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Travis Scott and NFL to donate half a mil to non-profits

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Travis Scott

Rapper Travis Scott announced that in partnership with the National Football League, he will make a $500,000 donation to the non-profit organization Dream Corps, among “other initiatives that he will work with the League on.”

According to Variety, the move is designed to counter criticism over his appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show with Maroon 5 – which was finally confirmed after weeks of speculation, precisely 30 minutes after Scott announced the donation on Sunday. Sources tell Variety that Black Lives Matter and other non-profits may be receiving donations as well, although reps for those organizations either said they had not heard from Scott’s team or did not respond to requests for comment.

Both acts, especially Scott, have come under fire in recent weeks because performing during the game – which is considered the biggest stage for a musician, with an estimated 100 million viewers – is effectively an endorsement of the NFL’s treatment of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The league’s stance toward the athlete, who has not played professionally since his controversial stance to “take a knee” during the National Anthem before games, has polarized audiences and significantly complicated this year’s halftime performance, among many other issues. Sources tell Variety that Maroon 5 spent weeks trying to confirm an act of color to perform with the group.

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