The latest lawsuit filed over the deadly Astroworld tragedy is seeking at least $750 million from a long list of defendants including Travis Scott, Drake, Apple, Live Nation – even Britney Spears’ former management company Tri Star Sports & Entertainment.
The Texas complaint filed Tuesday against Tri Star boss Lou Taylor includes an image of Taylor taking a photo of Scott, one her clients, in the filing. The filing contained an image of Taylor posing for a photo with Scott, one of her clients. A member of #FreeBritney tweeted this messageNov. 6, one day after the Houston crowd-control tragedy that left 10 people dead,
Tri Star’s lawyer declined to comment on the matter when Tri Star was reached by Rolling StoneOn Wednesday
Tony Buzbee of Texas was the one who filed the complaint for more than 125 plaintiffs. Rolling StoneHe believes in all the defendants “ignored”A series of red flags should be raised, and the responsible party should be held accountable.
“When people say, ‘Tony, How can you sue Apple TV, the record labels and these other peripheral entities?’ Well I would suggest they threw in with this. They were promoting this, encouraging this and profiting from this,”He said. “It’s profits over people. And if the show doesn’t go on, people don’t get paid.”
He stated that no one was. “incentivized to stop this show,”From the permitting process to the last song onstage, so much was at stake.
“I guarantee you, had the crowd attacked the stage or interfered with the performers themselves, oh my goodness, they would have called in every police officer within a hundred miles. But as long as the performers weren’t in any kind of jeopardy, who gives a shit about the people in the crowd, I guess, was the attitude. And it can’t be like that,”He said.
The new lawsuit is being brought by the parents of victim Axel Acosta, who are leading plaintiffs. Acosta, 21-year-old, died in concert on Nov. 5, after he had been injured. “crushed by the incited, unruly and out-of-control crowd with such force that he could no longer breathe,”The paperwork says so.
The suit, which also includes gross negligence, details the timeline that NRG Park’s concert was accused of having problems with. “mobs”There were many reports of concertgoers pushing through 10-foot fences, jumping barsricades, and breaking checkpoints throughout the day. Reports of people suffering from crush injuries or difficulty breathing began to pour in shortly after Scott took the stage at nine o’clock. Even after a “mass-casualty event”Houston Police declared the show canceled at 9:38 pm. Scott performed for the Houston Police. “another 40 minutes, even introducing and performing with [Drake],”The paperwork says so.
Scott, whose legal name was Jacques Webster has stated that he didn’t know people were suffocating among the crowd. In an Instagram message, the rapper stated that he had no idea people were being suffocating. “could just never imagine the severity of the situation.”Kylie Jenner (wife of Stormi), also released a statement, stating that Scott and her were in a relationship. “broken and devastated.”
Drake himself posted an Instagram statement calling the deadly concert “a” “devastating tragedy.”
“I hate resorting to this platform to express an emotion as delicate as grief but this is where I find myself,” Drake wrote. “My heart is broken for the families and friends of those who lost their lives and for anyone who is suffering. I will continue to pray for all of them, and will be of service in any way I can, May God be with you all.”
Dozens of other Astroworld lawsuits have been filed in Harris County District Court in Texas, including one by the father of Ezra Blount, the 9-year-old boy trampled at the concert who lingered in a coma for days before he died Sunday in a children’s hospital. Buzbee indicated that he anticipates the cases being consolidated in Houston by a Texas Supreme Court appointed judge within the next 60-days.