Rapper Travis Scott belongs behind bars says the filmmaker of a new documentary concerning the Astroworld tragedy, “Live performance Crush.”
“Travis Scott to me is a punk,” self-described “victim-driven” documentary filmmaker Charlie Minn tells Web page Six. “For my part, he’s a prison. Ten folks died. How will we get round that?”
4 hundred lawsuits in opposition to Scott, Reside Nation and others concerned in Astroworld have been mixed into one civil case representing nearly 2,800 victims. They’ve been accused of negligence.
Previous to the fits being mixed, each Scott and Reside Nation had denied allegations.
Scott’s November live performance led to 10 deaths — with victims ranging in age from 9 to 27 — and quite a few accidents when the gang surged.
“The rationale he deserves criticism and jail time, he knew there was an issue,” Minn claims. “He acknowledged an ambulance within the crowd. He seen folks handed out and stopped the present on three events. I’m not saying he knew folks have been useless, however he knew there was an issue. An ambulance will not be an ice cream truck.”
The doc is taking part in in choose theaters in Texas staring Friday for only one week. Additionally it is out there to stream on-line. It contains interviews with eight individuals who attended the live performance and who give eyewitness accounts of what occurred.
Minn says he’s attempting to provide victims a voice and tells us he hopes, “each live performance organizer and promoter makes use of Astroworld as a mannequin what to not do.”
“I don’t need to see one other individual get harm at a live performance once more,” he says. “Final time I checked you might be purported to go for enjoyable and to not battle in your life.”
A spokesperson for Scott informed Web page Six, “Mr. Scott has not seen the film. Nobody actually has.” The rep additionally blasted the movie as a “blatant piece of propaganda.”
A supply near Scott stated, “This film will not be a severe investigative piece,” and known as it “biased,” noting it was produced by a lawyer for the plaintiffs.
In line with Billboard, attorneys for Live Nation have raised issues to a choose about Minn’s movie, which is being produced with a lawyer for the victims, Ricardo Ramos.
“The involvement of plaintiffs’ legal professionals within the movie, and the publicity the filmmakers and producers try to generate for it, elevate important points about efforts to taint the jury pool,” legal professionals wrote in a letter to the choose overseeing the pageant lawsuit.
Minn tells us he was by no means contacted by Reside Nation.
Scott has stated he’s “devastated” and “heartbroken” over the catastrophe. He informed radio host Charlamagne Tha God that he did not hear screams.
In March, Scott launched Project HEAL, an initiative that goals to make occasions safer and shield youth.
Scott additionally beforehand informed Charlamagne: “Anytime you may hear one thing like that, you need to cease the present, you need to be sure followers get the correct consideration they want. And anytime I may see something like that, I did. I ended it like a pair instances to simply be sure all people was OK.”
He continued that as a result of lighting, pyrotechnics and the present’s sound, it may be arduous to inform what’s taking place whereas performing. “You possibly can solely assist what you may see and no matter you’re informed, at any time when they inform you to cease, you cease,” he stated.
Minn says Scott will not be the one one which ought to be held accountable.
“I need to make myself clear: I’m not simply blaming Travis Scott,” Minn tells us. “There’s loads of blame to go round… It’s nearly the six months anniversary, and nobody has been held accountable.”
Scott has been re-emerging into public life not too long ago. He has a efficiency scheduled for Might 7 at membership E11even in the course of the System One Grand Prix in Miami, and he’ll headline the Primavera Sound Pageant in South America.
He has additionally performed non-public occasions, including a Coachella bash — despite being cut from the official pageant line-up — and a pre-Oscar get together attended by the likes of Leo DiCaprio.
He additionally is featured on rapper Future’s observe, “Maintain That Warmth,” which got here out this weekend.
