Nike hits pause button for Travis Scott Air Max 1 launch as a result of Astroworld tragedy

By ANI

WASHINGTON: In the wake of the Astroworld Festival tragedy, Nike introduced on Monday that it’s pausing its collaboration with rapper Travis Scott.

As per People journal, the favored firm can be delaying the discharge of the Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack shoe “out of respect for everyone impacted by the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival.”

The footwear have been initially set to drop on December 16. Nike didn’t present extra particulars on the collaboration.

Scott started collaborating with Nike in 2017 with the discharge of his first Air Force 1 design. In June 2018, he adopted up on the AF-1 together with his child blue Cactus Jack Air Jordan 4 with pink accents.

Scott’s different Nike partnerships over the previous couple of years embrace the Air Jordan 33, the Air Jordan 1, Air Jordan 6, one other pair of Air Forces, and the SB Dunk.

Due to a deadly crowd surge on the Astroworld Festival on November 5, ten individuals died and greater than 300 individuals have been injured. At least 36 lawsuits have been filed towards Scott and live performance organisers over the incident.

The victims have been recognized as Ezra Blount, 9, Jacob Jurinek, 21, John Hilgert, 14, Brianna Rodriguez, 16, Franco Patino, 21, Axel Acosta, 21, Rudy Pena, 23, Madison Dubiski, 23, Danish Baig, 27, and Bharti Shahani, 22.

Following the occasion, Scott posted a sequence of movies to his Instagram Story on Saturday, saying he was “horrified” by what occurred at his present and pledging to assist the victims’ households.