Travis Scott Arrested in Paris After Fight with Bodyguard in Luxury Hotel
Travis Scott has been arrested in Paris after getting into a fight with his bodyguard, according to French police.
The rapper, 33, was arrested at a five-star hotel in the French capital in the early hours of Friday, Aug. 9, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed to PEOPLE.
The rapper is alleged to have attacked a security guard who attempted to break up the two men at the George V Hotel, according to French authorities.
“I can confirm that on August 9, 2024, shortly after 5 a.m., the police were called to the Georges V Hotel and arrested the man nicknamed Travis Scott for assaulting a security guard,” the Paris prosecutor’s officer said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. “The latter had himself intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard. The 1st judicial police district was seized of the investigation by the Paris prosecutor’s office.”
A representative for Scott told PEOPLE in a statement: “We are in direct communication with the local Parisian authorities to swiftly resolve this matter and will provide updates when appropriate.”
Sources close to Scott tell PEOPLE the rapper is expected to be released shortly, adding that no injuries have been reported and that he has not been charged with anything.
“After multiple days of being chased and harassed by paparazzi upon entering his hotel early this morning and another evening of being swarmed with no help given Travis was arrested at his hotel after unfortunately getting into a fight with his own security detail, his bodyguard,” a source close to Scott says.
The arrest came hours after Scott, real name Jacques Bermon Webster II, was photographed attending Team USA’s basketball semifinal against Serbia at the Bercy Arena at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday, Aug. 8.
On June 20, Scott was arrested in Miami on charges of disorderly intoxication and trespassing on a property after a warning, according to public records
“Mr. Scott was briefly detained due to a misunderstanding,” his attorney Bradford Cohen said in a statement at the time. “There was absolutely no physical altercation involved, and we thank the authorities for working with us towards a swift and amicable resolution.”
