BREAKING: Travis Scott will not face criminal charges over deadly crowd rush.
The decision comes well over a year after the tragedy, where along with the 10 deaths, hundreds of others said they were injured after festival-goers rushed to the stage toward the beginning of Scott’s headlining set on November 5, 2021. Attendees said they were stuffed together during the set and struggled to breathe, and others were trampled amid the chaotic scene. Scott briefly paused his set before continuing the performance and finishing the show after about an hour.
While they aren’t facing criminal charges, Scott and promoters Live Nation and ScoreMore still face billions of dollars in potential damages over hundreds of civil claims alleging wrongful death, personal injuries, and negligence. Those have been wrapped into one large multidistrict litigation in Harris County.
Several attorneys representing plaintiffs in the civil trial either didn’t respond to requests for comment or declined requests citing an ongoing gag order that bars the attorneys from speaking about the case to the media. Scott has denied the allegations regarding his responsibility over the disaster, previously motioning for the suits to be dismissed. Festival promoters Live Nation and its subsidiary Scoremore also motioned to dismiss the suits.
Scott’s attorney Kent Schaffer told Reuters earlier Thursday that he didn’t expect for Scott to face charges. “Nothing Travis did or failed to do fits within the Texas criminal code,” he said.
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