Travis Scott denies the charges, including negligence, in the lawsuits brought against him over the Astroworld Festival tragedy, according to court documents filed by Scott’s attorneys and obtained by CNN.
More than 140 lawsuits were filed in the tragedy that left 10 people dead, CNN previously reported. Most of the defendants said that the defendants were negligent and stood out to make a huge amount of money from the concert.
A spokesman for Travis Scott provided CNN with “answers” documents filed Monday on behalf of the star rapper and his record label, Cactus Jack Records, in response to allegations in six cases to sue. All six filings deny the allegations.
“Defendants generally deny the charges brought,” the court documents stated, which required the dismissal of biased claims, meaning they could not be brought to court again. .
The family of Bharti Shahani, a 22-year-old college student who died at the festival, and those representing Joseph Ferguson, who attended the festival, have criticized the court filing.
Houston attorney James Lassiter, who is representing Shahani and several other festivalgoers who were seriously injured, said: “Travis Scott’s attempt to shirk responsibility for creating a deadly situation created a deadly situation. which his fans can’t get out of is shameful and sad.
“While he continues to use social media to present a public image of someone grieving the catastrophic loss his actions have caused, he is quietly paying for the law. famous monk to argue that his victims deserve nothing more than symbolic help with funeral expenses.”
Scott has said that he will pay funeral expenses for those who have died in the love of the crowd during the concert.
Benny Agosto Jr., who represents Ferguson, said it would be “very early at this stage” to file for dismissal. Agosto is one of many lawyers who filed a motion in the Texas Supreme Court on Friday to consolidate the cases of the Astroworld Festival victims into one.
In a statement released shortly after the tragedy, Scott said he was “devastated” by what happened.
The Astroworld festival turned deadly as concertgoers were crushed, trampled and struggled to breathe as packed crowds flooded an outdoor stage as Scott, a frontman, began performing. on November 5th.
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