The rapper Travis Scott won’t face legal expenses over a lethal crowd crush throughout his live performance, a Texas grand jury has determined.
Scott, 32, was performing on the Astroworld music competition in Houston, Texas, in 2021, when 10 folks have been killed in a crowd crush.
His lawyer, Kent Schaffer, confirmed {that a} grand jury had determined to not indict the rapper on any legal expenses stemming from the occasion.
“He never encouraged people to do anything that resulted in other people being hurt,” Schaffer stated, including that the choice is “a great relief”.
Police and federal officers have been investigating whether or not Scott, the live performance promoter Live Nation, and others had enough security measures in place.
Schaffer stated he feels sympathy for individuals who have been killed on the competition and their households. “But Travis is not responsible,” he stated. “Bringing criminal charges against him will not ease their pain.”
The rapper, whose actual identify is Jacques Bermon Webster, has two youngsters with Kylie Jenner. The Kardashians star and Scott formally renamed their son this week, 16 months after his start.
Scott had beforehand stated he did not know followers have been injured throughout the crush.
“It wasn’t until minutes until the press conference [after the show] until I figured out exactly what happened,” he informed radio star Charlamagne Tha God on his YouTube channel in 2021.
“Even after the show you are just hearing things but I did not know the exact details.
“And even at that second you are like, ‘wait, what?’ People cross out, issues occur at concert events, however one thing like that…”
Nine-year-old Ezra Blount was the youngest particular person to die from accidents suffered throughout the crush.
The others who died ranged in age from 14 to 27.
Some 300 folks have been handled on the competition website and 13 have been admitted to hospital.
Scott nonetheless faces a number of civil fits over the deaths and accidents.
Source: information.sky.com”