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HoustonMegan Thee Stallionfans will have to wait a bit longer to see the rapper perform in the city.
On Tuesday, the 26-year-old rapper announced that she would no longer be performing at the 713 Music Hall in Houston “out of respect” for the lives lost to theAstroworldtragedy.Houston Chroniclewas first to report the news.
She added, “My heart goes out to all the families that are suffering during this difficult time.”
Megan, who is a Houston native and performed at Astroworld Festival in 2019, originally announced her performance the day before the tragedy. The performance was meant to celebrate the opening of the new venue in Houston and her college graduation.
Ten people died and multiple people were injured at Travis Scott’s Houston festival after a deadly, stampede-like incident.
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Also on Tuesday, the family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, who died at the festival, announced that they had rejectedTravis Scott’s offerto pay for his funeral.
“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.”
The concert cancellation comes just two days after the “Hot Girl S—” rapper joined BTS for a performance at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium.
“Last night was so amazingggggg🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 thank you to my friends@bts.bighitofficialfor having meee 🧈🧈🧈,” she captioned a photo of her outfit. OnTwitter, the 26-year-old wrote, “Last night was EVERYTHING.”
As the group walked toward the main stage, RM said, “Your existence made this day perfect. I’m sad you missed the AMAs but now you’re here!” to which Megan replied, “But I’m here, we did it!”
source: people.com
