Travis Scott to cover funeral costs of Astroworld victims
The Houston-born artist can even accomplice with BetterHelp to offer free psychological well being companies to all these affected by the tragedy.
“Travis stays in energetic conversations with town of Houston, legislation 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 scenario instructed CNN Monday.
Scott’s accomplice, Kylie Jenner, was in attendance on the pageant and in addition posted a press release to say that each she and Scott didn’t know what was taking place within the crowd in the course of 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 instructed CNN that the investigation is ongoing and is asking the group “to be thoughtful of the grieving households” and to “elevate them up in prayer.”