Travis Scott Will Pay For The Funerals Of Those Who Died At Astroworld Festival And Give One Month Of Online Therapy For Those Who Need It
The fallout from the “mass casualty event” that occurred last Friday night in Houston at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival has been swift. With 8 confirmed casualties and scores more injured, the lawsuits have already started to fly. So, perhaps in order to avoid a mass casualty event to his wealth portfolio, Travis has come forward to slap a Band-Aid on the door to the elevator from The Shining by offering to pay for the funeral costs of the fans that died and is partnering with BetterHelp to offer one month of “one-on-one online therapy for anyone who requires it in the wake of the incident,” according to NME. Apparently, “these are the first of many steps Travis plans on taking as a part of his personal vow to assist those affected throughout their grieving and recovery process.” The next steps will probably be up and down the courthouse stairs for many years to come.
With 50,000 people estimated to have been in attendance at the fatal concert, the offer code PleaseDontSue is gonna get a helluva workout. NME reports:
Travis Scott has announced that he will cover the funeral costs of the victims of the Astroworld Festival crowd crush and will link people up with free therapy sessions.
The rapper’s annual Houston festival ended in tragedy at the weekend (November 5) when a “mass-casualty” crowd crush occurred during his set leaving at least eight people dead with hundreds more reportedly injured.
Today (November 8) Scott has promised to pay for all the victims’ funerals. Alongside that, he has partnered with BetterHelp to supply free one-on-one online therapy for anyone who requires it in the wake of the incident.
Additionally, Scott is working closely with NAMI, MHA National and MHA of Greater Houston (Mental Health America) to direct all those in need to proper mental health services. Those who sign up using this link can access a licensed therapist.
Shit, I need a month of BetterHelp just to deal with the trauma of having watched that video of Travis trying to rub a sincere word out of his forehead. It’s the same face I make when I’m on hold for too long, which sounds like what might happen to anyone trying to access mental health services for their near-death experiences.
BetterHelp will also direct those in immediate need to NAMI, which has a dedicated national hotline available Monday to Friday from 10am to 10pm ET. This hotline can be reached at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264).
NAMI’s Greater Houston chapter will direct incoming callers to the BetterHelp portal established via this partnership and ensure access to various counselling services, psycho-education, community-based healing circles, support groups, and other related services.
Further relief efforts are to be announced by Scott in the coming days and weeks.
So BetterHelp directs callers to NAMI and NAMI directs callers to BetterHelp, and then BetterHelp puts you in a “community-based healing circle?” I hope he’s also paying someone to vandalize every bus bench in the greater Houston area by scribbling 1-800-BetterHelp over the actual numbers listed for the personal injury attorneys advertised therein. However, according to CNN, it might be too little too late. The number of lawsuits filed has grown from two, including one where Drake is a named defendant, to 18 (and counting) including one from the family of a 9-year-old boy, who is currently in a medically-induced coma.
As the investigation into the deadly crowd surge at Houston’s Astroworld festival unfolds largely behind the scenes, three people remain hospitalized Tuesday and at least 18 lawsuits have been filed over the chaos that left eight people dead and dozens more injured.
Among those severely hurt Friday was a 9-year-old boy who’s in a medically induced coma, his grandfather said. Two survivors are in critical condition, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said.