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Nike Has Formally Postponed The Release Of Its Travis Scott Sneaker Collaboration Following The Astroworld Tragedy

<p>&num;Roommates&comma; as hundreds of lawsuits&comma; ongoing fatalities and various injuries continue to be at the center of the tragedy that occurred at <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;over-100-lawsuits-have-now-been-filed-against-travis-scott-and-live-nation-following-the-astroworld-tragedy&sol;">Travis Scott<&sol;a>’s Astroworld festival&comma; an upcoming collaboration he had in the works has officially been put on hold&period; It was just announced that&comma; Nike has decided to postpone its sneaker collaboration with Travis Scott in the wake of the deadly incident that took place at Astroworld&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&commat;Revolt reports&comma; just a week after the Astroworld festival&comma; that has now claimed the lives of 10 people and injured dozens of others&comma; Nike has finally <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;revolt&period;tv&sol;news&sol;2021&sol;11&sol;15&sol;22784096&sol;nike-travis-scott-sneaker-release-astroworld">made a decision<&sol;a> that many were speculating would eventually occur&period; Earlier today&comma; Nike released a statement that it would be postponing its sneaker collaboration with Travis Scott that was initially supposed to drop on December 16<sup>th<&sol;sup>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Out of respect for everyone impacted by the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival&comma; we are postponing the launch of the Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack&comma;” the statement read&comma; which was also released on social media&period; The &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Baroque Brown” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Saturn Gold” colorways of Travis Scott’s Air Max 1 collab were reportedly priced at &dollar;160 each&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As we previously reported&comma; over 100 lawsuits have been filed against Travis and popular concert promoter Live Nation—with more legal claims expected within the coming days&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One of the attendees injured&comma; Niaara Goods&comma; is not only suing Travis and Live Nation&comma; but also Astroworld performer&comma; Drake&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The deadly crowd surge and its aftermath unfolded right in front of Webster and Graham&period; Nonetheless&comma; they continued their performance while medical personnel struggled to reach the numerous unconscious and injured concertgoers&period;” She is suing for &dollar;1 million for injuries she sustained&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"80887" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;nike-has-formally-postponed-the-release-of-its-travis-scott-sneaker-collaboration-following-the-astroworld-tragedy&sol;" data-secure&equals;"6042cd2d6f"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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