W Magazine is scrambling to pull Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner’s newest cover issue, amid
the tragedies that took place at Astroworld earlier this month.
Let’s get into it.
After a fatal crowd surge claimed 10 lives and left many, many others injured during
Travis’ set at the Astroworld Festival on Nov. 5th, Travis Scott is now at the center
of some serious controversy.
You see, many are accusing Travis of failing to stop his set, even though he reportedly
knew of the potential dangers surrounding a high-energy crowd surge.
Concertgoers alleged that Travis could clearly see the audience from his position on stage,
though Travis has since denied these allegations.
Now, Travis and Live Nation are facing multiple lawsuits from Astroworld attendees and victims’
families, after both Travis and the event organizers failed to protect the health and
safety of concertgoers.
Because of this, W Magazine editors are allegedly scrambling to pull their most recent issue
from shelves, which features a big interview with Travis and on-and-off girlfriend, Kylie
Jenner.
As reported by Page Six, the magazine defended their decision to pull Travis and Kylie’s
cover story from stands, saying it would be “inappropriate,” to run the issue.
And with such short notice, it’s safe to say that W editors are in a full-blown tizzy
rushing to halt delivery trucks.
The magazine edition featuring Travis and Kylie was already shot and printed prior to
the Nov. 5th concert, leaving the magazine in a state of panic.
A source close to the publication told Page Six that “W editors have cleared any planned
coverage of Travis and Kylie from their website, but the magazine was already printed, and
now they are trying to stop the delivery trucks.
The insider went on to add that “in the light of what happened at Astroworld, the
interview and cover lines seem inappropriate, to say the least.”
And W Magazine isn’t the only major company to postpone their collaboration with Travis.
Recently, Nike issued a statement about their upcoming sneaker collaboration with Travis,
announcing that the company would be postponing the shoe drop.
They issued a statement to their website saying, “Out of respect for everyone impacted by
the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival, we are postponing the launch of the Air Max
1 x Cactus Jack.”
The news comes on the heels of two more lives that were tragically lost earlier this week
due to the crowd surge where both victims passed away in hospital after sustaining life-threatening
injuries while in attendance at Astroworld, bringing the original death toll of eight,
up to 10.
With this in mind, it’s not surprising that W and Nike would want to pull their seemingly
lighthearted cover with Kylie and Travis from stands after such a devastating tragedy, in
order to give victims and their families time to mourn and reflect over the incident.
In the weeks following the tragedy, Travis and Kylie, who is currently pregnant with
their second child, have been staying at his home in Houston.
Travis has been virtually silent on social media, aside from a short video that he posted
to his Instagram stories on Nov. 7th.
In all honesty, W and Nike’s actions seem more than justifiable, as any brand partnering
with Travis at the moment would likely be the subject of a lot of controversy, considering
the timeliness of the recent Astroworld tragedies.
For now, we will just have to wait and see how this devastating situation continues to
unfold as more and more victims open up about the horrific events that took place at the
Astroworld Festival.
As always, our hearts and thoughts are with those who tragically lost their lives, their
families and everyone else impacted by this devastating tragedy.
Now go ahead and click right over here to get the full rundown on Travis’ history
of causing CHAOS at past concerts.
Then be sure to let me know all your thoughts on W’s move to pull their latest cover edition
of Travis and Kylie in the comments below.
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