Travis Scott Won't Face Criminal Charges for Astroworld Festival Tragedy
Travis Scott is not going to face criminal charges.
The 32-year-old entertainer, along with organizers behind the Astroworld Festival, will not be facing charges for the horrific crowd rush that killed 10 people and injured hundreds in November of 2021, a grand jury decided on Thursday (June 29) in Houston, Texas.
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The decision comes over a year after the tragedy, where attendees were stuffed and trampled amid a chaotic crowd rush while Travis Scott briefly paused his set before continuing the performance and finishing the show.
His lawyer Kent Schaffer said in a statement: “My client Travis Scott will not be charged with criminal charges or any wrongdoing for his involvement with AstroWorld festival. Today’s decision by the Harris County District Attorney confirms what we have known all along — that Travis Scott is not responsible for the AstroWorld tragedy. This is consistent with investigative reporting by numerous media outlets and federal and state government reports that have squarely placed the onus for event safety crises on organizers, operators and contractors — not performers. While waiting patiently for the District Attorney’s decision to not file charges, Travis Scott has been inaccurately and wrongly singled out, despite stopping the show three separate times and being unaware of the events as they were unfolding. Now that this chapter is closed, we hope for the government efforts to focus on what is most important — stopping future heartbreaking tragedies like AstroWorld from ever occurring again.”
District Attorney Kim Ogg added: “Our job is narrow. It’s to determine if this tragedy, this absolute disastrous, horrific event, involved criminal activity by anyone at the top to the bottom, or in between.”
While they aren’t facing criminal charges, Travis and promoters Live Nation and ScoreMore still face billions of dollars in potential damages over hundreds of civil claims alleging wrongful death, personal injuries, and negligence, via Rolling Stone.
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