Blame Game Continues as Lawsuits Pile up in Aftermath of The Travis Scott Astroworld Festival Fiasco

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Blame Game Continues as Lawsuits Pile up in Aftermath of The Travis Scott Astroworld Festival Fiasco

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent HOUSTON (NNPA) - Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival now has led to 9 deaths and multiple lawsuits. But the ill-fated event […]

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