Rapper Travis Scott has responded to the many Astroworld festival tragedy litigation, saying he does not believe he should be tied to litigation which is why he’s asking a judge to nix one of the lawsuits against him, TMZ reports.
According to the report by TMZ, the news outlet stated that in a filed legal document obtained by them, Travis Scott denied the claims against him by a guy named Jessie Garcia, who’s alleging he was in the crowd at the festival.
The rapper as being reported by TMZ, is asking that his suit in the Astroworld festival tragedy litigation, be dismissed with prejudice, specifically, as it pertains to TS himself, his company (Jack Enterprises) and his foundation/label (Cactus Jack).
Travis is issuing a “general denial,” which is a legal term in civil suits that allows one to submit one blanket response to all the allegations against them.
In other words, Travis is making clear that the deaths and injuries are not his responsibility, and he’s asking the judge to toss the suit against him and his entities.
TMZ in their report, also stated that sources with direct knowledge told them that rapper Travis Scott is planning to issue a similar response for every civil suit against him.
He might be able to do it in one fell swoop though, last week, there was a motion filed to combine all 275 cases that have been filed thus far into one “multi-district litigation,” which would consolidate many of the suits, the report added.
The reason for the ask is because a lot of the claims are eerily similar so just for efficiency, they’re asking one judge be assigned to the case. The court has yet to rule.