Drake Dismissed From Astroworld Lawsuit
Drake has been officially dismissed from the Astroworld lawsuit. In 2021, 10 people were killed at Travis Scott’s festival in his home city of Houston. Drake was a surprise guest at the festival and performed with Travis towards the end of the event.
Following the deadly tragedy, the families of the victims who were killed and the hundreds of fans who were injured during the crowd surge. A group of attendees sued Drake, Scott, Live Nation, Apple Music, and others who were attached to the festival.
District Judge Kristen Hawkins dismissed Drake, seven companies, and individual people who had been sued, according to ABC. Companies such as Apple Music, which live-streamed the event, were not dismissed.
Travis Scott Dismissed Of Criminal Charges In Astroworld Lawsuit
Scott was dismissed of criminal charges in the deaths of fans ranging from ages 9 to 27 at the 2021 festival.
“It is tragic that ten innocent people were killed while trying to enjoy an evening of music and entertainment, something many of us do routinely and without a second thought to our safety. But a tragedy isn’t always a crime, and not every death is a homicide,” District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a statement per NBC News last year. “This grand jury’s determination has no impact on the many civil lawsuits pending.”
Since being dismissed from the criminal charges, Scott’s legal team, led by litigator Daniel Petrocelli, is arguing that the safety of fans at concerts is “not the job of performing artists,” per Billboard.
“Like any other adrenaline-inducing diversion, music festivals must balance exhilaration with safety and security—but that balance is not the job of performing artists, even those involved in promoting and marketing performances,” Petrocelli wrote. “Which only makes sense: Performing artists, even those who engage in certain promotional activities, have no inherent expertise or specialized knowledge in concert safety measures, venue security protocols, or site-design.”
Petrocelli continued: “When, during festival planning, concerns arose about the risk of a stampede occurring in the festival site, the Scott defendants supported festival organizers’ efforts to eliminate that risk by agreeing to remove certain rides and other attractions at the site. Then, when the Scott defendants were told to end the show after Mr. Scott’s guest performer finished performing, they did just that—ending the show as directed.”
Scott spoke out about the tragedy a month following the incident.
“It gets so hard because, you know, I always feel connected with my fans,” he told Charlamagne Tha God at the time. “I went through something and I feel like fans went through something and people’s parents went through something. And it really hurts.”
The first trial of the civil lawsuits is scheduled for May 6.
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