Travis Scott to cover funeral costs of Astroworld victims

Travis Scott will cowl all funeral prices for the eight victims who died at his Astroworld Competition on Friday, in keeping with an announcement launched Monday by a consultant for the rapper and producer.

The Houston-born artist may even accomplice with BetterHelp to supply free psychological well being providers to all these affected by the tragedy.

“Travis stays in energetic conversations with the town of Houston, regulation enforcement and native first responders to respectfully and appropriately join with the people and households of these concerned,” the assertion reads. “These are the primary of many steps Travis plans on taking as part of his private vow to help these affected all through their grieving and restoration course of.”

Individually, organizers of Astroworld will present a full refund to all ticketholders — each those that attended Friday and people who held tickets for Saturday’s canceled occasions, a supply near the state of affairs informed CNN Monday.

CNN has reached out to competition promoter Stay Nation for details about the refund course of. In a separate assertion Monday, Stay Nation said the corporate is “engaged on methods to assist attendees, the households of victims, and workers” by offering psychological well being counseling and can assist with hospital prices.

Scott took to social media over the weekend and wrote, “I am completely devastated by what came about final night time. My prayers exit to the households and all these impacted by what occurred at Astroworld Competition.”

Scott’s accomplice, Kylie Jenner, was in attendance on the competition and likewise posted an announcement to say that each she and Scott didn’t know what was taking place within the crowd throughout the efficiency.

“I need to make it clear we weren’t conscious of any fatalities till the information got here out after the present and in no world would have continued filming or performing,” Jenner wrote.

Scott took the stage shortly after 9pm on Friday to carry out to 50,000 attendees. A few of these concertgoers described the occasion as traumatizing, with many witnesses saying they noticed lifeless our bodies being trampled amid the chaos. The primary reviews of accidents started at 9:30pm, with Scott persevering with to carry out till a bit after 10pm. He did cease acting at one level when an ambulance was seen driving into the group.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner informed CNN that the investigation is ongoing and is asking the neighborhood “to be thoughtful of the grieving households” and to “elevate them up in prayer.”