The conduct of Travis Scott in the years before the Astroworld tragedy has been questioned since Friday’s events.
A video of Scott telling fans to jump from balconies went viral, as well as a video of him spitting and attacking a man who tried to steal his Yeezy’s.
And now, perhaps most damning, posts from Scott bragging about hurt and unconscious fans have begun to circulate.
Here are the posts in question:
The second picture from 2015 shows Scott calling a kid who passed out a ‘hero’.
The final image shows an injured fan, which he captioned ‘I love u’:
Meanwhile, the police chief investigating the Astroworld tragedy has pointed the finger at Travis Scott for not stopping his performance when it was clear there was an emergency situation.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner gave an update on the investigation, during which he said the show should have been paused while the crowd surge was dealt with.
Finner told the media:
“Absolutely. Everybody at that event has a responsibility, starting from the artist… down.”
“At one point, there was an ambulance that was trying to make its way through the crowd. And he’s got, the artist has, command of that crowd.
“The artist, if he notices something that’s going on, he can certainly pause that performance, turn on the lights and say, ‘Hey, we’re not going to continue until this thing is resolved.'”
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner states the ultimate authority to end #AstroWorld show is with Travis Scott and the production team. pic.twitter.com/7ydZOrJDjh
— Drama For The Girls (@dramaforthegirl) November 10, 2021
Finner also confirmed that initial suspicions that a security guard was pricked in the neck with a needle are not true, and that after speaking to the guard, it appears he was just struck on the head.
HPD Chief Troy Finner retracts previous statement that a security guard was injected with drugs the night of the Astroworld Festival. Finner says the security guard’s story is inconsistent with that statement. pic.twitter.com/OJjmxV4q61
— KTSU2News (@Ktsu2N) November 11, 2021
The police chief was also asked whether he can investigate the case ‘fairly’ after admitting to meeting with Scott twice before the concert.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner clarified reports that he has a ‘relationship’ with Travis Scott as some call for an independent investigation into Astroworld Festival pic.twitter.com/ltmYGx7k78
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 11, 2021
