A festivalgoer at Astroworld has sued Travis Scott and Drake for over a million dollars, claiming the rappers ‘incited the crowd’ that left him ‘severely injured’ and eight others dead.
Kristian filed the complaint yesterday accusing the rappers, Live Nation Entertainment and Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation of negligence.
According to the complaint, special guest Drake ‘came on stage alongside Travis Scott and helped incite the crowd.’
He accuses Drake of continuing to perform with Travis Scott ‘as the crowd became out of control’ and ‘while the crowd mayhem continued.’
Kristian is now seeking over $1million for his bodily injuries, some of which he claims is permanent, as well as to cover medical expenses.
Scott, who said he was ‘devastated’ about the deaths and couldn’t ‘imagine anything like this happening,’ has been convicted twice for encouraging fans to jump security barriers and rush the stage at previous concerts.
The filing states that The crowd became chaotic and a stampede began leaving eight dead and dozens including Kristian Paredes severely injured.
It adds that Many begged security guards hired by Live Nation Entertainment for help, but were ignored.