Travis Scott Was Reportedly Paid Millions By Apple To Finish His Deadly Astroworld Concert

Question

Earlier this summer, Travis Scott was cleared of criminal wrongdoing relating to the tragic crowd crush that occurred during his Astroworld Festival in November 2021. The incident resulted in the untimely deaths of 10 fans and left numerous others injured. Now, recent developments shed light on a potential reason behind Scott's decision to continue performing amidst the chaos.

A report released by the Houston Police Department has brought to light a significant deal between Scott and tech giant Apple. The report outlines that Apple was set to pay Scott a staggering sum of $4.5 million under certain conditions, one of which was the completion of the concert.

Answer 1

The article does not specifically state that Travis Scott was paid millions of dollars to continue the show. Rather it alludes to a substantial amount of money that was paid, but still says that Travis Scott still may have and did know about what was going on in the audience.

https://houstonlanding.org/travis-scott-had-4-5-million-incentive-to-finish-astroworld-concert-police-report-says/ This article talks about how there was a contract and within it mandatory incentives that put 4.5 million dollars on the line. It is not confirmed however that Scott was aware of what was on here and for now has been confirmed.

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