Report: Houston police chief spoke with Travis Scott about Astroworld crowd prior to performance

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The attorney for Travis Scott spoke out in defense of the rapper amid criticism for not stopping his Astroworld Festival performance as the crowd became dangerous and left eight people dead.  Many from the public to elected officials have noted that they believe it was Scott’s responsibility to stop the show and control the crowd in order to give first responders the space and resources they needed to help people after a crowd surge made the situation at the popular Houston concert dangerous. 

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner emphasized the department will hold someone accountable for the deaths that occurred at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival during a press conference Wednesday.  Finner gave updates regarding the ongoing investigation, including refuting the allegation that a security guard had been stabbed in the neck with a needle and likely injected with drugs.  The security guard told the Houston Police Department that he actually been hit in the head which left him

Travis Scott’s close relationship with the city of Houston as well as with Mayor Sylvester Turner and Police Chief Troy Finner have raised questions about the objectivity of the investigation into the deaths and injuries that occurred at the rapper’s Astroworld Festival over the weekend.  When Scott took the stage to perform on Nov. 5, a crowd surge led to hundreds of injuries and the deaths of eight people.

Travis Scott’s close relationship with the city of Houston as well as Mayor Sylvester Turner and Police Chief Troy Finner have raised questions about the objectivity of the investigation into the deaths and injuries that occurred at the rapper’s Astroworld Festival.  When Scott took the stage to perform on Nov. 5, a crowd surge led to hundreds of injuries and the deaths of eight people.

Travis Scott should have stopped his Astroworld show earlier to prevent the crowd surge that killed eight people.Speaking on NBC’s TODAY show, chief Samuel Pena explained that officials are beginning to get “some picture” of what could have caused last Friday’s (November 5) tragedy in Texas.“It seems as though the crowd began to try to push towards the front to get as close to the stage as they could when Mr Scott’s set began,” Pena explained.“And what was happening is the barricades that were

The city of Houston’s fire department chief is sharing his early thoughts and reactions to the Astroworld Festival tragedy that has devastated the city and concert-goers everywhere this week.

Drake is sharing his thoughts about the deadly tragedy that took place at Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival, sharing his condolences after eight people died and 300 were treated for injuries, following a crowd surge at the event.The singer made a surprise onstage appearance at NRG park in Houston on Friday during the opening night of the festival, before panic started among the crowd of 50,000 people.“I‘ve spent the past few days trying to wrap my mind around this devastating tragedy,”

Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena appeared on the "Today" show Tuesday where he updated the public on the investigation into the deaths at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival. During the interview, Pena seemingly blamed the rapper for not doing more to control the crowd from the stage.  "Look we all have a responsibility, everybody at that event has a responsibility, starting with the artist on down," he told Savannah Guthrie.

For the second time in as many days, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Piña pointed out failings on the part of rapper Travis Scott and concert promoter Live Nation at the Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday, where a tragic string of incidents claimed eight people’s lives and injured hundreds of others.

Houston police have confirmed that they expressed "concerns" to Travis Scott regarding his Astroworld event ahead of the music festival. The concert turned deadly when eight attendees died and more were injured as a crowd surge occurred while Scott was performing on stage.

Houston’s chief of police was evidently so concerned with the crowd early on at the Astroworld Festival on Friday night, that he personally went to rapper Travis Scott‘s trailer to share his worries.

Ireland Baldwin compared the negative attention Travis Scott is getting for the deadly Astroworld incident to her father, who received similar backlash for the accidental shooting on the set of "Rust."  Ireland took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to defend Scott from criticism blaming "misinformation" and "twisted cancel culture bulls---" for the heightened attention on him following the deaths of eight people at his music festival in Houston, Texas, on Friday.  According to The New York Post,

SZA is reacting to the tragedy that took place at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld concert.

More details of the deadly incident at a Houston music festival have been revealed. On Friday night, rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld was rocked by at least eight deaths and numerous injuries in what officials described as a surge of the crowd at Astroworld while the musician was performing.

Kylie Jenner is reportedly uninjured after attending the performance of boyfriend Travis Scott at the Astroworld Festival in Houston that left at least eight people dead with an estimated 300-plus attendees injured.