The family of Ezra Blount, the 9-year-old who died after the Astroworld Festival stampede, rejected Travis Scott’s offer to pay for his funeral, according to Rolling Stone.  

In a letter obtained by Rolling Stone, Bob Hilliard, the family’s attorney, told Scott’s lawyer that “your client’s offer is declined.”  

“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,” he wrote in the letter to attorney Daniel Petrocelli.  

Ezra was the youngest victim of the tragedy. He was taken off life support a few weeks after the incident.  

Days after the tragedy, Scott announced he would cover the funeral costs of the victims who died at the festival, and partner with BetterHelp to provide a month of mental health services to those impacted by the stampede which left 10 people dead.  

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“Travis is committed to doing his part to help the families who have suffered and begin the long process of healing in the Houston community. Toward that end, Travis would like to pay for the funeral expenses for Mr. Blount’s son,” Petrocelli reportedly wrote to the family, according to TMZ.  

Scott’s offer to pay for Ezra’s funeral had “no effect” on the lawsuit filed against him by Ezra’s dad Treston Blount, as reported by the New York Post.  

“There may be, and I hope there is, redemption and growth for him on the other side of what this painful process will be—and perhaps one day, once time allows some healing for the victims and acceptance of responsibility by Mr. Scott and others, Treston and Mr. Scott might meet, as there is also healing in that,” Hilliard said.  

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