Travis Scott has settled the final remaining wrongful loss of life lawsuit stemming from the tragic 2021 Astroworld live performance incident.
Based on Rolling Stone, Scott West, an legal professional for the household of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, confirmed on Thursday (Might 23) that the household had reached an settlement with the events concerned, together with Travis Scott and Reside Nation.
Blount was the youngest of the ten victims who died as a consequence of a crowd crush throughout Scott’s efficiency on the pageant.
“The household will proceed its journey to heal however will always remember the enjoyment that Ezra delivered to everybody round him,” West stated in an electronic mail assertion. The phrases of the settlement weren’t disclosed.
The settlement of Blount’s case follows the announcement that Travis Scott, also referred to as Cactus Jack, is required to seem in court docket in September 2024 for jury choice within the trial. The case was set to be heard earlier than State District Decide Kristen Hawkins on September 10, 2024. The Blount household had tried to expedite the listening to, however scheduling and logistical points prevented an earlier date.
Blount’s lawsuit was one in every of ten wrongful loss of life fits filed in opposition to Travis Scott and different events concerned within the Astroworld tragedy. Final week, it was revealed that Blount’s case was the one wrongful loss of life swimsuit that hadn’t but reached a settlement. All different wrongful loss of life fits have been settled confidentially, although roughly 2,400 damage circumstances stay energetic.
In March, Scott’s attorneys argued that the accountability for fan security lies with occasion organizers and venue workers. “Like every other adrenaline-inducing diversion, music festivals should stability exhilaration with security and safety — however that stability will not be the job of performing artists, even these concerned in selling and advertising and marketing performances,” lawyer Daniel Petrocelli wrote.
He continued, “When, throughout pageant planning, considerations arose concerning the threat of a stampede occurring on the pageant website, the Scott defendants supported pageant organizers’ efforts to get rid of that threat by agreeing to take away sure rides and different sights. Then, when the Scott defendants have been advised to finish the present after Mr. Scott’s visitor performer completed performing, they did simply that — ending the present as directed.”
