Travis Scott settles with family of John Hilgert, 14, who died in 2021 Astroworld tragedy
Travis Scott settles with family of John Hilgert, 14, who died in 2021 Astroworld tragedy
One of the families suing Travis Scott over the 2021 Astroworld Festival tragedy has settled their case out of court.
The family of 14-year-old John Hilgert has reached a settlement with the rapper, Live Nation and other festival organizers. Rolling stone. The family dropped their lawsuit in February.
Travis, 32, and one of his lawyers have been criticized as tone-deaf for claiming that the Houston police report was released on the same day as his new Utopia album to hurt record sales.
“For an artist who makes a living out of music, these are stunning tone-deaf comments about this avoidable tragedy that took so many lives and injured so many,” said Bob Hilliard, the family attorney for nine-year-old victim Ezra Blount. .
A grand jury declined to recommend any charges in June in the incident that killed 10 people and injured hundreds more.
Settled: Travis Scott has settled a third lawsuit related to the 2021 Astroworld Festival tragedy in Houston (pictured in Miami on July 22)
The 1,266-page police report revealed in-depth details about the tragedy in which the victims were crushed in the crowd of 50,000 at the concert at NRG Stadium on November 5, 2021.
More than a dozen people were hospitalized and about 300 were treated at the scene for injuries.
The families of 21-year-old Axel Acosta and 16-year-old Brianna Rodriguez have also reached an undisclosed settlement.
Travis, Live Nation and several other companies involved in the tragedy are still facing lawsuits from the families of the deceased, as well as dozens of others from people who were injured.
Meanwhile, Travis continues to promote his latest release.
The artist has revealed that he plans to perform songs from Utopia at Rome’s Circus Maximus on Monday, August 7.
The public park was once the largest chariot racetrack in the Roman Empire.
Travis announced ticket sales for the event Thursday on Instagram.
Lawsuit: The family of 14-year-old John Hilgert has reached a settlement with Travis, Live Nation and other festival organizers, according to Rolling Stone. The family dropped their lawsuit in February
Settlements: The families of 21-year-old Axel Acosta and 16-year-old Brianna Rodriguez also settled for undisclosed amounts. Travis, Live Nation and several other companies involved in the tragedy continue to face dozens of lawsuits from victims and their families
Astroworld: 10 people died at the November 2021 Astroworld concert in Houston. More than a dozen people were hospitalized and about 300 were treated at the scene for injuries
Utopia: Travis plans to promote his Utopia album on Monday with a concert at Circus Maximus in Rome
‘FIRST STOP UTOPIA LIVE AT CIRCUS MAXIMUS WE OUT!!!!!’ he wrote next to the poster.
Circus Maximus is also the name of the movie released along with the Utopia album.
The film contains songs from the new LP.
The K-Pop rapper had planned to perform at the Giza Pyramids, but Live Nation claimed those plans were postponed due to logistical concerns.
This is reported by the French newspaper Agence France-Pressethe Egyptian syndicate of musicians objected to the show at the old venue, saying it would “contradict the identity of Egyptian culture.”