Travis Scott’s Rep Slams Astroworld Victim’s Lawyer Over NYC Show Criticism

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The attorney for 10-year-old Ezra Blount’s family criticized Travis Scott after the rapper stopped an NYC concert to ensure a fan’s safety.

Travis Scott’s back on stage these days following the Astroworld Festival tragedy in Houston last November. 10 people died from compression asphyxia due to the crowd surging towards the front of the stage at the annual concert including 10-year-old Ezra Blount. The lawyer forBlount’s family recently put Scott on blast after footage emerged of the rapper pausing a show in NYC to ensure a fan’s safety.

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“He knows exactly how to keep his fans safe during a concert, but the problem with that is he didnt just learn about the fact that he has control over the entire crowd,” Blount’s attorney Alex Hillard said. “There are 10 people that would still be alive today, including young Ezra Blount, if Travis realized his responsibility as an artist goes further than just trying to rile up his crowds, and it reemphasizes the rule of if you see something say something.

In response, Scott’s rep called Hillard’s comments the “cynical height of hypocrisy.” The repsaid that Hillard’s criticism was a means of swaying the jury ahead of the trial.

“This is the despicable, cynical height of hypocrisy. Its beyond disappointing to see that in a desperate bid to influence potential jurors the plaintiffs legal team is criticalizing Travis for pausing Mondays Coney Island show to ensure that fans can have fun safely,” the rep told HipHopDX. This is exactly the wrong message to send to fans and to artists. And it completely ignores the fact that Travis also stopped his performance at Astroworld three different times.

We’ll keep you posted on any new developments in Travis Scott’s case.

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