The lawsuit argues poor planning and safety code violations led to a disastrous crowd-surge that killed 10 and injured hundreds back in 2021.
Drake dismissed from massive lawsuit filed on behalf of concertgoers killed during Astroworld Festival
Attorneys for Scott, whose real name is Jacques Bermon Webster II and is also known as “Cactus Jack,” write in the motion to dismiss that he is a performer and had no role in providing security or crowd management for the festival. “Performers are not expected to render special protection to the audience, nor to safeguard them from the rest of the crowd,” the motion said. “Performing artists, even those who engage in certain promotional activities, have no inherent expertise or specialized knowledge in concert safety measures.”by performing one final song because it was feared that an abrupt ending could have led to riots, panic, and chaos in the crowd.
“Thus, due care also required taking the time to end the show properly, so that the crowd would feel satisfied and leave peacefully,” according to the document. After an investigation by Houston police, no charges were filed against Scott and a grand jury declined to indict him and five other people on any criminal counts related to the deadly concert., which an expert likened to being crushed by a car.
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