The family ofEzra Blount— the nine-year-old who died followingTravis Scott’s fatal Astroworldfestival— has declined the rapper’s offer to pay for the boy’s funeral.
Scott, 30, extended the offer on Wednesday,Rolling Stonereported, after Blount died on Nov. 14 as a result of sustaining injuries at the event, which took place on Nov. 5.
A representative for Scott did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
“Your client’s offer is declined,” Blount family lawyer Bob Hilliard wrote in a letter to Scott’s lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli, perRolling Stone. “I have no doubt Mr. Scott feels remorse. His journey ahead will be painful. He must face and hopefully see that he bears some of the responsibility for this tragedy.”
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Blount waslaid to reston Nov. 23 at the Body of Christ Church in Dallas, and buried at Lincoln Memorial Park.
Treston and son Ezra Blount.Taylor Blount
“I just think there should be some accountability, cause for my grandson to end up the way he did, something terrible happened. He’s a small, innocent child, he didn’t deserve that. He didn’t deserve it at all,” Ezra’s grandfather, Bernon Blount, told ABC at the time.
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“He’s just coming into town to see one of his favorite artists, and to be trampled like that, and really left in the hospital with no one knowing where he was, that’s heartbreaking,” he added. “As the citizens of Houston, we don’t deserve it, and my grandson certainly didn’t deserve it.”
Ezra’s familyfiled a lawsuitagainst Scott, Live Nation Entertainment, Scoremore Mgmt and others in early November. The suit alleges “grossly negligent conduct” contributed to Ezra’s death after the boy was “kicked, stepped on, and trampled, and nearly crushed to death” while attending Astroworld.
The suit also “alleges negligence in a great number of aspects, including crowd control, failure to provide proper medical attention, hiring, training, supervision and retention” and seeks monetary relief of over $1 million.
In a statement shared with PEOPLE at the time, Live Nation said it would “continue to support and assist local authorities in their ongoing investigation so that both the fans who attended and their families can get the answers they want and deserve, and we will address all legal matters at the appropriate time.”
source: people.com
