Lawyers for Live Nation, which is being sued for its role as the festival’s promoter, worry publicity from Astroworld's new documentary could “taint the jury pool.”
HOUSTON — The experiences of panicked concertgoers who couldn’t breathe and had no clear path to escapeLive Nation, which is being sued for its role as the festival’s promoter
“My job is to make the most truthful, honest, sincere documentary from the victim’s point of view ... We need to know about these stories to prevent it from happening again,” Minn told The Associated Press. “It’s hard to explain to friends and family what we saw and what we actually went through and I think will give a lot of people the opportunity, if you weren’t there, to understand,” said Frank Alvarez, who attended the concert but does not appear in the film.
In a report released this month, a task force created by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uncovered problems with permits for such events and called for “clearly outlined triggers” for stopping such a show. “Mr. Scott remains focused on his philanthropic work in his hometown of Houston and in lower-income communities of color across the country, both of which are longstanding efforts,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
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