Ireland Baldwin, daughter of Hollywood star Alec Baldwin, has weighed in on the Astroworld tragedy that killed eight people at rapper Travis Scott's festival, comparing the public reaction to that of the fatal shooting her father was involved in on the set of Rust.
"Y'all are really killing me these days. You believe everything that you see on Twitter and TikTok and completely bandwagon on spreading misinformation," Ireland wrote in an Instagram Story over the weekend.
"First, you were armory/stunt coordination pros when it came to the horrific tragedy involving my dad ... and now Travis Scott is demonic because he ALLOWED people to die at his show?
"I'll start by saying I am heartbroken for the families who lost a loved one. Everyone should feel safe when they are going to enjoy live music."
"But it's not Travis Scott's fault," she continued, adding: "Any actual musician would validate that you can't see or hear anyone up there. Especially when wearing in-ear monitors."
Scott was accused of continuing his set in Houston, Texas on November third even as the 50,000 strong audience became increasingly out of control, leading to a crowd surge that left eight dead and hundreds injured.
Scott is being sued by at least one concertgoer for negligence and "inciting the crowd", and has twice been convicted previously for encouraging fans to rush the stage and jump security barriers at concerts, according to the Daily Mail.
"C'mon people... do a little research before you go spewing cancel culture bullshit," Ireland continued.
"People lost their children at this show and [all] you've got say is that Travis Scott's music is demonic and he belongs in prison? Jesus."
In a second post, she suggested people should "stick to what we actually know" and avoid making assumptions or spreading misinformation, instead "educating" themselves on things they know "nothing about".
Ireland continued her commentary in a third post, declaring she was "done reading shit on the internet, I think forever", but insisted she wasn't defending Scott who she said "incites rage".
"I am in no way defending Travis Scott because honestly, I don't know him or care personally and the only aspect of this I care about is that people died because this brand new festival neglected to have the proper safety protocols in place," she wrote.
"I've been to two of his shows. I watched people get carried out on stretchers with head injuries and from ODs. I've experienced this at maybe 10 other shows I've been to in my life where other punk bands or rap artists played.
"He incites the rage. No doubt about that. But I refuse to fall into this twisted cancel culture bullshit when it's coming from people who have no idea how anything works.
"I ask a bunch of questions before forming any kind of opinion. Also, people on the internet saying it's the kid's who died fault and they knew what they were getting into ... Um no. There should have been so many protocols in place to keep kids safe."
Ireland later deleted her posts, saying she did so "for one reason" - the "scary and misinformed" nature of people on the internet.
"All that matters are the families of those who died in the Astroworld tragedy. My heart breaks for them. The point I was trying to make was stop rage-blaming. Make informed opinions and posts. So many people are at fault. Not just one person."
The 23-year-old recently prompted backlash by sharing photos of her and her boyfriend dressed as bloodied victims for Halloween which were condemned thoughtless", "tone-deaf" and "inappropriate" in the wake of the Rust tragedy.
Last month, Ireland's father accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza when what was supposed to be a prop gun discharged with a live round during rehearsals for the western flick.
