A high school student who says his lung collapsed after the deadly Astroworld festival filed a lawsuit against organizers, including Travis Scott.

Chains seem isolated from any backlash associated with celebrity partners while still reaping all the benefits.

A new lawsuit was filed on behalf of 125 attendees of Travis Scott's music festival, including 21-year-old Axel Acosta, who was killed.

"Axel Acosta loved and adored Travis Scott and the other performers at Astroworld — the feeling was not mutual," attorney Tony Buzbee wrote in the suit.

"This is something I have nightmares about for the rest of my life," Alex Pollak, the CEO and founder of ParaDocs, told KHOU 11.

Nike said the Air Max 1 X Cactus Jack is being delayed "out of respect for everyone impacted by the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival."

Ezra Blount, 9, was sitting on his father's shoulders when the crowd started to push. His father passed out, and the boy fell into the crowd.

Amelyun Nguyen isn't sure how the misinformation spread. She told BuzzFeed News she's not even a Travis Scott fan.

Treston Blount's son was trampled during the crowd crush at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival. The 9-year-old suffered severe damage to major organs.

An Astroworld concertgoer shared with Insider exactly what happened when a crowd of more than 50,000 surged toward the stage as Travis Scott performed.

Internal Houston Fire Department activity logs from Friday's concert at NRG Park in Houston show how chaos unfolded before and after a crowd surge.

Courts "generally uphold" refund agreements that would bar the recipient from filing a lawsuit, but they can be challenged, a legal expert told Insider.

Dishon Isaac said he was at the "mercy of the crowd" as fans were crushed at the performance last week, leaving nine people dead.

"My friends were stepping over people on the ground trying to get out," Astroworld attendee Natalie Hollis said. "Everyone was crying and screaming."

"He does not have any ability to know what's going on down below, certainly on a mass level," Travis Scott's lawyer told "Good Morning America."

A crowd disaster at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival left eight dead. It's preceded by similar disasters at music, sporting, and religious events.

Deadly crowd surges like the one at Astroworld aren't solely caused by mass panic. When crowds become too dense, people can't move freely.

At least nine people died after a crowd surge at Travis Scott's sold-out Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday.

"This was a disaster waiting to happen," a lawyer who visited the site of Travis Scott's ill-fated Astroworld concert said.

Bharti Shahani "was his mom," Shahahi's cousin, Mobit Bellani, told reporters of the 22-year-old woman's husky pup named Blue.

The operations plan for Astroworld seemed "off the shelf" and should have prepared workers for a large crowd surge, an industry expert told Insider.

Bharti Shahani died after being injured at the music festival in Houston, according to an attorney for her family.

Attorney Alex Hilliard called the aftermath of Travis Scott's deadly Astroworld concert "nightmarish" and "traumatic."

The 30-second video appears to show several members of the Houston Police Department near the stage after reports of mass casualties.

The attorney responded to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner in his first statement about the festival that left eight people dead and hundreds injured.

The ParaDocs representative said that the paramedics stood sturdy in their roles to help crowd members, rather than running from the surge.

"Being in the crowd was literally a life threat. That was apparent," TikToker Remington Richardson, a medic on the scene, said in three videos.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner provided an update on the investigation into the Astroworld festival, saying it will "take weeks, possibly months."

Travis Scott played for 37 minutes after police were called to the "mass casualty event" at the Astroworld festival.

Over 33 lawsuits have been filed against Travis Scott related to the deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld festival in Houston last week.

TikTok says it's working to take down conspiracy theories saying that Travis Scott's Astroworld was a demonic sacrifice, but many videos are still up.

Darius Williams, a staffer at crowd management company Contemporary Services Corporation, told Rolling Stone "it felt like they just needed bodies."

The event plan included instructions for handling an active shooter or a tornado, but didn't specifically address how to handle a crowd surge.

Numerous conspiracy theories baselessly claiming that Travis Scott's Astroworld show was a "satanic ritual" have spread online.

Scott was unaware of "the severity of the situation" at the time and left the party immediately after he was told, TMZ reported.

The events operation plan for the Travis Scott festival says "all efforts should be made to not panic spectators."

"There were like layers of bodies on the ground...We were fighting to come up to the top and breathe to stay alive," her cousin said to KTRK.

What caused a deadly crowd swell during Travis Scott's Astroworld festival in Houston? A sociologist explains why concert mobs form.

The operations plan was drafted by organizers Scoremore before the Travis Scott concert, which turned deadly after crowds surged toward the stage.

Legal experts told Insider that in order to charge Scott, witnesses would need to say they told the rapper directly to stop the concert.

"I just remember having so much weight on my body, and.... I came to the point where I was accepting my death," Ayden Cruz told ABC News.

Before eight people died after a crowd stampede at Astroworld Fest, authorities had charged Travis Scott in incidents at two previous concerts.

One concertgoer said he and his teen son were picked up off their feet by the crowd and "pushed forward a good 10 or 15 feet."

Ezra Blount remains hospitalized in a medically-induced coma on life-support "in an attempt to combat his brain, liver, and kidney trauma," lawyers for his dad said.

"The artist has command of that crowd," Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said during an interview on NBC's "Today" show.

Ezra Blount's father passed out during Travis Scott's Astroworld concert, causing the young boy to fall from his shoulders.

"I will continue to pray for all of them and will be of service in any way I can. May God be with you all," Drake said.

Rapper Travis Scott kept playing for more than 30 minutes after police declared his Astroworld festival a mass-casualty event.

Fortnite's "Astronomical" virtual concert event with Travis Scott in April 2020 drew 12.3 million players, a record for concurrent Fortnite users.

Axel Acosta, 21, of Washington state was one of eight people killed in the concert mayhem. His family will file a lawsuit against concert organizers.

Multiple people died during a stampede at a Travis Scott concert in Houston on November 5. Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.

A fan who attended the Travis Scott concert Friday night told Insider "the disregard for human life was next level." Eight people died in the mayhem.

Scott will also provide counseling for fans who attended the packed concert that turned deadly on Friday in Houston.

Following 8 deaths during Travis Scott's Astroworld festival, social media users are highlighting how other musicians have reacted to issues in crowds.

In now-deleted posts to her Instagram story, Ireland slammed the public for "spreading misinformation" in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy.

The suit states that Drake, who was a special guest at the festival, helped to "incite the crowd" at the festival where eight people were killed.

Eight people died and over 300 injured at the crowded Friday performance starring Travis Scott in Houston, authorities said.

Danish Baig, a 27-year-old at the concert, was trampled to death while helping his fiancée avoid the rush of concertgoers on Friday night.

A crowd surge at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival left at least 8 concertgoers dead and hundreds injured.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner was worried about how the Astroworld crowd would act during Travis Scott's performance, The New York Times reported.

Houston police declared a "mass casualty" event at Astroworld at around 9:38 p.m. Scott kept playing until around 10:15 p.m.

At least eight people died and several hundred were injured during a mass casualty event on Friday night during Travis Scott's Astroworld performance.

A mass casualty occurred when festival organizer and headliner Travis Scott performed, leaving eight dead and hundreds injured.

At least eight people died and 300 were injured after the crowd surged during Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, on Friday.

Kylie Jenner said that she and Travis Scott are "broken and devastated" but "weren't aware of any fatalities" during the show.

The crowd surge at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival happened because organizers let people flood into a "known danger area," an expert told Insider.

Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner asked the public for time to conduct a "proper investigation" into the mass casualty event.

Houston officials are investigating what led the crowd at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival to start surging forward and crushing concertgoers.

Live Nation was cited with 10 OSHA safety violations between 2016 and 2019, which included an employee who was hospitalized for bruising and lacerations.

Those who died at the festival were between 16 and 23 years old, the mayor's office said, according to The New York Times.

The "mass casualty" event occurred when the crowds surged while Travis Scott was performing at his Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday night.

The 29-year-old rapper said he was "committed to working" with the Houston community to "heal and support the families in need."

An ABC13 reporter who shared the footage on Twitter said that fans rushed through a VIP security checkpoint at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival on Friday.

Eyewitnesses at the concert in Houston, Texas, where eight people died, told Insider that people begged Travis Scott and staff to shut it down.

The attendee said medical staff "didn't know how to check a pulse" and people who "had a pulse were getting CPR" at the Travis Scott event.

The reality star also revealed she thought North's desire to be an only child was a phase she would "grow out" of - but "she hasn't."

The reality television star and businesswoman tagged her longtime partner, rapper Travis Scott, in the Tuesday announcement video.

An unnamed source told Page Six that the Kardashian/Jenner family was "thrilled" for Jenner, who's already a parent to 3-year-old Stormi.

An Insider reporter tried the new Saweetie meal from McDonald's to see how it stacked up against the Travis Scott, J Balvin, and BTS meals.

The "Good Days" singer discussed her "personal" relationship with fans and manifesting an "inspiring and cool" collaboration with Tyler, The Creator.

The on-and-off couple walked the red carpet at an event on Tuesday, where the rapper gave his "wifey" a sweet shout-out onstage.

After the "Good Days" singer tweeted that she'd like to do "one last" performance of "Love Galore" with the rapper, he responded to her request.

The Kylie Cosmetics mogul clapped back at publications for sparking speculation she and Travis Scott were in an open relationship.

The "Astroworld" rapper and makeup mogul welcomed their daughter in 2018. He saluted Jenner's "love and rage and tenderness" on Instagram.

Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Foundation partnered with the City of Houston to help residents in 30 high-priority zip codes.

Travis Scott is partnering up with Anheuser-Busch to launch a hard seltzer brand called Cacti. The seltzers will hit shelves in spring 2021 with three initial flavours: lime, pineapple, and strawberry. At 7% ABV, Cacti has a much higher alcohol content than White Claw and other popular spiked seltzers. Visit […]

Rapper Travis Scott earned an estimated $US20 million through his deal with McDonald’s this year, according to Forbes. Roughly $US15 million of those earnings came from cobranded merchandise Scott released, which included a McNugget-shaped body pillow, $US250 denim shorts, and a $US98 hoodie, Forbes reported. As part of the deal, […]

PlayStation has released a handful of new ads for the new PlayStation 5 console in the last several months. Today, the company has released its final launch spot, which you can watch below. The spot heavily features great explorers including Amelia Earhart, Mae Jemison, and others. The PlayStation 5 arrives […]

McDonald’s UK announced it’s hosting a virtual music festival called “I’m Lovin’ It Live” from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 as a way to thank its customers. The music event will be available to UK and Ireland-based customers only. The fast-food chain has been trying to get more younger customers […]

McDonald’s is teaming up with J Balvin for a new celebrity collaboration. Customers can order the J Balvin Meal – a Big Mac, medium fries with ketchup, and an Oreo McFlurry – starting on Monday. The reggaeton star follows McDonald’s partnership with rapper Travis Scott – a collaboration that analysts […]

McDonald’s launched a meal collaboration with rapper Travis Scott on September 8 and it’s been a viral success ever since. I ordered the new meal and while the burger didn’t taste like anything out of the ordinary, it was cool taking part in this year’s oddest celebrity collaboration. Celebrity partnerships […]

Travis Scott announced that he is dropping a new single on Friday. The new single is called “Franchise” – a fitting name for a song in light of Scott’s recent partnership with McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast-food franchise. On September 8, McDonald’s launched its Travis Scott Meal, which includes a […]

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McDonald’s partnership with Travis Scott has been a massive success for the brand, with locations running out of ingredients because of the meal’s popularity. Scott is just the first of McDonald’s planned celebrity partnerships, Business Insider has learned. “Travis is the first in a suite of big celebrities that resonate […]

Travis Scott teamed up with McDonald’s to launch a special meal and McDonald’s-themed items for the rapper’s clothing line, Cactus Jack. On Tuesday, Scott visited a McDonald’s in Downey, California to promote his recent collaboration with the fast-food giant. The event, which was supposed to be a surprise for customers […]

McDonald’s customers are ordering the Travis Scott Meal by blasting “Sicko Mode,” posting videos of the interactions on TikTok. This week, McDonald’s asked franchisees to make employees aware of the alternative ways customers are ordering the Travis Scott Meal, according to an internal memo viewed by Business Insider. “Various Travis […]

McDonald’s said it was facing shortages due to the massive popularity of the Travis Scott Meal. “It’s been so lit, some of our restaurants have temporarily sold out of some of the ingredients in the meal,” McDonald’s said in a statement. “We’re working closely with our suppliers, distributors, and franchisees […]

Travis Scott is a singer, lyricist, and producer who collaborates with brands across food, fashion, and entertainment. Scott collaborated with McDonald’s in September 2020 to make the Travis Scott meal. The deal also included Cactus Jack shirts for employees, McDonald’s-themed merch, and a commercial starring the rapper. Cactus Jack is […]

McDonald’s is selling a three-foot-long Chicken McNugget body pillow. The pillows are part of a collaboration with Travis Scott and retail for $US90 each. The whole collection is currently sold out, but there are plans to replenish stock in the coming days. Visit Insider’s homepage for more stories. McDonald’s is […]

On Tuesday, McDonald’s debuted the Travis Scott Meal – a Quarter Pounder with cheese, bacon, and lettuce, medium fries with BBQ Sauce, and a Sprite. The limited-time deal only uses items already on the McDonald’s menu, giving the fast-food chain buzz without adding complexity to its kitchens. McDonald’s said in […]