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Drake Spent $1 Million at a Houston Strip Club Day After Astroworld Tragedy: Report
In the hours following the tragic events at Astroworld, Drake hosted an after-party at Dave and Buster’s, and then spent $1 million dollars at a strip club. According to social media posts from associates of the Toronto rapper, Drake hit the Houston strip club Area 29 on Saturday night (via blogTO). In one video posted by DJ Akademiks, a group of female dancers are heard saying, “Thanks, Drake!” Advertisement Related Video In another video posted by Area 29, dollar bills are seen on the floor of the venue. “2 floors covered with money and EVERY DANCER who worked last night went home happy,” reads the accompanying caption. Area 29 also thanked Drake in a since deleted post. Drake served as a special guests during Travis Scott’s ill-fated Astroworld performance. He addressed the tragedy in a...
Travis Scott & Reps Issue New Statement On Astroworld Fest, 9th Victim Dies
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty The aftermath of the tragic events at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival last week has led to the ninth person who suffered injuries in the crowd dying, and the rapper and his team issuing a new statement of support for the families. Bharti Shahani, a 22-year old student at Texas A&M University, died on Thursday night (November 11th) as a result of injuries she sustained during the crowd surge at the concert event. She was separated from her sister and cousin who also attended the festival with her, and was pronounced brain dead after reportedly suffering several heart attacks and even being dropped on her head while being rushed out by first responders as reported by TMZ. An attorney representing Shahani’s family broke the news to t...
Ninth Person Dies From Astroworld Injuries
Bharti Shahani has died due to her injuries from attending Travis Scott‘s Astroworld Festival, reported by The Associated Press and KTRK. She is the ninth person to die following the events that transpired last Friday. The 22-year-old Texas A&M University student died on Wednesday night at the Houston Methodist Hospital, where she reportedly did not show brain activity. She is the ninth person who has died from the “mass casualty” event, her family’s lawyer James Lassiter said. According to KTRK, Shanhani attended the festival with her sister Namrata Shahani and her cousin Mohit Bellani, and all of them were separated during the massive crowd surge. “Once one person fell, people started toppling like dominos. It was like a sinkhole. People were falling on top of each other,” Bellani to...
Astroworld Security Guard Recants Story That He Was Pricked in the Neck with Drugs
The Astroworld security guard who previously claimed he was pricked in the neck with drugs during Friday’s mayhem has walked back his story. During a press conference held in the immediate aftermath of Astroworld, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner acknowledged a report that an unknown individual may have injected other people with drugs. “We do have a report of a security officer… who was reaching over to restrain a citizen and he felt a prick in his neck,” Chief Finner said at the time. “He went unconscious and they administered Narcan and he was revived. The medical staff did notice a prick that was similar to if somebody was trying to inject.” However, after following up with the security guard in question, detectives were told a different story. Advertisement Related Video “We did locat...
Drake Issues Statement After Astroworld Festival Tragedy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brandon Bell / Getty The events at last weekend’s Astroworld Festival that left eight people dead and several others injured still looms heavy in the minds of many. After Astroworld organizer Travis Scott addressed social media, Drake followed suit and issued a statement of his own. The Canadian superstar joined Scott on stage last Friday (November 5), at Houston’s NRG Park in a surprise moment of the festival. While Drake’s appearance doesn’t appear to be the lone factor in the crowd surge, it may have been a contributing factor. Variety shared in its reporting that Scott’s arrival on stage and a corresponding clock with a countdown meter may have agitated the crowd along with Scott’s typical high energy performance stirring up even more of a frenzy. “I’...
Travis Scott Went to Dave and Buster’s Following Astroworld Performance
After wrapping up his performance at Astroworld, Travis Scott attended an after-party at a Houston-area Dave and Buster’s. The party was apparently hosted by Drake, who had appeared as a surprise guest during Scott’s Astroworld performance earlier in the evening on Friday. In a statement to TMZ, a representative for Scott said he “didn’t know the severity of the situation when he arrived at the party.” Upon learning that eight people had died and hundreds of others were injured, Scott “immediately” left the party. Advertisement Related Video Scott’s representative added that “no one including the police had publicly confirmed the gravity of the events that had taken place” prior to Scott leaving the festival grounds. While that may be true, there’s no disputing Scott was aware that somethi...
Latest Astroworld Lawsuit Filed by Family of 9-Year-Old Boy ‘Trampled’ at Festival
“This young child and his family will face life-altering trauma from this day forward, a reality that nobody expects when they buy concert tickets,” said Benjamin Crump, the family’s attorney, in a statement. “Concerts and music festivals such as this are meant to be a safe place for people of all ages to enjoy music in a controlled environment. None of that was true about the Astroworld Festival.” In addition to Scott, the lawsuit also named promotors Live Nation and ScoreMore as defendants, as well as many others involved in planning and operating Astroworld. Friday’s deadly crush occurred during the first night of a two-day festival attended by more than 50,000 people at Houston’s NRG Park stadium complex. Witnesses report thousands of fans pressing toward the stage, causing a panicked ...
Nine-Year-Old Boy Injured at Astroworld Remains in Coma, Family Sues Festival
The family of a nine-year-old boy who was seriously injured at Astroworld Festival is the plaintiff in the latest lawsuit filed against Travis Scott and Live Nation. Ezra Blount was sitting on his father’s shoulders during Scott’s headlining set on Friday night when the two suddenly found themselves trapped in a crowd surge. During the chaos, Blount’s father passed out and his son fell to the ground, where he was “kicked, stepped on, and trampled, and nearly crushed to death,” according to the lawsuit. Blount sustained severe injuries to his liver, kidney, and brain, which caused him to go into cardiac arrest. Doctors put the boy into a coma to minimize brain and heart function so the swelling can go down. Advertisement Related Video Immediately following the festival, Blount’s whereabouts...
Travis Scott and Live Nation Sued By Family of 9-Year-Old ‘Fighting For His Life’ From Astroworld Injuries
The family of nine-year-old Ezra Blount, an Astroworld attendee, is suing Travis Scott and Live Nation as their child is suffering from brain, lung, liver, and kidney damage, and is in a medically induced coma following what transpired last Friday. In paperwork obtained by SPIN, the suit was filed by attorney Ben Crump, following the tragedy that took place during the Friday night concert in Houston last weekend. Ezra was on his father Treston Blount’s shoulders when the deadly crowd surge started at the beginning of Scott’s set at 9 pm., and the two became trapped. According to the lawsuit, Blount was “kicked, stepped on, and trampled” and his severe injuries will alter his “ability to grow and thrive.” The suit blames Blount’s injuries on Scott, Live Nation, and other entities, saying th...
Travis Scott Reportedly “Too Distraught To Play” At Upcoming Day N Vegas Festival
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty If you’re a rager and hoped to see Travis Scott at the upcoming Day N Vegas music festival, this news won’t sit well with you. Variety exclusively reports Travis Scott will not be performing at the upcoming Day N Vegas music festival. The “Goosebumps” rapper was scheduled to headline the event at Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, November 13, a week after the tragic events that went down at his Astrowold festival. Related Stories The website cites a source that revealed Scott is “too distraught to play” and will be giving all attendees who attended the festival held at NRG Park in Scott’s hometown of Houston a full refund. The country is still processing the tragedy that saw eight attendees between the ages of 14 and 27 lose their ...
Travis Scott Offers to Pay Funeral Expenses for Astroworld Victims
Travis Scott has offered to cover the funeral expenses for the eight people killed at his Astroworld Festival last Friday. Additionally, Scott has partnered with BetterHelp to provide one month of free therapy to those impacted by the tragedy. The deceased included two children, aged 14 and 16, respectively. Among the other victims were a 20 year old, two 21 year olds, two 23 year olds, and a 27 year old. Twenty-three people were transported to local hospitals, including 11 who were in cardiac arrest. An additional 300 people were treated at a field hospital set up on the festival grounds. Advertisement Related Video Scott’s gesture comes as he begins to face an onslaught of lawsuits from attendees of Astroworld Festival. As of Monday afternoon, at least 14 lawsuits have been filed against...
Lawsuit Filed Against Travis Scott Over Astroworld Festival Tragedy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty The fallout from the tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival this past weekend has resulted in a lawsuit being brought against him as well as Drake and Live Nation among others. Kristian Paredes, who attended the concert in Houston, Texas on Friday (November 5) where the calamitous crowd caused a stampede that crushed and injured many and killed eight people, filed the lawsuit against the rappers in addition to Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation. His legal representatives, the Thomas J. Henry Law Firm confirmed the first reporting of the litigation by the Daily Mail via Twitter. Related Stories Paredes is reportedly seeking at least $1 million in damages in the suit. He alleges that h...
