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Travis Scott sued by family of teenager who died at Astroworld concert

Travis Scott is being sued by the family of a teenager who died following the rapper’s Astroworld concert, as they have accused him of “gross negligence” and “reckless disregard” for safety.

John Hilgert, 14, was the second youngest of the 10 victims who lost their lives after chaos broke out causing a crowd surge at the opening night of Travis’ Astroworld music festival in Houston, Texas on November 5.
And following his tragic passing, his family are suing the rapper, organisers Live Nation, and several others involved in the concert for $1 million, citing “gross negligence” and “reckless disregard” for people’s safety.

According to a report by People, John’s dad said in a statement: “The pain of our loss from our son John not making it home alive from an event such as this is intolerable. He was a beautiful young man who simply wanted to enjoy his first concert event with friends, whom he treasured spending time with more than anything else.”

The lawsuit filed by the family claims the defendants, including Travis, “failed in their duty to protect the health, safety and lives of those in attendance at the concert”.

The filing also claims to be seeking to hold the defendants accountable for “failure to provide adequate security personnel to implement crowd control measures, proper barricades, and failure to provide a sufficient amount of emergency medical support”. Meanwhile, a similar filing was previously made by Adam and Jennifer Cox, the parents of John’s friend who was injured at the concert.

Source: IOL

In other news – Nomzamo Mbatha hangs out with American TV host Oprah on thanksgiving – Video

Nomzamo Mbatha has been living it up in the States for well over a year right now so you can imagine her taste buds when Oprah Winfrey prepared a Thanksgiving meal solely dedicated to South African cuisine.

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Taking to Instagram the media personality, Oprah Winfrey shared that they had a pre-thanksgiving meal at their home with Nomzamo Mbatha and other women from Africa. Learn more