Travis Scott arrested for alleged assault on Paris hotel security guard – National
Rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Paris, France, on Friday after an alleged fight with his bodyguard at a five-star hotel.
French prosecutors said Scott, 33, was arrested at the luxury George V hotel for assaulting a security guard who tried to break up the fight.
“The security guard had intervened “To separate the rapper from his bodyguard,” the prosecutor’s office told NBC News, adding that the case has been transferred to the First District of the Judicial Police.
Further details regarding the alleged assault have not yet been released.
Scott has not publicly commented on his arrest.
TMZ obtained footage of the rapper escorted out of the hotel by three officers. Scott kept his head down as police moved him into the back of a patrol car.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Scott (real name Jacques Bermon Webster II) was visiting Paris on Thursday and attended the Olympic men’s basketball semifinals, where Team USA triumphed over Serbia with a four-point victory. Scott watched the game courtside with rapper Quavo and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin.
Michael Rubin, Travis Scott and Quavo during the Olympic Men’s Basketball Semifinal match between the United States and Serbia on August 8, 2024, in Paris, France.
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The Paris hotel incident is the second time Scott has been arrested in recent months. In June, the rapper was charged trespassing and disorderly drunkenness in Miami. Police said Scott was taken into custody after he allegedly yelled at people aboard a yacht and refused to leave the Port of Miami Beach. Scott’s attorney called the incident a “misunderstanding.”
Scott is one of the most successful hip-hop musicians in the world and has been nominated for 10 Grammy Awards.
In 2021, 10 people died during Scott’s performance at the Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas. With 50,000 people in attendance at the event, fans rushed the stage and caused a crush of the crowd. About 300 people were injured.
Scott said he was unaware of what was happening in the crowd during the show and only found out after the performance.
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