Apparently this A list rapper is still not off the hook criminally for what happened last month.

Travis Scott

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Travis Scott isn’t likely to face criminal charges after the deadly chaos at his Astroworld Festival, according to legal experts

Legal experts told Insider it’s unlikely Travis Scott will face any criminal charges related to the deadly stampede at his Astroworld concert in Houston, but he could be held liable in civil lawsuits.

Eight people died and hundreds more were injured at the sold-out concert Friday after a crowd of around 50,000 people surged toward the stage while Scott was performing. The family of at least one victim of the violence has filed a lawsuit against Scott and other organizers of the event.

Dmitry Shakhnevich, an adjunct assistant professor at the John Jay School of Criminal Justice, said chances that Scott faces any criminal charges related to the concert are “slim.”

“Generally speaking, in order to face criminal liability you need some degree of intent — or at the very least — [a] gross level of negligence,” Shakhnevich told Insider.

Scott has previously pleaded guilty to concert-related charges. In 2017 he pleaded guilty to inciting a riot at a concert in Bentonville, Arkansas, and in 2017 he pleaded guilty to reckless conduct at Lollapalooza. At the previous concerts, police alleged that Scott encouraged fans to bypass security protocols and rush toward the stages. – Source


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