Travis Scott - report

American rapper, singer, and record producer (born 1991)

Jacques Bermon Webster II, better known by his stage name Travis Scott, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His stage name is the namesake of a favorite uncle combined with the first name of one of his inspirations, Kid Cudi.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Scott

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Significant news events for Travis Scott

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Deleted tweets from the rapper’s account appear to show that he “promoted letting in crowds that exceed capacity" - months before the deadly stampede. Travis apologized on Saturday but social media users criticized his remarks. The Highest In The Room hitmaker cancelled a performance in Las Vegas this week and it's not known when he'll return to the stage. At least 20 lawsuits have been filed targeting Travis Scott, Drake and LiveNation, which put on the concert.
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The 30-year-old rapper will no longer be performing his headline slot at the live music event set to take place at Las Vegas festival grounds this weekend. Sources told Variety that Scott was ‘too distraught to play’ after at least eight people died at the Houston, Texas, music festival. A stampede led to audience members being caught up in a crush on Friday while Scott performed on stage. Several attendees are already suing Scott, fellow rapper Drake and Live Nation.
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Kristian Paredes, 23, from Austin, Texas, filed the complaint obtained by DailyMail.com Sunday. He is now seeking over $1million for his bodily injuries, some of which he claims is permanent, and medical expenses. According to the complaint, special guest Drake 'came on stage alongside Travis Scott and helped incite the crowd' At least eight people died and hundreds were injured as the crowd surged at the festival on Friday night.
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Officials declared the Houston concert a "mass casualty incident" An estimated 50,000 people were in attendance at what the festival's website considered a sold-out show. Scott was nearly an hour into his performance Friday night when fans in the audience started to become increasingly unruly. The show was called off shortly after several people began suffering injuries.