Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)A new comedy film titled Rolling Loud The Movie, starring Owen Wilson, Matt Rife, and Travis Scott playing a version of himself, is currently facing significant backlash. The controversy arises from the decision to cast Travis Scott, years after 10 people died in a crowd crush at his Astroworld Festival in November 2021. The 2021 Astroworld tragedy resulted in the deaths of 10 concertgoers, aged nine to 27, due to crowd crush and compressive asphyxiation, with 25 others hospitalised and over 300 injured. Despite widespread outrage, a Houston grand jury determined that no single individual was criminally responsible for the Astroworld deaths, and all 10 wrongful death lawsuits were settled out of court. With Live Nation Studios producing the film, critics are accusing it of being insensitive and "tone deaf," with some speculating it could be an attempt to distract from the past tragedy. In fullMovie about Rolling Loud festival faces backlash over Travis Scott casting in light of Astroworld tragedyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
New comedy film blasted for ‘insensitive’ Travis Scott casting
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)A new comedy film titled Rolling Loud The Movie, starring Owen Wilson, Matt Rife, and Travis Scott playing a version of himself, is currently facing significant backlash. The controversy arises from the decision to cast Travis Scott, years after 10 people died in a crowd crush at his Astroworld Festival in November 2021. The 2021 Astroworld tragedy resulted in the deaths of 10 concertgoers, aged nine to 27, due to crowd crush and compressive asphyxiation, with 25 others hospitalised and over 300 injured. Despite widespread outrage, a Houston grand jury determined that no single individual was criminally responsible for the Astroworld deaths, and all 10 wrongful death lawsuits were settled out of court. With Live Nation Studios producing the film, critics are accusing it of being insensitive and "tone deaf," with some speculating it could be an attempt to distract from the past tragedy. In fullMovie about Rolling Loud festival faces backlash over Travis Scott casting in light of Astroworld tragedyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
