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Memorial for victims of Astroworld Festival tragedy-Brandon Bell/Getty Images
The family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, who died as a result of the Astroworld Festival tragedy, will not accept Travis Scott‘s offer to pay for his funeral.
Blount passed away on November 14 after suffering severe injuries when he was trampled in a crowd surge at the November 5 concert at Houston’s NRG Park. He died after spending days in a medically induced coma.
Scott, who organized and headlined the event, offered to pay funeral costs for all 10 people who died as a result of the crowd surge.
“Your client’s offer is declined,” Blount family