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The tragic events that occurred at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival this weekend have been making headlines across the nation and beyond, and will likely continue to as the Houston Police Department works to put together the pieces in the ongoing investigation.

Thanks to brave souls who have been sharing their stories online, those who were not in attendance at the event have been able to get an idea of what it was really like in the crowd. After making it out of the so-called “sea of bodies,” one woman, Seanna Faith took it upon herself to alert production about the possible fatalities she had witnessed, only to be ignored and ridiculed.

After the news broke, reports began alleging that a member of the audience “went crazy” and started injecting others around them with drugs. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner has provided an update on this theory. “One of the narratives was that some individual was injecting other people with drugs,” he explained during a press conference.

“We do have a report of a security officer, according to the medical staff that was out and treated him last night, that he was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen and he felt a prick in his neck. When he was examined he went unconscious, they administered Narcan and he was revived. The medical staff did notice a prick that was similar to what you would get if someone’s trying to inject you – that is one part of it.”

Other videos from Twitter users across the net see people sharing stories of seeing plenty of drugs being taken at the festival. “I was at the Travis Scott concert last night, I was doing security,” a woman named Shamira Williams shared on her social media account. “From the moment the kids got there, they was on drugs, and there was a lot of kids that was passing out.”

“People was going into cardiac arrest like left and right, falling out left and right. The paramedics, I don’t think they were totally prepared for that. Kids was dropping dead, man, and they was carrying them out one by one,” she recalled.

Elsewhere in the press conference, Chief Finner acknowledged that although some deaths may have been drug related, others were due to the stampede that took place at the show. “The other thing that’s very important, there were some individuals that were trampled, and we want to be respectful of that. We ask that y’all give us time to do a proper investigation. Live Nation has stated from the very beginning that they would cooperate.”

For more information on the Astroworld Fest tragedy, check out our earlier story on the event.

Skip Bayless is one of the biggest haters on sports television and while he mostly takes shots at LeBron James, he has found another target this year. That target just so happens to be another Los Angeles Lakers superstar in Russell Westbrook. Russ has struggled mightily so far this season and things have only gotten worse as last night, he went 1-13 from the field as the Lakers got blown out by the Portland Trail Blazers.

Skip took the opportunity to roast Westbrook last night, and some of his shots were fairly unnecessary in a pretty hilarious way. As you will see in one of the tweets below, Bayless spoke to Westbrook’s struggles before randomly throwing out the fact that Westbrook just had a documentary about himself released to the public. Needless to say, Skip was looking for any way to discredit the Lakers star.

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“The Lakers acquired Westbrook to carry them in games LeBron missed. So far without LeBron, the Lakers have lost twice to OKC and tonight they’re getting blown out at Portland. Yet a documentary of Westbrook’s life was just released,” Bayless wrote. “Westbrick finishes this blowout in Portland 1-13 with 6 turnovers. I hope Bron sees this tweet and grimaces as he sits in street clothes on the bench.”

With LeBron James injured, it is clear that the Lakers are simply not good enough right now. With this in mind, you can pretty well guarantee that Skip is going to continue his assault on Westbrook for the rest of the season until things get better.

Stay tuned to HNHH for all of the latest updates from the basketball world.

This past week, the Tennesee Titans were met with the devastating news that running back Derrick Henry had suffered a foot injury and would need to get surgery on it. The original belief was that he would be out for six to 10 weeks and that in the meantime, they could just cycle through other backs. They even signed Adrian Peterson, who is set to make his debut this weekend.

Now, however, there is some bad news concerning Henry. While many around the team are still optimistic that he can return before the end of the year, there are now some sources who believe quite the opposite.

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According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Henry is not expected to return this year. The hope is that he will recover quicker than anticipated, however, with a superstar like Henry, you don’t want to rush him back and exacerbate any injuries. For now, this will mean that Peterson will have to be the guy for the rest of the year, and even into the playoffs depending on where the Titans finish this season.

This is a very unfortunate turn of events for the franchise, however, they still have the pieces to continue their winning ways. Stay tuned to HNHH as we will be sure to bring you updates on this developing story.

This season has been filled with mixed emotions for the Las Vegas Raiders. The team is playing some phenomenal football right now, however, a ton of off-the-field issues have clouded the team. It all started with the resignation of Jon Gruden which was then followed up by the arrest of Henry Ruggs III who killed a woman and her dog in a car accident. It’s been a lot to deal with, some are saying that Vegas is the reason for all of the issues going on right now.

Recently, TMZ caught up with Las Vegas resident Dana White and asked him if Sin City truly is the problem. While White did not that Las Vegas can be filled with temptation, there is no reason to believe these incidents wouldn’t have happened somewhere else. 

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“People are going to make mistakes and bad things happen every day, no matter what city you’re in,” White explained. “Listen, Vegas is a tough city and so is L.A. Go spend a weekend in L.A. It’s the same thing. It is what it is.”

Regardless, the events of the last week have been truly unfortunate, and our thoughts go out to the victim involved in the crash. Now, Ruggs is facing up to 46 years in prison as he has been hit with five charges.

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Travis Scott was riding the high of the release of two successful singles, “ESCAPE PLAN,” and “MAFIA” ahead of his annual Astroworld Festival. Unfortunately, a crowd surge occurred on the first day of the event, causing patrons to fall on top of one another, many unable to move or breathe. At this time, at least eight deaths and over 300 injuries have been confirmed. 

Several graphic videos and photos depicting the conditions that the injured and survivors of the incident were stuck inb, with attendees performing CPR on others and bodies spread out in the VIP section. A woman named Seanna Faith who had been caught up in the sea of bodies but managed to escape was brave enough to bring attention to the possible fatalities she had witnessed.

In a clip that’s since gone viral, she can be seen climbing up a ladder to get the attention of a cameraman, filming Travis on stage. “There’s somebody dead in there,” you can hear Faith screaming at the top of her lungs. The production crew member quickly began fighting with the attendee telling her to get down while still keeping the show going. Shortly after, a man joined Seanna in her quest to get the truth out there.

Another video shows crowd members yelling at Seanna and the other Astroworld attendee, even booing them for their efforts to stop the show and get people help. “Shut the f*ck up, you guys weren’t in there,” the man caught on camera told audience members who didn’t understand the severity of the situation elsewhere in the crowd.

Faith has shared a detailed account of her Astroworld experience over on Instagram. “Hundreds of people ripped their vocal cords apart screaming for help, but we were not heard. There was nowhere to go…The screaming intensified as more people realized they could not breathe. We begged security to help us, for the performer to see us and know something was wrong. None of that came. We continued to drown.”

“I watched my friend be dragged away from me, and lost sight of her. I began to realize in that moment that there is away to die that not many people know about. Being trampled to death. I saw terror in every eye that I met, even the ones that told me to breathe and stay calm…There was a floor of bodies, of men and women, below the layers of fallen people above them.”

In her post, Faith also revealed that another man was called up to the platform when she was seeking help from the camera man, and he allegedly grabbed her arm and said he’d push her off the 15th feet high surface if she didn’t get down. “I told him to help. I told him people were dying. I showed him where. He wouldn’t look in the direction either. I was in disbelief.”

Following the show, both Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner have released statements regarding the loss of life, asserting that they weren’t aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show.

Read Seanna Faith’s full account of her Astroworld Fest experience below. RIP to those that didn’t make it out.

Tragedy struck Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on Friday. At least eight deaths and numerous injuries occurred during the return of LaFlame’s annual festival in Houston. More information has been emerging since Saturday morning while Travis Scott has been accused of negligence as the crowd pleaded for help, which he’s denied. 

Kylie Jenner has also been at the center of controversy regarding the incident on Friday. She shared a photo on her Instagram Story of the show as it was going down but many pointed out how an ambulance was evidently passing through the crowd in the picture.

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The Kylie Cosmetics founder issued a statement on Instagram this morning where she responded to claims that she was aware of the emergency situation that was taking place in the crowd. She offered her thoughts and prayers, as most influencers do in dire times, before addressing the backlash.

“Travis and I are broken and devastated. My thoughts and prayers are with all who lost their lives, were injured, or affected in anyway by yesterday’s events. And also for Travis who I know cares deeply for his fans and the Houston community,” she wrote. “I want to make it clear we weren’t aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show and in no world would have continued filming or performing.”

Scott also issued a statement on Twitter yesterday before sharing a video response on his Instagram Story. The rapper stated that he was in the process of working with the families affected to “assist them through this tough time.” “We’ve been working closely with everyone to get to the bottom of this,” he said. “I’m honestly just devastated and I can’t imagine anything like this happening. I’m gonna do everything I can to keep you guys updated.”

We’ll continue to keep you posted on anymore updates on Astroworld Festival. 

Canelo Alvarez is one of the greatest boxers of all time and while competing in the Super Middleweight division, Canelo has been able to string together some truly impressive and dominant wins. He appears to be on auto-pilot half of the time and no fighter has come close to beating him.

On Saturday, Alvarez went up against Caleb Plant to try and capture the fighter’s IBF Super Middleweight belt, all while trying to retain his own. Throughout the fight, Alvarez was dominant although it took him a long time before he could finish Plant off. In fact, Alvarez ended up taking home the win via knockout in the 11th round. 

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As you can see in the clip below, Plant was knocked down early in the round although he eventually got up. From there, Alvarez finished him off right then and there, with Plant laying against the ropes. Some fans felt as though the fight should have been stopped a lot earlier for Plant’s safety, however, Alvarez got his second chance at a knockout. Alvarez was able to claim yet another belt, and now, he will have quite the crop of opponents to choose from.

It remains to be seen who Alvarez will go up against next, however, if one thing is for sure, it’s that he is a legend who has become almost impossible to take down. It’s going t take a Herculean effort to stop him, moving forward.