Rapper Travis Scott questioned over deadly crowd surge at Texas festival

Travis Scott performing at the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on November 5, 2021, in Houston (Amy Harris/Invision/AP/PA)

Rap superstar Travis Scott was questioned on Monday in a deposition he is giving in connection with hundreds of lawsuits that were filed against him and others over the deaths and injuries at the 2021 Astroworld festival.

Scott was questioned in Houston during a deposition that could take several days to complete, two people with knowledge about the litigation said.