Travis Scott was arrested in Paris after getting right into a struggle along with his personal bodyguard, in line with French authorities.
The prosecutor’s workplace stated police had been referred to as to a five-star resort early on Friday to arrest the 33-year-old for “unspecified violence” in opposition to a safety guard.
“I can verify that on August 9, 2024, shortly after 5 a.m., the police had been referred to as to the Georges V Lodge and arrested the person nicknamed Travis Scott for assaulting a safety guard,” the Paris prosecutor’s workplace stated in a press release. “The latter had himself intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard. The first Judicial Police District was assigned to the investigation by the Paris prosecutor’s workplace.”
🚨 Voici les premières photographs de l’arrestation de Travis Scott cette nuit à Paris !
Le rappeur est actuellement toujours en GAV.
— FRENCHRAPUS 🇺🇸 (@FrenchRapUS) August 9, 2024
A consultant for the ‘FE!N’ artist stated, “We’re in direct communication with the native Parisian authorities to swiftly resolve this matter and can present updates when applicable.”
Scott, whose actual title is Jacques Bermon Webster, has been within the French capital for the Olympics and was beforehand photographed at Workforce USA’s Olympic basketball match in opposition to Serbia on Thursday night.
The US made it by way of to the basketball ultimate in the long run – however they made Travis Scott and Quavo sweat! 😅#BBCOlympics #Olympics #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/gHAqNioxEN
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 8, 2024
Sources near Scott instructed PEOPLE that the rapper is predicted to be launched shortly, including that no accidents have been reported and that he has not been charged with something.
“After a number of days of being chased and harassed by paparazzi, upon coming into his resort early this morning, and after one other night of being swarmed with no assist, Travis was arrested at his resort after sadly getting right into a struggle along with his personal safety element, his bodyguard,” one supply stated.
Travis Scott needed to run to the police in Paris & personally begged them to guard him after paparazzi was chasing him down after the Olympic Males’s Basketball semifinals 😭 pic.twitter.com/9KyW2FE7Bn
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) August 8, 2024
Based on Web page Six, the altercation occurred after Scott confronted his safety guard on the resort as a result of a paparazzo allegedly acquired into the trunk of his automobile. He requested why the photographer was allowed into the car, which triggered the argument.
“They had been screaming at one another, and the resort freaked out and referred to as the cops,” an insider stated of the incident.
Earlier this yr, Scott, who has two youngsters with ex-girlfriend Kylie Jenner, was arrested in Miami in relation to an argument on a personal yacht. He confronted expenses of disorderly intoxication and trespassing on property after a warning, in line with public data.
“Mr. Scott was briefly detained attributable to a misunderstanding,” his legal professional Bradford Cohen stated in a press release on the time. “There was completely no bodily altercation concerned, and we thank the authorities for working with us towards a swift and amicable decision.”
