An emote featuring music from one of Travis Scott's songs has been removed from Fortnite's in-game store following thꦑe deadly 💞concert that took the lives of eight people on Friday.
The Out West emote, which featured sampled music from the song Out West by Travis Scott and Jackboys, has been removed from the Fortnite storefront along with all other items in the Daily section of the shop. made the rare move of confirming the section's removal and promised that it would return during the "next item shop refresh."
The emote itself hasn't been disabled, so Fortnite players can still activate it in-game. They can also still wear the Travis Scott skin.
Travis Scott has come under fire for continuing his Astroworld Festival set for while the crowd surged beneath him, resulting in eight deaths and dozens more injured. Scott reportedly halted his performance several times to direct security to assist distressed concertgoers, but he didn't end his set until much later.
For his part, Travis said that he was unaware of the gravity of the situation and ha🐬d he known he would have stopped the show. He is also working with fire authorities and police to investigate the cause of the crowd surge.
The exact cause of the surge is still unknown. Several concert attendees fainted near the front of the crowd, which may have caused those further back to panic. According to , both Scott and Live Nation are facing multiple lawsuits from injured parties for failing to provide adequate💦 security to ensure attendee safety.
Travis Scott has been in Fortnite ever since his successful Astronomical concert tour last year. That tour 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:earned the rapper $20 million with 12.3 million Fortnite players watching the performance. Players could also purchase a Travis Scott outfit to make their avatar look like🎀 the rapper.