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In this clip, Vlad asked Boosie about his comments on Tekashi 6ix9ine being beaten inside of a gym. Boosie explained that he thought the situation was hilarious, and he stated that “there’s no rewards for the real.” Boosie added that he would love to give the guys behind the attack $1,000- which he left with Vlad after it was revealed that Vlad knows someone with direct contact to one of the men. Boosie then clarified that it has nothing to do with Tekashi.

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Ja Morant was suspended for at least 2 games by the Memphis Grizzlies after he appeared to brandish a gun at a Denver-area club in a social media video over the weekend after a game against the Nuggets. But, the star guard could potentially end up serving a much longer suspension if it turns out that he brought the gun on team premises. That includes Memphis' plane, bus or locker room.

The league & Colorado police have launched investigations into the situation & the NBA could ultimately decide to fine Morant, or hit him with a lengthy suspension if he's found guilty of wrongdoing. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBA & NBPA states explicitly that a player is prohibited from carrying a firearm while traveling on any league-related business. So the question becomes: Did Morant have the gun on team premises? That's likely exactly what the league is looking into at this point.

The Commissioner shall have the power to suspend for a definite or indefinite period, or to impose a fine not exceeding $1,000,000, or inflict both such suspension & fine upon any person who, in his opinion, shall have been guilty of conduct prejudicial or detrimental to the Association.

So basically, if Morant is found guilty of violating the CBA, it will be up to commissioner Adam Silver to hand down a punishment. At that point he can choose to fine Morant up to $1 million, and/or serve a suspension. There isn't an established suspension length for the situation, so if Morant is suspended by the league, the length will be at Silver's discretion.

After he was suspended by the Grizzlies, Morant -- who has been involved in a string of off-court incidents in recent months -- released a statement apologizing to those he impacted & vowing to get help.

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Source: CBS Sports

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The man charged with murder in the death of Migos rapper Takeoff appeared back in a Houston courtroom on Tuesday morning as his attorneys continue to fight for lower bond.

Patrick Clark, 33, is charged with murder for the deadly shooting of Kirsnick Khari Ball, known professionally as Takeoff.

Clark is being held on a $1 million bond, but he could be out of custody within 24 to 48 hours if his attorneys complete a few more requests coming from Judge Josh Hill.

His bond was originally set at $2 million, but a judge granted a request to reduce the amount during his last court appearance. However, Clark's defense attorney still says the amount is too high & thinks something around $300,000 is more appropriate.

If Hill lowers Clark's bond to that amount, he is expected to be released.

Clark's attorney said the suspect's family is willing to put up their Houston-area home as collateral in order to bond him out of jail. In addition, the whole family will co-sign a bond issued by a bondsman if lowered, which Mark Metze, a bail bondsman, said the family has already taken care of.

Meanwhile, prosecutors are concerned that Clark isn't being up front about all his financial assets. They think he has much more money than he claims.

The judge asked Clark to turn in his passport card & also would like to assign him GPS monitoring through a specific bond company that would immediately notify if bond conditions are violated.

Hill said he believes Clark may be a flight risk & requested a deep dive into the suspect's personal finances. He wants to understand why Clark cannot post bond, yet was recorded on a jail phone call saying the $2 million was doable.

Takeoff was shot to death in the early morning hours of Nov. 1 outside a bowling alley in downtown Houston. Police said he was in a crowd of people & an innocent bystander near an argument over a dice game.

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The man charged with the murder of Migos rapper Takeoff is out of jail on a $1 million bond.

Records show Patrick Clark made bond on Wednesday.

This comes after Clark's defense team tried to have his bond lowered to $300,000, saying the suspect could not come up with the cash to get out.

Initially, Clark's bond was set at $2 million, but Judge Josh Hill agreed to lower it to $1 million. Hill ruled that previous statements made by Clark indicated that he could pay a $1 million bail & that there are bail bond companies that would take on that risk.

For that reason, the judge denied the request to lower the bond to $300,000, keeping it at $1 million.

Prosecutors previously raised concerns that Clark wasn't being upfront about all his financial assets. They said he works as a local DJ & strip club promotor & deals largely in cash, so it's hard to determine how much money he actually has.

They also raised concerns over him being a possible flight risk if he is not in custody.

Clark had to surrender his passport to the court during a previous appearance.

Under his bond conditions, Clark's not allowed to leave his parent's home on the far east side of Houston. He also can't have any contact with Takeoff's family.

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The father of Athena Strand, the 7-year-old Texas girl who authorities say was killed by a contracted FedEx driver, is suing her alleged killer, the parcel delivery company & the contractor that hired him.

Jacob Strand filed the lawsuit in Wise County alleging the companies were negligent in their hiring of Tanner Horner & that they "breached the duty of care."

He is seeking $1 million in damages & a jury trial.

"Our thoughts remain with the family of Athena Strand in the wake of this tragedy," a FedEx statement to Fox News Digital said. "We are aware of the complaint filed against FedEx Ground."

Horner, 30, is charged with capital murder & aggravated kidnapping in connection to Strand’s death.

He said he accidentally struck the girl with his delivery vehicle & strangled her in the van. He was delivering a package to Jacob Strand in Paradise, Texas, at the time.

Despite being hit by the van, Horner says Strand was okay, even able to talk after the incident & tell him her name. However, he apparently panicked & shoved Strand into his vehicle.

After attempting to break the girl's neck, Horner resorted to strangling Strand because he was concerned she might tell her father about the situation.

Two days later, the girl’s body was found less than 10 miles from her father’s property.

Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said the death penalty will be sought against Horner.

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Source: Fox News

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Drake has lost some big money after placing a bet on Argentina to win over France in the World Cup.

The Canadian rapper's $1 million bet on Argentina in the final FIFA match failed on Sunday, after the game saw an even score of 3-3, with a final score of 4-2.

While Argentina eventually topped France in a shootout, the "Rich Flex" artist bet in a market where extra time isn't counted & the result is determined based on the score after 90 minutes of play, according to Vulture.

In a now-deleted Instagram post, Drake showed users that he made the bet on Stakes & he would've earned $2.75 million if he had won.

Footage of Drake confirming his support for Argentina also appeared on social media, where 1 clip with a friend showed him saying "I'll take Argentina, he'll take France," while wearing Napoli gear.

By now, the Toronto-native rapper is likely used to losing bets in the sporting world, where some have even blamed game losses on the "Drake curse."

As of recent, Drake has struck out on large amounts of cash after betting on other matches.

Earlier this year, he lost a $2 million wager on a UFC fight after middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was defeated by Alex Pereira during UFC 281 on Nov. 12 in New York.

Drake also lost more than $200,000 in May after putting his money on Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc to win the Spanish Grand Prix.

Canadian sports fans also quipped at the rapper & his "curse" on social media after Team Canada was eliminated from this year's World Cup.

Ahead of the final 2022 World Cup match, Twitter users joked after learning Drake had placed his bet on Argentina, with some fearing his wager would jinx the team from winning.

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Source: Yahoo

Argentina fans seeing Drake has bet on them to win  pic.twitter.com/t0nK36x3dN

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 18, 2022

When you think the Drake curse is finally broken… pic.twitter.com/l7wvSUJXxu

— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) December 18, 2022

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The nonbinary Biden administration official facing up to 5 years in prison for allegedly stealing luggage in Minnesota now faces up to 10 years in prison for stealing another bag in Nevada.

Samuel Brinton — who has served as the Energy Department's deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel & waste disposition since June allegedly stole a suitcase with a total estimate worth of $3,670 on July 6 at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. The bag contained jewelry valued at $1,700, clothing worth $850 & makeup valued at $500.

Police closed the investigation, though, after they were unable to identify the person who took the suitcase.

On Nov. 29, investigators reopened the case after media reports highlighting Brinton's alleged theft in a Minnesota airport surfaced. Upon viewing the news articles, the officer who had closed the case months earlier "immediately recognized" Brinton "as the suspect pertaining to this case."

"Brinton demonstrated several signs of abnormal behavior while taking the victim's luggage which are cues suspects typically give off when committing luggage theft," the LVMPD detective wrote in a report. "Specifically, Brinton pulled the victim's luggage from the carousel & examined the tag. Then placing it back on the carousel, looking in all directions for anyone who might be watching," it continued. "Pulling it back off the carousel before walking away with it quickly."

In Nevada, grand larceny of items worth more than $3,500 is considered a category B felony & is punishable by up to 10 years in prison & a fine of up to $10,000.

Brinton is scheduled to appear at a court hearing in Minnesota state court later this month to face similar charges from a September incident at the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport. 

"Sam Brinton is on leave from DOE," a DOE spokesperson said.

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Source: Fox News

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former heavyweight boxer from Montenegro was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday with trafficking in 22 tons of cocaine worth over $1 billion, most of which was part of 1 of the largest cocaine seizures in American history.

Goran Gogic, 43, was arrested on Sunday night while trying to board a flight to Zurich from Miami International Airport, after being indicted by a grand jury in New York.

Prosecutors charged Gogic with 3 counts of violating the federal Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act & 1 count of conspiracy. Each count carries a mandatory minimum 10-year prison term & possible life sentence.

The charges stem from the seizures of 22 tons of cocaine from 3 commercial cargo ships in 2019, including 19.8 tons from the MSC Gayane while it was docked at Philadelphia's Packer Avenue Marine Terminal.

Prosecutors said the conspirators transported cocaine to Europe from Colombia through American ports, using cranes & nets at night to hoist drugs onto cargo ships from approaching speedboats along the ships' routes.

The complex operation required knowledge of each ship's crew, route & location data & that there was room to store drugs in shipping containers that were already aboard.

Gogic oversaw the logistics, coordinating with crew members, Colombian traffickers & European dockworkers to benefit himself & his Balkan-based cartels.

At least 8 Gayane crew members have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges.

Gogic was a boxer from 2001 to 2012, winning 21 bouts & losing 4 with 2 draws.

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Kanye West is going to need to shell out 10 figures if he wants any chance at owning the rights to 'White Lives Matter' ... so says one of the owners of the phrase.

Ramses Ja, who got the rights to 'WLM' last month along with his radio show co-host Quinton Ward, tells TMZ ... they're not looking to sell the trademark, but any potential buyer would have to come up with a $1 billion offer to even make them consider selling.

For Ramses, the most important thing is helping organizations fighting for Black people's rights ... so a $1 billion dollar offer would make them reconsider their desire not to sell, because they could do so much good with that kind of money.

Kanye's been stirring the pot with his 'White Lives Matter' shirts for a month, but he hasn't been able to sell them in America because he doesn't own the rights.

The trademark was acquired by an anonymous listener of Ramses & Quinton's racial justice radio show, "Civic Cipher" ... filing it the same day Ye wore the controversial look at Paris Fashion Week.

The listener transferred ownership over to Ramses & Quinton a few weeks back & it covers the right to sell clothing with those words displayed.

Ramses says their lawyer would take legal action against Kanye, or anyone else if the shirts are sold & the $1 billion price tag would appear to be an even bigger deterrent.

Kanye's no longer a billionaire after losing tons of business partners over his antisemitic rhetoric & Ramses says Ye has not reached out to him about the trademark rights.

In order for Ramses & Quinton to retain their trademark, they need to use it in commerce, they can't just sit on it & based on what Ramses is telling us here, it seems like they're coming up with a unique way to hang on to the rights.

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Source: TMZ

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More than a dozen people have been arrested & more are being sought in connection with a more than $1 million car theft ring in Miami-Dade.

After months of investigating, Miami-Dade Police said they've made multiple grand theft arrests of a group of criminals who they said have been selling stolen cars.

Miami-Dade Det. Luis Sierra said months ago the police department's Sea Port Operations detectives received a call of cars being shipped out of the state that were possibly stolen.

After investigating, they realized the cars had altered vins. The cars were rented out or sold & in some cases even sold to dealerships.

"It's been a very organized group of criminals that have been renting out cars and getting cars by other means & re-vinning them & in fact trying to re-sell them to dealerships throughout the state & throughout the country," Sierra said. "It’s been several cars, a bit over $1 million in automobile sales."

The stolen cars with falsified titles were sold at the AutoNationa Ford in Miami, the AutoNation Chevrolet in Coral Gables & a CarMax in Doral.

"AutoNation fully supports law enforcement’s efforts to investigate and prosecute any form of fraud related to motor vehicles, titling & affiliated records. We want to make sure consumers are protected,' AutoNation said.

"Goes to show you we are in Miami & unfortunately there is a lot of fraud here," Sierra said. "How they were able to sell these cars & make them legit is something that we are still trying to figure out."

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Source: NBC Miami

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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — An Annandale man chose the top prize ticket in a Virginia Lottery game with a payout of $1 million.

Jose Velasquez thought he was redeeming a $600 winning ticket. When Virginia Lottery staffers at the customer service center in Woodbridge saw it, however, they quickly discovered the ticket was worth a lot more.

Velasquez had stopped after work to pick up a pack of soft drinks at the Safeway on Little River Turnpike in Fairfax County when he decided to buy what would end up being the winning “20X the Money” ticket.

Virginia Lottery presented Velasquez with the choice of either taking the full $1 million prize over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $759,878 before taxes. He chose the cash option. Safeway on Little River Turnpike also received a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Velasquez told Virginia Lottery officials that he is planning to use his winning to take care of his family and possibly start his own business.

This is the second top prize to be won in the latest version of the 20X the Money game, meaning that there is one unclaimed top prize remaining. The chance of winning the top prize is 1 in 1,754,400. The chance of winning any prize in the game is 1 in 3.65.

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New York (CNN) A flashy Brooklyn pastor known for wearing designer outfits and extravagant jewelry says he was robbed along with his wife of more than $1 million while he was preaching at church Sunday.

Police say that 3 people entered the Leaders of Tomorrow church Sunday with firearms & removed the jewelry pastor Lamor Miller-Whitehead, who goes by Bishop & his wife were wearing. Police noted the investigation is "ongoing."

The video is no longer available on the church's livestream, but Whitehead told WCBS what happened.

"That -- 'all right, all right, all right' -- is pretty much stating that I don't want, I'm not going to do anything, right, 'cause I know y'all coming for me, y'all coming straight to me. I don't want my parishioners hurt," he said.

"I got women & children there. As I got down, one went to my wife & took all her jewelry, and had the gun in front of my 8-month-old baby's face," he continued.

"Took off my bishop's ring, my wedding band & took off my bishop chain, and then I had chains underneath my robe, and he start tapping my neck to see if (there was) anything else -- so that means they knew, they watched & they knew that I have other jewelry," he said.

The NYPD said they received a report that the suspects took more than $1 million worth of jewelry and then fled the location on foot. They reportedly entered a white Mercedes-Benz.

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The arrival of the compact disc nearly killed off record albums, with vinyl pressing machines sold, scrapped and dismantled by major record labels.

Four decades later, with resuscitated record album sales producing double-digit annual growth, manufacturers are rapidly rebuilding an industry to keep pace with sales that reached $1 billion last year.

Dozens of record-pressing factories have been built to try to meet demand in North America — and it’s still not enough.

The industry “has found a new gear, and is accelerating at a new pace,” said Mark Michaels, CEO and chairman of United Record Pressing, the nation’s largest record producer, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Demand for vinyl records has been growing in double-digits for more than a decade and mass merchandisers like Target were bolstering their selection of albums just as the pandemic provided a surprising jolt. With music tours canceled, and people stuck at home, music lovers began snapping up record albums at an even faster pace.

Record album sales revenue grew a whopping 61% in 2021 — and reached $1 billion for the first time since the 1980s — far outpacing growth rates for paid music subscriptions and streaming services like Spotify and Pandora, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Record albums nearly spun into oblivion with sales overtaken by cassettes before the compact discs brushed both aside. Then came digital downloads and online piracy, Apple iPods and 99-cent downloads. Streaming services are now ubiquitous.

But nostalgic baby boomers who missed thumbing through record albums in their local record stores helped to fuel a vinyl resurgence that started about 15 years ago.

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Source: AP

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Yella Beezy is back in Collin County Detention Center after an arrest warrant was issued for "bond held insufficient," meaning the judge in his sexual assault case has decided the rapper's previous bail is not enough. 

The 30-year old Dallas rapper, born Markies Conway, was originally picked in November 2021 on charges of child endangerment, unlawful carrying of a weapon and an outstanding warrant for sexual assault.

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Travis Scott is making sure hundreds of Black college students walk across the commencement stage with their diploma ... with a 7-figure donation.

The rapper awarded $1 million in scholarships to 100 students at HBCUs who are on track to graduate in the Class of 2022 ... ensuring they cross the finish line & aren't affected by last-minute financial hurdles.

The soon-to-be grads are each getting a $10,000 scholarship from Travis' previously-established Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund & the recipients finished their final semester with at least a 3.5 GPA.

Among the scholars ... Florida A&M University pharmacy major Nisha Encarnacion, who is from the U.S. Virgin Islands & paid her own way through college while supporting her mother & daughter, Fisk University computer science major Chisom Okwor, whose goal is to help transform developing countries in Africa & North Carolina Central University broadcast journalism major Jordan Massey, who took on a ton of debt to get his communications degree.

Travis' sister, Jordan Webster, manages the scholarship fund ... an

d she recently graduated as well, with a degree from Howard University.

Travis' donations went to seniors at 38 HBCUs ... including Alabama A&M University, Central State University, Jackson State University, Morehouse College, Texas Southern University, Grambling State University, Xavier University of Louisiana & Prairie View A&M University.

The $1 million worth of scholarships is part of Travis' Project HEAL, which as we first reported, was announced back in March & included $5 million in earmarks.

Remember ... Project HEAL was one of Travis' first public philanthropic since the tragic Astroworld concert last November, which saw 10 people die as a result of injuries sustained during Travis' set.

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Source: TMZ

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Warriors forward Draymond Green's L.A. house was ransacked during Super Bowl weekend ... and over $1,000,000 worth of stuff -- watches, jewelry, and other property -- was stolen, TMZ Sports has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us 31-year-old Green -- who attended Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles -- came home later that night and discovered someone had busted their way into his home.

Our sources tell us the alleged perps entered Green's residence through his window ... and made off with watches, jewelry, and other personal property.

Unfortunately, this isn't the first time something like this has happened to an athlete in Los Angeles. During Game 7 of the World Series in 2017, Dodgers star Yasiel Puig's home was burglarized.

In 2019, the NFL warned the Rams of the potential for burglaries ... and advised the players to beef up security.

Police are currently investigating the burglary at Draymond's. No arrests have been made.

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CHICAGO (Fox32) - Another day, another brazen robbery at a business in Chicago's pricey Near North Side neighborhood. This time, the target was the ritzy Gold Coast Auto Gallery.

On Saturday afternoon, 2 people came to rob this showroom for Lamborghinis & Bentleys. One stayed by the door with a gun. The other used a hammer to smash a display case & grabbed a million dollars worth of watches. Ten customers including children were in the showroom at the time.

"He was smart enough not to raise the gun, because my people had guns," said dealership owner Joe Perillo. "If he raised that gun, he would have been shot, we’d probably be in court defending ourselves."

In less than 20 seconds, the owner says eight luxury watches are stolen.

Police patrols were already heightened this weekend after teenagers flooded downtown last Saturday. Twenty teens were arrested and a CTA bus driver was attacked.

At least for now, even during working hours, the doors at the dealership will be locked. Service is by appointment only. Police are still working to track down the men responsible.

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Shaquille O'Neal says his former weed business partners stiffed him out of a ton of cash -- and now he's suing them for more than $1 MILLION.

The Big Diesel spelled it all out in a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ Sports, in which the NBA legend claims he and his fellow plaintiff, Jerome Crawford, invested $150k into a new marijuana biz way back in December 2016.

In the suit, Shaq says their investment was supposed to help the company "pursue opportunities in the field of legal cannabis."

O'Neal, though, claims that by late 2017 ... the company "seemingly had no licenses, no revenue, and no operations."

Shaq says when he and his attorneys pressed for details on how their money was being used, the company initially didn't respond.

In 2018, Shaq says after he threatened litigation, the company agreed to pay him and Crawford back in installments of $10,000 each.

The problem ... Shaq claims the company only paid the first installment of $20k -- and now, he is suing to get his initial investment back with interest ... plus a lot more for allegedly mismanaging the company.

In the docs, Shaq and Crawford are looking for damages in excess of $1 mil.

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The father of the 9-year-old boy who was “trampled and catastrophically injured” at the Astroworld Festival in Houston has filed a negligence lawsuit against concert promoter Live Nation and Travis Scott.

Ezra Blount was on his dad Treston Blount’s shoulders at the Friday night festival when the two became trapped in the deadly crowd surge that started soon after Travis Scott took the stage at 9 p.m., his grandparents confirm.

“He kept screaming, ‘I can’t breathe.’ But everyone was pushing. It was so tight with no exits. His dad couldn’t breathe at all and passed out. We don’t really know what happened to Ezra after that,” grandmother Tericia Blount tells Rolling Stone. The family later found Ezra at a nearby hospital listed as a John Doe, and his father raced to his side, she says.

“During the concert, (Ezra), a 9-year-old minor child, was suddenly forced to watch in terror as several concertgoers were injured and killed as a result of the crowd surge. He himself was kicked, stepped on, and trampled, and nearly crushed to death,” the new lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone claims. “He is currently in an induced coma on life support and has severe liver, kidney and brain damage. To his young, growing body, these injuries will have life-long effects, impairing his quality of life and ability to grow and thrive.”

The lawsuit is seeking a least $1 million in damages.

“This young child and his family will face life-altering trauma from this day forward, a reality that nobody expects when they buy concert tickets. Concerts and music festivals such as this are meant to be a safe place for people of all ages to enjoy music in a controlled environment. None of that was true about the Astroworld Festival,” Crump said in a statement Tuesday. “This little boy is currently fighting for his life, and his parents will never know the same child they entered Astroworld with.”

The new lawsuit – which also names promoter ScoreMore Management, its boss Sascha Stone Guttfreund and Scott’s label Cactus Jack Records as defendants – alleges the concert’s organizers failed to stop Scott’s performance for at least 40 minutes after city officials declared the scene a “mass casualty event.”

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Source: Rolling Stone

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The legal floodgates are starting to open -- Travis Scott & Live Nation have just been sued by somebody alleging they were injured during Astroworld ... the first claim of what may prove to be many more to come.

A guy named Manuel Souza already lawyered up & reportedly filed suit Saturday in Harris County District Court -- claiming he was hurt during the madness that unfolded & alleging both negligence & gross negligence on behalf of Trav, LN & others he lists as defendants.

In his docs, obtained by Billboard, Souza says the tragedy was "predictable & preventable" -- due, in part, to what he characterizes as warning signs earlier in the day that he says should've been red flags to festival organizers ... but were allegedly ignored.

Souza describes how people first stampeded their way into NRG Park when things were first opening up ... with folks allegedly climbing over security gates & trampling over one another. Despite this, Souza claims nothing was done to further address or curtail things.

He goes on to allege that concert organizers made a conscious effort to let the show go on, despite clear evidence all around them that people were in serious distress & suffering "serious obvious injury." Souza believes they purposely chose this route, claiming they were well aware of the rising risk that was escalating by the minute during the night.

As for why Souza thinks Travis is at fault here ... it's not entirely clear what he's claiming Trav did or didn't do during the show that led to what Souza believes was avoidable. He does cite Travis' history of allegedly encouraging violence among fans at past concerts of his, which Souza says has led to people getting hurt. But beyond that ... it doesn't appear he connects specific dots in this instance as to why TS, specifically, is to blame.

It's also not entirely clear what injuries Souza is claiming were inflected against himself, but he does repeatedly cite the 8 dead & dozens of others who were also hurt ... while going on to claim that profit was chosen over the safety and well-being of concertgoers.

Souza is suing for at least a million dollars in damages.

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Source: TMZ

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