Keeping Up With The Kardashians star Kim Kardashian is the first of Kylie Jenner's sisters to respond to the Astroworld Music Festival tragedy. The Houston concert hosted by Kylie's boyfriend, rapper Travis Scott, claimed the lives of eight attendees after a deadly crowd surge caused chaos at the festival. Surviving concert-goers have since come forward on social media to express their experience with intense overcrowding and safety concerns from the event. The loss of life, as well as hundreds of documented injuries at Astroworld, has left fans disappointed in Travis, who continued to perform his set while disaster ensued in the crowd.
Kylie, who is expecting her second child with Travis, also received backlash from fans for posting videos of Astroworld to her Instagram Story. Followers called out Kylie for insensitivity to the tragedy as Kylie's footage from the concert showed an ambulance attempting to reach concert-goers in the overwhelmed crowd. Kylie deleted the controversial slides from her story and issued an official statement in its place. Kylie announced that she and Travis were "broken and devastated" following the incident and claimed neither she nor her man was aware of the fatalities while at the show. Many fans were unsatisfied with Kylie's response and noticed Kylie's famous family members were quiet immediately after the tragedy.
Kim, whose budding romance with Pete Davidson has been stealing headlines, posted a statement to her social media platforms in reaction to the Astroworld tragedy. Kim tweeted that she was "absolutely heartbroken" for those who lost their lives and were hurt at the festival. Kim appeared to speak for the whole Kardashian-Jenner crew, who did not immediately comment on the tragic news. "Just like all of you, our family is in shock by the tragedy," Kim tweeted.
Kim went on to offer her condolences to those affected by the events in Houston. "We are keeping all the victims, families and loved ones impacted in our prayers for healing," the KKW Beauty CEO tweeted. Kim also expressed concern for her niece Stormi's father, tweeting, "as well as Travis who we know cares so much about his fans and is truly devastated." Kim's comments echoed Kylie's message about Travis caring "deeply" about his fans and the Houston community.
Kim's statement arrived just one day ahead of a monumental brand collaboration with Fendi for her shapewear line Skims. While the Kar-Jenners are no strangers to bad press, the unprecedented tragedy will be difficult for the family to navigate with sensitivity amidst ongoing business obligations. Though the reality TV stars have been building hype for their upcoming Hulu show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians fans are now wondering what impact the Astroworld tragedy will have on what the Kardashians are filming at this time.
Source: Kim Kardashian/Twitter