Highlights
- The Astroworld tragedy led to multiple lawsuits against Travis Scott, with more than 140 already filed.
- Scott's net worth is estimated at $80 million, but he may face challenges in closing future multi-million dollar endorsement deals due to the incident. Nike, Fortnite, and McDonald's have already distanced themselves from him.
- Travis Scott's popularity soared after dating Kylie Jenner, but their relationship ended and they have moved on to other partners.
In recent years, Travis Scott has been the subject of many gossip headlines. Of course, there’s been a lot of attention around his music as well, given that the rapper has nine Grammy nominations so far. Unfortunately, Scott has yet to win one.
Undeniably, however, Travis Scott’s popularity soared after he became romantically linked with reality star Kylie Jenner in 2017.
Scott and Jenner became parents, welcoming daughter Stormi in 2018. They went on to welcome their son, Aire, in 2022. Since that time though, the two have broken up and moved on to other partners. Timothee Chalamet for Jenner and SZA was the last person that Scott was linked to.
During the time that Jenner and Scott were together, however, tragedy struck. Fans were enraged after Scott’s Astroworld Festival unexpectedly became a mass casualty event.
Following the tragedy, many have also demanded that Scott be held accountable. But how has the notoriety impacted his net worth?
Updated November 2023: Travis Scott's lawsuits are slowly beginning to be settled. While it is presumed that many of them will be settled without any fanfare in the news, so far, three have made the press. All are for those who passed away at the event and their family filed a civil lawsuit on their behalf. The terms of the settlements are not being disclosed, and there is a gag order on families being able to discuss anything with the press. As such, it is highly likely that the actual terms of settlement victims and families receive will never be known.
How Much Is Travis Scott Being Sued For?
The incident at the Astroworld Festival is said to be one of the deadliest crowd-control events in recent years. The two-day event kicked off with a concert that drew in an estimated 50,000 people.
Then, without warning, a crowd surge occurred. According to ABC News, Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña said that the crowd “began to compress toward the front of the stage.”
When Scott’s set started, concertgoers could reportedly be seen in “distress” less than minutes after the show started. Nonetheless, Scott kept going, although he did try to get help for someone “passed out” in the crowd at one point.
Later on, several more of the crowd were injured as the surge continued. Soon, the police decided to officially declare the festival as a mass casualty event.
Days after the Astroworld incident, the death toll from the event had gone up to 10. One of the victims was nine-year-old Ezra Blount who died after being placed in a medically induced coma.
Following the deaths and the injuries, Scott has been named in multiple lawsuits. One was brought forth by Houston law firm Brent Coon & Associates is demanding $10 billion. The firm currently represents 1,547 concertgoers.
Meanwhile, personal injury law firm Thomas J. Henry Law, PLLC has filed a $2 billion lawsuit against Scott, Apple Music, and others associated with the event on behalf of the victims.
Overall, it is believed that more than 140 lawsuits have already been filed against Scott. The rapper has been trying to get the charges dismissed.
Astroworld's Effects On Travis Scott's Net Worth
Scott’s primary earnings may be coming from his music sales, but the rapper has also been raking in millions from endorsement deals and partnerships over the years.
For instance, Scott has a deal with Nike that reportedly earns him around $10 million a year, according to Forbes. The rapper also has partnerships with PlayStation and Fortnite that pay him millions.
Scott also struck a deal with McDonald’s, leading to the launch of his very own Travis Scott meal. From this partnership, the rapper collects twice. There’s the traditional endorsement part that reportedly pays Scott $5 million and then, there are the merchandise sales deals that earn an additional $15 million.
It’s no wonder that the rapper’s net worth is already estimated at $80 million. Following the Astroworld incident, however, it seems that Scott would have a tough time closing more multi-million dollar deals. In fact, it seems that his future with some partners is rather uncertain at the moment.
For starters, Nike has decided to put the launch of its shoe collaboration with Scott on hold in the wake of the tragedy. However, in 2023, Scott debuted his new sneaker collaboration at Cannes.
"Out of respect for everyone impacted by the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival, we are postponing the launch of the Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack,"
a spokesperson for Nike said.
Fortnite has stopped the sale of the rapper’s Out West emote on its item shop.
As for McDonald’s, once the contract with Scott ran out in 2020, the corporation chose to no longer work with the rapper.
At the same time, Scott has also faced backlash after deciding to partner with BetterHelp following the tragedy. “Travis Scott's team reached out to us with an initiative to cover the cost of therapy for those who were impacted,” the company’s statement read.
“Due to the sensitive nature of this tragic event, we wanted to provide more clarification on how BetterHelp’s support will be delivered through this initiative.” And while the company made it clear that Scott wasn’t getting any money from their initiative, many slammed it as a tasteless PR move.
The Astroworld Festival tragedy has also reportedly affected Scott’s time in reality television. It is believed he was supposed to make an appearance in the Kardashians.
Those plans, however, were scrapped. "Cameras have been rolling for months,” one source told Radar.
"However, after the disaster at the concert, where Kylie and Kendall were both backstage, footage of Travis is being edited out of the show."
This proved to be true as at no time, did Scott appear on the show with the Kardashian clan.
How Much Travis Scott Has Paid To Date To Settle Lawsuits From Astroworld
Since the lawsuits began to come in, people have been waiting to either take Scott to court or to settle for what they believe to be a fair compensation for either suffering injuries or losing a loved one. Those lawsuits are slowly starting to be settled, with the first one being settled in October 2022.
Axel Acosta was the first victim to have the civil case settled. He was 21 years old when he attended Astroworld. He died at the event as a result of being crushed and asphyxia.
The terms of the settlement were not disclosed but LiveNation will be paying the compensation to Acosta's family.
More recently, a settlement was made for 14-year-old John Hilgert, who also passed at the event. Again, the terms of the settlement were not disclosed. However, none of the money to be paid is coming out of Scott's pocket.
Source: ABC News, Forbes, Radar, BetterHelp
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