On Monday, the “God’s Plan” rapper — who hit the Astroworld stage with Scott — shared that his “heart is broken” after eight peoplediedand about 300 people were injured at the outdoor music fest after fans in the crowd of about 50,000 began to rush the stage at NRG Park in Houston.
“I’ve spent the past few days trying to wrap my mind around this devastating tragedy,” Drake, 35, wrote in a statement onInstagram. “I hate resorting to this platform to express an emotion as delicate as grief but this is where I find myself.”
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“My heart is broken for the families and friends of those who lost their lives and for anyone who is suffering,” he added. “I will continue to pray for all of them, and will be of service in any way I can. My God be with you all.”
Drake is among the several performers at Astroworld who have shared their condolences. SZAreleased a statementon Saturday, explaining that she was still in shock after learning details of the festival.
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“Speechless about last night I’m actually in shock n don’t even know what to say,” tweeted the “Broken Clocks” singer, 31. “Just praying for everyone in Houston especially the families of those that lost their lives.”
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“I’ll bdonating my net compensationto the families of this incident,” the 23-year-old wrote on his Instagram Story Saturday.
He also offered his cooperation to the Houston Police Department and condolences to the families of the concertgoers who died.John Hilgert,14;Brianna Rodriguez, 16;Franco Patiño, 21;Axel Acosta, 21;Jacob Jurinek, 21;Rudy Peña, 23; Madison Dubiski, 23; andDanish Baig, 27, have been identified as the eight victims of the tragedy.
Since the incident, however, dozens of lawsuits have been filed against Scott over themass casualty incident, theHouston Chroniclereported.
Reps for Scott and Live Nation did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
