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SZA Addresses Astroworld Incident After Fan Passes Out
Recently, SZA paused a concert to address a passed-out fan and the Astroworld incident.
Due to dehydration, a fan passed out, and SZA ordered the stagehands to bring more water. In the meantime, she addressed the deaths at the Astroworld concert.
“Some may think ‘Hey, people pass out all the time, blah, blah, blah,’ but people don’t die at concerts all the time,” the rapper stated in a Tik Tok.
SZA performed at Astroworld before the tragedy and performed with Travis Scott at a Houston concert.
The Astroworld Incident and SZA
Astroworld makeshift memorial. Source: REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare
SZA performed at Astroworld before the tragedy and performed with Travis Scott at a Houston concert.
November 5, Travis Scott performed at Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, where a crowd surge occurred. Attendees stampeded away from the concert, trampling over awake and passed-out fans. In the stampede, a total of nine fans died, and medics sent seventeen to the hospital. Houston officers are unaware of what started the riot, but they are still investigating.
As for Scott, he has released an apology video and a tweet addressing the tragedy. He states that he didn’t notice what was happening, but it’s unclear whether that’s true or false.
Scott has also asked impacted families to contact him through email. The rapper will pay for the victims’ funeral costs and has even partnered with BetterHelp to help those traumatized.
Since the event, attendees have bombarded Scott with lawsuits, reaching more than ninety. However, experts claim that Astroworld organizers “weren’t prepared” for the large crowd.
Astroworld’s Lastest Victim
The most recent Astroworld victim was nine-year-old Ezra Blount, reaching ten on the death count. Ezra became a fan after seeing Travis Scott in Fortnite and attended the festival. He and his father were in the crowd crush where fans trampled Blount and knocked his father unconscious.
This photo provided by Ezra’s father shows Ezra Blount posing outside the Astroworld music festival in Houston. Source: AP
The boy was in a medically-induced coma until November 14, when he passed.
“Our city tonight prays for his mom, dad, grandparents, other family members, and classmates at this time,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced. “They will need all of our support in the months and years to come. May God give them strength.”
After this tragedy, Texas governor Greg Abbott looks to better concert safety with a task force to handle it.
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