Travis Scott.Photo: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty
Dior has decided to postpone its fashion collaboration withTravis Scott’sCactus Jack labelfollowing the tragic events at therapper’s Astroworld music festivalin November.
The rapper, 30, teamed up with Dior’s creative director Kim Jones on the men’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection, entitled Cactus Jack Dior (named after Scott’s record label, Cactus Jack Records). The collab was set to debut in Jan. 2022, but it is unclear if and when Dior will release the collection.
Representatives for Scott have not commented.
Travis Scott.Erika Goldring/WireImage
The shoes were initially set to drop on Dec. 16. Nike did not provide additional details on the collaboration or respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Anheuser-Busch also announced that it isdiscontinuing Scott’s Cacti hard seltzers(which have been sold for less than a year) and the “Sicko Mode” rapper waspulled from the Coachella 2022 lineupin the weeks following Astroworld.
At the rapper’s Nov. 5 event, there were approximately 50,000 attendees in the audience, many of whom attempted to rush the stage when Scott’s set began, causing countless concertgoers to lose consciousness after falling and being trampled. Ten people died and more than 300 people were injured as a result of a fatal crowd surge.
Travis Scott performs during 2021 Astroworld Festival.Erika Goldring/WireImage
At least 36 lawsuits have been filed against Scott and concert organizers over the incident, theHouston Chroniclereported.
The victims have been identified asEzra Blount, 9;Jacob Jurinek, 21;John Hilgert,14;Brianna Rodriguez, 16;Franco Patiño, 21;Axel Acosta, 21;Rudy Peña, 23;Madison Dubiski, 23;Danish Baig, 27; andBharti Shahani, 22.
In hisfirst interview since Astroworld, Scott told Charlamagne Tha God that he won’t perform again until “we address a lot of safety concerns” about his concerts.
“Not even just me, but you don’t even want other artists to have to go and take a part of that trauma, you don’t want concertgoers to be a part of that fear,” said Scott. “You want them to feel safe.”
source: people.com
