Rapper Travis Scott in a recent interview said that he didn't know that fans had died at his Astroworld festival in Houston until after his performance.
"It wasn't really until minutes before the press conference until I figured out exactly what happened. Even after the show, you're just kind of hearing things, but I didn't know the exact details until minutes before the press conference," Scott said.
He said he paused the performance a couple of times, but he couldn't hear fans screaming for help.
Scott was the headliner and creator of the Astroworld festival held on November 5, where 50,000 people were in the audience. Scott’s set turned deadly as fans surged toward the stage.
The youngest victim was 9-year-old Ezra Blount. The others who died ranged in age from 14 to 27. Some 300 people were injured and treated at the festival site and 25 were taken to hospitals.
More than 300 lawsuits have been filed so far in Houston and will be consolidated and handled by one judge.
Scott said that he wants to know more about what caused the deaths and be a leader in finding ways to prevent similar tragedies from happening at other live events.
“I have a responsibility to figure out what happened here. I have a responsibility to figure out the solution,” he said.