Travis Scott fans feared that their trolling went too far after the Sick Mode rapper deleted his Instagram following a weekend of getting roasted for his brown Batman costume.
But Scott’s social media departure had nothing to do with Halloween, according to an insider who spoke to Page Six.
The source claimed that Travis, who shares two-year-old daughter Stormi with on/off ex Kylie Jenner, has temporarily deactivated his account to ‘focus on his family.’
Offline: Travis Scott’s Instagram was deactivated sometime this weekend, after he was made fun of for his brown Batman costume
Family man: Insiders say his social media departure is so he can ‘focus on family.’ He’s seen with daughter Stormi, who he shares with Kylie Jenner, above
‘Halloween had nothing to do with it,’ they explained. ‘He is focusing on his family and their well-being and wants to influence his fans to do the same instead of being so consumed with social media.’
Hoping to set a good example for his followers, Scott’s source said he thinks it’s ‘important’ to focus on the world beyond the internet, especially during ‘such a critical time in the world right now.’
As on Tuesday the star’s Twitter was still active but had not been used since last Monday, October 26th.
The Texas-born rapper rocked his custom chocolate brown Batman costume to Kendall Jenner’s 25th birthday bash this past Saturday.
Missing: ‘Halloween had nothing to do with it,’ they explained. ‘He is focusing on his family and their well-being and wants to influence his fans to do the same instead of being so consumed with social media’
Deactivated: The deactivated account was seemingly first noticed by Rap Alert , who posted some of Scott’s last Halloween pictures and a snap of his now-blank IG page
Though Travis – born Jacques Berman Webster II – pulled out all the stops for his costume, fans were quick to mock his look online.
The deactivated account was seemingly first noticed by Rap Alert, who posted some of Scott’s last Halloween pictures and a snap of his now-blank IG page.
While some thought that Travis was overwhelmed by trolling, others believe deleting the IG page was a way to drum up some buzz for new music.
Scott released Franchise Remix featuring Future, Young Thug & M.I.A. in early October, though it’s not clear if more music is on the way or not.
New music: Some have thought that he deleted the IG page as a way to drum up some buzz for new music
Original track: The original Franchise track debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts, making him the first artist in history to have three #1 singles debut within the span of a year, according to Billboard
The original version of Franchise dropped in September, featuring Young Thug and M.I.A., which helped Scott enter the record books.
The original Franchise track debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts, making him the first artist in history to have three #1 singles debut within the span of a year, according to Billboard.
Franchise followed The Scotts by Travis Scott and Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi on May 19, 2020, and Highest In the Room, which debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 charts on October 19, 2019.
His first #1 hit was Sicko Mode, which rose to the top of the charts after 17 weeks in the top 10 on December 8, 2018.
Getaway: Scott recently spent a weekend getaway with his ex Kylie Jenner and their two-year-old daughter Stormi
Scott recently spent a weekend getaway with ex Jenner and their two-year-old daughter.
Kylie and Stormi got into the Halloween spirit as well, positing photos on social media of their costumes as matching Minions.
Kylie’s half-sister Kim Kardashian also spent her her Halloween twinning with her child North, as they both went out as scary clowns.
Mother and daughter: Kylie and Stormi got into the Halloween spirit as well, positing photos on social media of their costumes as matching Minions