Drake Officially Gets Dismissed From Astroworld Lawsuit
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Drake has been dropped from the ongoing Astroworld Festival lawsuit that stems from the 2021 event that ended in 10 tragedies. On April 8 and 10, Judge Kristen Hawkins responded to motions for dismissal filed by various individuals and companies named as defendants. According to the Houston Chronicle, Drake is officially now removed from the suit, but a handful of other defendants got their requests denied.
The “Hotline Bling” rapper was named in the legal documents because he appeared as guest during the festival, which ended in a deadly crowd crush. The judge has decided to dismiss all claims against Drake with prejudice on the basis that he did not have control over the security or safety measures during the event.
However, the Harris County judge has denied requests by Apple Inc., Travis Scott, and two of his companies to be removed as defendants. In Scott’s filing, his attorneys claimed, “Performers are not expected to render special protection to the audience, nor to safeguard them from the rest of the crowd.” His attorneys argued that the “Goosebumps” creator was not personally responsible for the safety of attendees.
In Apple’s March 11 filing, the attorneys denied involvement in the concert’s planning, stating its role was “limited to Travis Scott’s performance, which was just one of many during the two-day event.” Apple also criticized the plaintiffs’ “lack of evidence” to support their claim.
Epic Records, Travis Scott’s record label, Darryl Platt, Eighteentwentysix LLC, Epic Records, ParaDocs Worldwide Inc, Re:Source Event Group, Scoremore LLC, and Scoremore MGMT LLC were reportedly also dismissed from the litigation.
In related news, Aubrey Graham has been making headlines throughout March and April thanks to Furture and Kendrick Lamar’s recent “Like That” record, which contained a diss verse from the latter aimed at Drizzy and J. Cole. On the song, K. Dot references the duo’s latest collaboration, “First Person Shooter,” claims he’s in a class of his own, and more.
“N**gas clickin’ up, but cannot be legit, no 40 Water, tell ’em/ Ah, yeah, huh, yeah, get up with me/ F**k sneak dissin’, first-person shooter, I hope they came with three switches,” Lamar raps.
J. Cole has officially bowed out of the beef, as he recently issued a 4-minute-long apology during his headlining set at Dreamville Festival last week. However, fans are eagerly waiting for Drake to take the next step. In the meantime, revisit “Like That” below.
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