroworld Competition tragedy in Houston, Travis Scott appeared in court docket Monday, September 18, as he answered questions in response to a whole lot of civil lawsuits.
The Houston rapper, 32, gave a deposition in an eight-hour court docket session, in accordance with Billboard. Ten individuals died, and a whole lot had been injured from a crowd surge throughout Scott’s headline efficiency on the primary evening of the pageant at NRG Park on November 5, 2021, in his hometown.
“Travis Scott’s deposition is typical authorized process. What isn’t typical is how the media continues to deal with him regardless of being cleared of any wrongdoing by in depth authorities investigations, together with by the Houston Police Division,” Ted Anastasiou, a spokesperson for Scott, stated in an announcement. “Travis is absolutely cooperating with the authorized course of whereas nonetheless remaining dedicated to his tour in assist of his record-breaking album, Utopia, and his charitable efforts to assist at-risk communities.”
On account of a gag order, Scott’s testimony can’t be revealed by legal professionals and others witnessing the proceedings.
Scott’s deposition comes eight months earlier than the primary trial from the lawsuits, which is scheduled for Could 6, 2024. Greater than 1,500 lawsuits had been filed in opposition to Scott and Reside Nation, the live performance promoter.
Eight individuals died the evening of the live performance, and two extra died within the hospital over the next days from chest compression as the results of being crushed by the group. Greater than 300 individuals had been handled for accidents. Scott accomplished his efficiency, and the second and third days of the pageant had been canceled.
Travis Scott performs throughout the 2021 Astroworld Competition Erika Goldring/WireImage
The eight-time Grammy nominee started his set at roughly 9:06 p.m. with the opening music, “Escape Plan.” As he started performing, individuals began pushing towards the entrance of the stage, resulting in a human crush.
On June 29, a Texas grand jury declined to indict Scott or anybody else related to the live performance on prison prices.
Scott went on a hiatus following the tragedy. On July 28, he launched his fourth studio album, Utopia, his first because the Astroworld LP in 2018.
Utopia debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. It options Drake, who carried out with Scott on the Astroworld Competition, together with an all-star solid together with Beyoncé, The Weeknd, Unhealthy Bunny, SZA, Future, and lots of extra.
Scott deliberate to advertise Utopia with a particular live-streamed occasion from the Nice Pyramid of Giza in Egypt on July 28. Nonetheless, it was canceled on account of “complicated manufacturing points,” occasion organizer Reside Nation stated on the time.
Scott did carry out the album on August 7 on the Circus Maximus in Rome for 60,000 attendees. Kanye West was his particular visitor.
