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“#Travis Scott Gives First Astroworld Tragedy Interview — Insists He Didn\u2019t Know About Issues Until After Performing
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\nTravis Scott<\/strong> is finally speaking out at length about the awful Astroworld Festival Tragedy<\/strong> that occurred just over a month ago in Houston.<\/p>\n

The rapp<\/a>er, a native of that city who had been headlining his own festival when the crowd rush occurred, sat down with Charlamagne Tha God<\/strong> and spoke for nearly an hour about the awful situation. The interview doesn\u2019t exactly mark Travis\u2019 first public comments about the incident, as he took to social media<\/a> the very next day following the concert, but it\u2019s still interesting to hear how Kylie Jenner<\/strong>\u2018s baby daddy is addressing the backlash following 10 deaths and hundreds of injuries.<\/p>\n

Related: Travis Scott Legally Responds To Astroworld Lawsuits With A Surprising Legal Filing<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his long discussion with Charlamagne, posted to the media personality\u2019s personal\u00a0YouTube<\/strong> channel, Scott opened up about what he claims he knew regarding the crowd surge, injuries, and deaths \u2014 and when he knew it. Explaining that things were in flux the entire night even after injuries were reported, he shared he was ignorant of how bad things had gotten until after the end of his set, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know the exact details until minutes before the press conference [after my set]. And even at that moment you\u2019re like, \u2018wait, what?\u2019\u00a0People pass out, things happen at concerts, but something like that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The rapper wasn\u2019t done there, further claiming that he did\u00a0not<\/em> hear any warnings or distress from those in the crowd who were trying to get him to stop the show and assess the situation. The performer, real name\u00a0Jacques Bermon Webster<\/strong>, went on to add:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so crazy because I\u2019m that artist too \u2014 anytime you can hear something like that, you want to stop the show. You want to make sure fans get the proper attention they need. Anytime I could see anything like that, I did. I stopped it a couple times to just make sure everybody was OK. And I really just go off the fans\u2019 energy as a collective \u2014 call and response. I just didn\u2019t hear that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hmmm\u2026 knowing Scott\u2019s verifiable history, is any of that really true? Besides, it\u2019s eyebrow-raising to hear him claim he first learned of issues at the press conference after his set \u2014 only to go and party with Drake<\/strong> at a local\u00a0Dave & Buster\u2019s<\/strong> in the hours after that. Partying after claiming you already learned that people were severely injured (and worse) at the concert is\u2026 a choice<\/em>. Ugh.<\/p>\n

Related: Family Of 9-Year-Old Killed At Astroworld Tragedy Declines Travis\u2019 Offer To Pay Funeral Expenses<\/strong><\/p>\n

He stuck by his initial claim, though, saying that the music, lights, and pyrotechnic elements from the stage prevented him from understanding what was going on in the crowd. Stormi Webster<\/strong>\u2018s father added:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can only help what you can see and whatever you\u2019re told, whenever they tell you to stop, you stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

One of the most interesting parts of the interview is when Charlamagne pressed the performer on the controversial \u201craging\u201d culture that has long been known to happen at his shows. Scott pushed back on any insinuation that the raging culture was responsible for the tragedy, explaining:<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s something I\u2019ve been working on for a while, is creating these experiences and trying to show these experiences are happening in a safe environment. As artists, we trust professionals for when things happen that people can leave safely. And this night was just like a regular show, it felt like to me, as far as the energy. It didn\u2019t feel like, you know\u2026 people didn\u2019t show up there just to be harmful. People just showed up to have a good time and then something unfortunate happened and I think we really just got to figure out what that was.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And Travis continued, adding more:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Raging,\u2019 there\u2019s not a textbook definition. But in concerts we\u2019ve grown it to be just the experience of fun. It\u2019s not about just, harm. It\u2019s not about that. It\u2019s about letting go and having fun, help others and love each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hmm\u2026 That\u2019s a far cry from what the 30-year-old has said about raging in the past.<\/p>\n

You can see the whole interview here:<\/p>\n