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Travis Scott still faces a $750 million lawsuit and a $2 billion lawsuit stemming from the November 2021 incident which claimed the lives of 10 festival attendees.

Travis Scott Holds 1st Performance Since Astroworld Tragedy That Claimed 10 Lives Published on:Mar 27, 2022, 2:05 PM by 0 Bel Air, CA Travis Scottspublic profile has shrunk considerably since November 2021. The fallout from the fatal Astroworld Festivalin his hometown of Houston prompted numerous brands associated with Scott to discontinue partnerships, his popular Cacti seltzerto be placed on temporary hold with Anheuser-Busch and two lawsuits totaling in the billions . Even with his removal from Aprils Coachella Festivalin Indio, California, Scott has taken time away from the stage until now. According to TMZ , Scott performed at a pre-Oscars party on Saturday (March 26) in Bel Air, California. Although it was a far more scaled-down event from his usual stage performance, occasionally rapping and DJing, the people in attendance were some of Hollywoods biggest names including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Venus and Serena Williams as well as West Coast rappers YGand Tyga View this post on Instagram A post shared by flame (@travisscott) The performance also marked the first for Travis Scott since the announcement of his HEAL Project aimed at helping marginalized and at-risk youth. The $5 million philanthropic and safety initiative promptly received backlash from the grandparents of Ezra Blount the youngest victim of the Astroworld tragedy who was only 9 years old. Its a PR stunt, Tericia Blount told Rolling Stone . Hes pretty much trying to sway the jurors before theyre even assembled. Hes trying to make himself look good, but it doesnt look that way to someone with our eyes. What were seeing is that hes done wrong, and now hes trying to be the good guy and trying to give his own verdict on safety. Read more