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Families turn down Travis Scott offer to pay for funerals
Headline from Lebanon Express, on the newest of 2 developments
HOUSTON (AP) — Several families of the 10 people who died from injuries in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld festival have turned down an offer by headliner Travis
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Travis Scott's offer to pay for 9-year-old Astroworld victim's funeral denied by family
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Families turn down Travis Scott offer to pay for funerals
Ezra Blount, 9, is the youngest victim to have died in the Astroworld tragedy—and the boy's family has rejected Travis Scott's offer to cover funeral costs.
The family declined the offer, asking for Travis Scott to "respect" that his "devastation" over the tragedy does not compare to the loss of the family’s 9-year-old son.
HOUSTON (AP) — Several families of the 10 people who died from injuries in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld festival have turned down an offer by headliner Travis
“If you gave a shit about these families, you wouldn’t have to put out a press release for everyone to see,” one victim’s attorney says of Scott’s offer to pay for funerals…
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Rapper Travis Scott said he would pay the funeral costs of the people who died in a crowd crush at his Astroworld Festival in Houston — but the youngest victim’s family says it’s declining his offer. The death toll from the November 5 concert now stands at 10, and dozens of
The family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount -- the youngest victim who died as a result of Travis Scott's November 5 performance at Astroworld Music Festival in Houston, Texas -- has rejected the rapper's offer to pay for Blount's funeral expenses.
Several other families have joined the family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount in rejecting the offer, saying they want to see Scott held accountable in other ways.
