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Google PlayThe recent Hulu arrival of a special news report focused on the tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival was quickly met with criticism from those who argued it was too soon for such a project, perhaps due to many mistaking it for an actual documentary.
The 50-minute special is no longer playable on the platform.
As touched on above, the questionably titled Concert From Hell is better described as a long-form news special, the likes of which regularly appear on broadcast television (and subsequently on Hulu) following major events. Seemingly, it’s also the same special available via Houston-based ABC13 here. ABC13 is a part of the ABC Owned Television Stations group, which is itself owned by Disney.
In short, the problem here actually appears to be how the news special was presented on the platform, as many were convinced upon seeing the banner that this was a full-scale documentary. Complex has reached out to reps for ABC and Hulu for comment and will update this post accordingly.
A total of 10 people have now died in connection with the festival, which has spurred a number of lawsuits against Scott and others, including Live Nation. In an extended statement shared in November, Public Enemy’s Chuck D defended Scott by arguing that the Utopia artist is taking the blame “while the old white men running the corps that Travis and his fans trusted with their lives stay quiet in the shadows.”
