Richard Mithoff, an attorney for the family of 14-year-old John Hilgert, also declined Scott's offer.
is not going to relieve the pain and suffering that they presently are experiencing,” Lyons said.
“Sadly, for my clients, a check from Travis Scott. Baig's family declined the offer, he said. Michael Lyons, an attorney for the family of 27-year-old Mirza “Danish” Baig, said he viewed the offer to pay for funeral costs partly as a public relations ploy by Scott to “soften people up” in the court of public opinion. Petrocelli did not immediately return a call or email seeking comment Tuesday. Scott must respect the fact that his pain and his devastation pale to Treston's, Ezra's mom, and the other victims.” Scott might meet - as there is also healing in that,” Hilliard said.
“And perhaps one day, once time allows some healing for the victims and acceptance of responsibility by Mr. In his reply, Robert Hilliard, an attorney representing Treston Blount in a lawsuit against Scott, the concert promoter and others, declined the offer, saying that while he believes Scott feels remorse, Scott must see “that he bears some of the responsibility for this tragedy.” Travis is committed to doing his part to help the families who have suffered and begin the long process of healing in the Houston community,” Petrocelli wrote. “Travis is devastated by the tragedy that occurred at the Astroworld Festival and grieves for the families whose loved ones died or were injured. Some 300 people were treated at the festival site and 13 were hospitalized. The others who died ranged in age from 14 to 27. Blount's privacy during his time of grieving.”Įzra was the youngest person to die from injuries suffered during Scott's concert at the sold-out festival on Nov. 24 to the attorneys for the family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, Petrocelli said Scott extended his “deepest sympathies and condolences” to Ezra's father, Treston Blount, and Scott had wanted to reach out personally “but does not wish to intrude on Mr. 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 Scott to pay for their loved ones' funeral costs.Īttorneys for the families of four of the victims said Tuesday that they received a letter from Scott's attorney, Daniel Petrocelli, in which the offer was made.
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