Judge Declines to Dismiss Lawsuits Filed Against Rapper Travis Scott Over Deadly Astroworld Concert

Judge Declines to Dismiss Lawsuits Filed Against Rapper Travis Scott Over Deadly Astroworld Concert
Travis Scott performs at Astroworld Festival at NRG park in Houston on Nov. 5, 2021. Jamaal Ellis/Houston Chronicle via AP
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HOUSTON—A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge.

State District Judge Kristen Hawkins issued a one-page order denying Mr. Scott’s request that he and his touring and production company, XX Global, should be dropped from the case. The order was signed on Tuesday but made public on Wednesday.