Fortnite has stopped the sale of a Travis Scott 'emote' on its video game after eight people died while he performed at a concert in Houston on Friday.
The 'emote', an in-game expression which players can buy for their characters, features music from Scott's 'Out West' single.
The rapper, 30, is facing legal action from victims and their families after he continued performing for 30 minutes after a 'mass casualty event' was declared.
Fortnite later said that it had deleted a whole section of the shop, not just the emote relating to Scott, without giving any reason.
Scott last year raked in $20 million from Fortnite as the star of a nine-minute digital concert which was attended by 27.7 million players.
The 'emote', an in-game expression which players can buy for their characters, features music from Scott's 'Out West' single. Scott last year raked in $20 million from Fortnite as the star of a nine-minute digital concert which was attended by 27.7 million players.
Fortnite later said that it had deleted a whole section of the shop, not just the emote relating to Scott, without giving any reason
At the time, the rapper said: 'It was an opportunity to go to the max, to create a world that permits won't let you do, fire marshals won't let you do, building codes won't let you do.'
The rapper, who has a established a cult following which has been boosted by his relationship with Kylie Jenner, has secured lucrative deals with a string of high-profile brands including McDonald's, Nike and PlayStation.
Scott had his own limited time meal deal at McDonald's in December last year, worth an estimated $20 million, and signed a deal with PlayStation to become 'strategic creative partner' in October of that year. That deal was also reported to be worth $20 million.
His partnership with Nike is said to bring in around $10 million each year.
Scott's fortune could soon take a hit as around a dozen lawsuits have been launched after eight people died at his concert in Houston on Friday.
Hundreds of others were injured, including a nine-year-old boy who remains in a coma, when there was a surge towards the front of the stage as the anticipation built ahead of Scott's performance.
Scott and Drake are being sued for 'inciting mayhem' by a 24-year-old man who says he was left with 'severe injuries' and is demanding $1 million to cover medical expenses.
Separate legal action has been launched against Scott by the relatives of 21-year-old Axel Acosta who was crushed to death in the scrum.
His father Edgar Acosta on Monday held a press conference with Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, saying: 'They need to make things change in these type of events.
'Today it was me. lost my son. It could've been you.'
Harrowing footage from the event shows Scott continuing to perform as limp bodies are carried over the heads of the crowd and people beg for him to stop singing.
The show was called off 30 minutes before schedule, but half an hour after a 'mass casualty event' had already been declared by the fire department.
Scott, 30, continued to perform for up to 30 minutes as people were killed and crowds chanted 'stop the show' at NRG Park in Houston on Friday night
Social media video shows fans begging Travis Scott to stop his Astroworld Festival Friday night during the crowd surge that left at least eight death and hundreds injured. The crowd chanted 'stop the show' as concertgoers were being knocked down and crushed by other attendees
In one video, an ambulance is seen trying to make its way through the crowd, taking more than 10 minutes to reach the patient.
Other footage shows two members of Scott's entourage rush onto the stage to tell him something.
'Y'all know what you came to do,' Scott said, turning to the crowd, before the music started up again.
He then asked the tens of thousands in front of him to make 'the ground shake.'
Scott, who is from Houston, has offered to pay funeral costs for the victims of the crush while promoter Live Nation said full refunds would be offered to all attendees.
Police have launched a criminal investigation into the incident and more than a dozen lawsuits have been filed.
Former Ole Miss student, 23, who was pulled away from her brother's arms in frenzied Astroworld stampede is identified as the deadly Travis Scott concert's eighth victim
By BRIAN STIEGLITZ FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and JIMMY MCCLOSKEY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
A 23-year-old former Ole Miss student whose brother tried to pull her to safety before she disappeared into the crowd has been identified as the eighth victim at Travis Scott's Astroworld concert.
Madison Dubiski, of Cypress, and her younger brother Ty were at the concert in Houston, Texas, together on Friday night.
They were physically pulled apart during the show, and as Ty tried to pull her to safety, Madison was sucked into the crowd, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Dubiski is among the eight people who were killed in the ensuing frenzied stampede as rapper Scott continued with his set for at least another 30 minutes, ignoring pleas from panicked concertgoers to stop the music. Hundreds of people were injured and at least 13 are still being treated in hospital.
Dubiski studied at the University of Mississippi between 2016 and 2017 and worked in advertising and marketing, reported the Houston Chronicle. She went to Cy-Fair High School, where she was a Varsity cheerleader and member of National Charity League, a community service organization for mothers and their daughters in middle and high school.
Friends said that her mother Michelle was her best friend and that she was very close with Ty, who graduated from Cy-Fair in 2019.
The eighth and final fatality at Travis Scott's Astroworld concert has been identified as Madison Dubiski, 23, of Cypress
Dubiski was at the show with her younger brother Ty, but the two were pulled apart in the crowd
Riley Dimeo shared a tribute on Facebook for Dubiski, who she called her 'best friend, secret keeper, sissy, and soulmate'
'She was super bright, uplifting and just an all-around sweet girl,' Lauren Vogler, a former classmate, told the Houston Chronicle. 'I cheered with her when we were younger, and she was always so encouraging. She was definitely the life of the party and loved by so many people.'
Dubiski was also a devoted Astros fan, her favorite color was pink and she was always there for her friends, Vogler said, adding 'She was definitely one of the 'too glam to give a damn!' kind of girls.'
Riley Dimeo shared a tribute on Facebook for Dubiski, who she called her 'best friend, secret keeper, sissy, and soulmate' and said that after Astroworld, there 'will forever be a piece of my heart missing'
She wrote, 'I have never known such pure love and friendship until Madison came into my life and I'm not really sure how life will continue without her. If you were fortunate enough to know mads you knew how beautiful, sweet, kind, generous, and loving she really was. She had a special way of making every single person she encountered in life feel special, appreciated, and accepted no matter what.'
Dimeo continued, 'I still cannot wrap my head around this tragedy or accept that fact that she is gone. Justice will come for our girl. I just know she is the most fabulous angel in Heaven. It was a true honor to call you my best friend and now my guardian angel. I love you forever. Until we meet again sissy girl. Please keep her family and friends in your thoughts and prayers through this difficult time.'
Other victims included University of Dayton student Franco Patino, 21, who was attending the event with his best friend, 20-year-old Jacob Jurinek, when both were trampled to death.
Jurinek had bought the tickets six months before the show to celebrate his upcoming 21st birthday on November 20.
The two young men grew up together in Naperville, Illinois, met in elementary school and were reuniting at the concert to celebrate.
'They met in elementary school [in Naperville] and were best friends every step of each other lives,' Franco's brother Cesar Patino told reporters.
Other victims included University of Dayton student Franco Patino (left), 21, who was attending the event with his best friend, 20-year-old Jacob Jurinek, when both were trampled to death
Patino (left) and Jurinek grew up in the same Illinois town and were best friends
John Hilgert, 14, was the youngest victim of the horrific crush which killed eight people at Friday night's Astroworld Festival in Houston
Hilgert, left, was a ninth grader at Memorial High School and was remembered as a talented baseball player, as well as a popular student
Hilgert was pictured at the same time as Houston's medical examiner shared a photo of another male victim's body they were unable to identify
Scott organized the lineup for the Astroworld Festival in his native Houston
Patino was a huge fan of the rapper, traveling from southern Ohio to Houston for the concert, according to WGN9.
Jurinek, better known as Jake, attended Southern Illinois University.
Patino was studying engineering and was a member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Alpha Psi Lambda.
He was also a part of the society's special interest house, which he founded with fellow student Andy Prieto to create.
'Andy and I worked together day and night to make this dream come true because we believed it was a necessity to have a house for Hispanics to come together and have a little piece of familiar culture in a predominantly white institution,' Patino said in an article about the society on the university's website.
Jurinek is listed as a junior studying journalism on SIU's 'People Finder' site.
'We are brokenhearted to lose a member of the Saluki family, Jacob Jurinek, and we extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends,' SIU Chancellor Austin A. Lane said in a statement Sunday. 'Jacob was a creative, intelligent young man, with a promising career in journalism and advertising. As we mourn this loss in our community, we will keep Jacob's family and friends in our thoughts.'
John Hilgert, 14, the youngest victim of the tragedy, was a ninth grader at Memorial High School in Houston and was remembered as a talented baseball player, as well as a popular student.
A spokesman for Spring Branch ISD said: 'Our hearts go out to the student's family and to his friends and our staff at Memorial. This is a terrible loss, and the entire MHS family is grieving today.
'Please keep the student's family in your thoughts and prayers as they face this tragedy. We will make counselors available to students next week to offer any help and support needed.'
John's baseball coach Justin Higgs also paid a heartfelt tribute on Instagram. He wrote: 'RIP John Hilgert. He got the Call up to the Major Leagues by the Almighty! John made an impact on anyone who met him and they always remembered him. I have memories of John I'll never forget.
'You had to love the kid. No option not too cause he was who he was. He loved the game of baseball. Was a privilege to coach this young man. Many prayers go out to any of his friends, teammates, and his family… especially Ms. Hilgert.
'One of the nicest human beings I've ever met. John was an Angel the whole time I knew him… impacting others for good and he himself was a legend. The legend of John. Will meet again John. Till then watch over us my friend. Catcher, pitcher, shortstop, great kid. Lived his life to the fullest.'
Hilgret attended Friday's concert with his long-time friend, Robby Hendrix, 15.
Hendrix's mother, Tracy Faulkner, bought her son's ticket it for his birthday and 'ultimately regrets the decision.'
'Everything about that night was a tragedy,' Faulkner told the Houston Chronicle. 'They were both in the same place at the same time and one came home and one we will never see.'
She said Hilgret and Hendrix had known each other for years and played football together.
'John was a good student and athlete and so polite. He was the sweetest and smartest young man,' she shared.
Hilgert was pictured at the same time as Houston's medical examiner shared a photo of another male victim's body they were unable to identify.
That man's family has since come forward, and he has been identified as Axel Acosta, 21, KTRK reported.
Axel Acosta, 21, had traveled from Washington to attend the festival - his first concert. Cops shared a photo of his body after they were unable to identify him
Acosta's father Edgar, pictured left, says he struggled to file a missing person's report because the family live out-of-state
A makeshift memorial was placed outside NRG Park, where the festival was held
Annunciation Catholic Church in Houston holds its own memorial for the victims
A visitor writes a note at the NRG Park memorial
Acosta had traveled from Washington to attend his first ever concert, his aunt Cynthia said. His father, Edgar, identified his remains at Memorial Medical Hospital.
Acosta turned 21 last month, and had been studying computer science at Western Washington University. His dad said he had struggled to file a missing person's report in the wake of the deadly crush because the family lives out of state.
A brother of one of the other victims slammed the 'poorly' managed event ran by 'horrible' people.
Danish Baig, 27, was one of people who died after a surge at the concert.
Baig was killed after trying to save a relative during the stampede at the concert, his brother Basil Baig confirmed on Facebook.
'My brother was killed in this horrendous Astroworld event that was managed poorly and supervised by such horrible people,' Basil wrote on Facebook.
He commended his late brother for his 'courageous act' and called him a 'beautiful soul.'
Others whose deaths have been confirmed to various news outlets are 16-year-old Brianna Rodriguez and Rodolfo 'Rudy' Peña, 23.
Danish Baig, 27 (right), was killed at Travis Scott's Astroworld after saving a relative during the stampede on Friday, his brother said
Rodolfo 'Rudy' Pena, 23, was an aspiring model and dreamed of one day being a US Border Patrol agent. He died of cardiac arrest
Pena died of cardiac arrest after being injured at the show
'My brother tried to save my sister in law from these horrendous acts that were being done to her in the process he lost his life,' Basil wrote.
'My brother Danish Baig [is] a beautiful soul whos[e] smile would light up the room and put everyone before himself. Last night he showed his courageous act to save my sister in law from those horrendous things that were being done.
'I was there and I wasn't able to save my brother.'
Basil reported that people were 'hitting,' 'pushing' and 'shoving' and 'did not care for anyone's life.'
He also alleged that superstar rapper and baby daddy to Kylie Jenner's daughter Stormi 'provoked these people and made them do just that [stampede] and more he called people to the stage to jump into the crowd and did not stop the show.'
Basil also said: 'This was not the end my family and I will go to the Full extent to make sure he is brought to justice.'
His brother Basil (second left) confirmed his brother's (left) death on Facebook and called what he did a 'courageous act'
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Brianna, pictured with her mother, was killed at the event
Brianna Rodriguez, 16, (left) was a dancer and junior in high school. On Saturday, the family of 16-year-old Brianna Rodriguez confirmed that she was one of the eight victims who died
Scott shared a message on his Instagram on Saturday, where he told fans he was 'devastated' and was 'working closely with authorities'
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Eight people were killed at the event after a crowd surge happened
One witness described it as a 'floor of bodies' and fans were screaming at to 'stop the show'
The chaos began after Scott took the stage. The star completed his set
Two others were identified by their families to have died at the tragic event.
Brianna Rodriguez, 16, People confirmed, and Rodolfo 'Rudy' Peña, 23, confirmed by the Laredo Morning Times, were among the eight.
Rodriguez was a dancer and a junior in high school.
'Gone from our sites, but never from our hearts,' her wrote family on Facebook.
Her family started a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses. It has raised $8,910 out of its $30,000 goal.
Peña was an aspiring model and had dreams of becoming a U.S. Border Patrol agent, according to USA Today.
He drove five hours from Laredo to Houston with his friends to attend the show, where he died of cardiac arrest.
His sister told the Laredo Morning Times: 'My brother was the sweetest person, friendly, outgoing, he had many friends because he was always there for everyone. Yes, he was a big fan of Travis, he loved his music.'
Around 2pm hundreds of fans stormed the festival's VIP entrance. About seven hours later the surge in front of the main stage killed eight people but the two events appear to be unrelated
Approximately 50,000 people attended the sold-out Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on Friday. Witnesses said the chaos broke out after Scott took the stage to perform.
The surge happened at 9:15 p.m. and the 'mass casualty incident' was declared at that time. Nearly an hour later, at 10:10 p.m., the concert producer Live Nation halted the show.
Earlier on Friday, hundreds of people were filmed stampeding through a VIP entrance at the Live Nation-organized event, sparking fears of overcrowding and poor crowd control.
Scott, 29, continued to perform after eight people were crushed to death - including two victims aged just 14 and 16 - in what one witness described as a 'floor of bodies.'
Video circulating on Twitter shows fans chanting 'stop the show' as concertgoers were being knocked down and crushed by other attendees.
Although he completed his 75-minute performance, at one point Scott was filmed calling for help. In another video he stood on a platform with his microphone while chaos unfolded beneath him.
As the chaos unfolded the rapper, who completed his show, even appeared to glance in the direction of passed-out fans as the show went on. Scott halted the performance at least once was filmed calling for security to help distressed fans in the front row.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner revealed during a press conference Saturday that the dead ranged in age from 14 to 27. Their cause of death has not yet been determined.
Meanwhile, Scott's girlfriend Kylie Jenner, who is pregnant with their second child and attended the event, was blasted online for posting a clip of an ambulance tending to the injured and dead as the chaos unfolded.
But other videos from the night showed distraught fans begging concert staff to halt the performance and help people escape the surge.
'People are f***ing dying, I want to save somebody's life,' a man said as he climbed on a platform where a cameraman was filming the performance.
