"Committed to Working with the Community in Houston to Help Recover and Support Families":
Travis Scott, the rapper who organized the Texas festival in which eight people were crushed to death, last night (Saturday) commented on the tragic events for the first time on his Twitter account.
The response came 14 hours after the disaster and after much public pressure.
Scott, the partner of Kylie Jenner Jenner who was at the scene with their daughters, tweeted: "I'm just devastated by what happened last night. My prayers are with the families and all those people who were hurt by what happened at the Asterworld Festival. The Houston Police Department has my full support The tragic. "
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- TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) November 6, 2021
Scott added: "I am committed to working with the community in Houston to help the families recover and support. Thank you to the Houston Police Department and the park management for the immediate response and support. Love you all."
According to reports and documentation from various sources circulated on the networks, Scott continued to appear ostensibly even when he was already aware of the disaster beginning to materialize, including while the ambulance had already arrived at the scene.
On the other hand, the rapper's fans claim that he stopped the show several times and even directed the medical staffs instead to treat the injured and the celebrants who got into trouble.
Before the show ended, Scott still managed to host rapper Drake on stage, which reportedly only increased the urge that focused mainly on the front of the stage and apparently intensified the dimensions of the disaster.
The scene of the disaster at the Texas festival, Photo: EP
The festival's production company was also criticized for its real-time conduct and preparation prior to the event, including the fact that there were not sufficiently skilled emergency and medical forces on site.
"Our hearts go out to the families of the Asterworld Festival tonight (Friday; A.H.) especially those we lost and their loved ones," wrote sources from the online production.
"We are focusing on helping local authorities in any way we can and the event on Saturday will not take place," we updated on the cancellation of performances on the second day of the festival.
Kylie Jenner's story that caused a stir
I know it's not her fault, but Kylie Jenner storying this video at #ASTROWORLDFest as a literal EMT car rolls thru the crowd as the show continues on is so incredibly dystopian pic.twitter.com/7Dx6t0Tqzp
- Emily (@emilybernay) November 6, 2021
In the hours since the disaster, in which hundreds of people were injured, the network has been filled with thousands of tweets and posts that provided evidence from the scene including harsh videos, including a video in which Jenner records in her story an ambulance that was on the scene.
The surfers flooded the network demanding an official response from Scott about the disaster, but when it arrived as stated after 14 hours, the rage seemed to only increase.
"Their blood is on their hands, yours," "This is the worst apology in history. See that it is not he who wrote but his PR," tweeted surfers and others demanded: "Donate the proceeds to the families of the victims and care for the wounded."