PARIS – Rapper Travis Scott was released without charge Saturday after being arrested in Paris this week, a spokesman said.
The incident on Friday was allegedly an altercation involving a security guard and his own bodyguard at a luxury hotel in central Paris, French authorities said on Friday.
“I can confirm that on August 9, 2024, police officers were called to the George V hotel and arrested the rapper nicknamed Travis Scott for attacking a security guard,” the Paris prosecutor’s office official said in a statement on Friday.
“The security guard had intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard. The Paris public prosecutor’s office has referred the case to the 1st district of the criminal police,” the statement said, without giving further details.
On Saturday, the Paris public prosecutor’s office confirmed that proceedings against Scott had been dropped because the crime was “not serious enough.”
A source close to Scott said the rapper was “surrounded” by fans and paparazzi in Paris all week and accused his bodyguard of not protecting him properly. He was arrested after getting into a fight with his own security staff.
Scott’s representative said they were in contact with local authorities on Friday “to resolve this matter expeditiously.”
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Scott, whose real name is Jacques Bermon Webster II, was seen in the crowd Thursday at the Olympic men’s basketball championship semifinals, where the U.S. team came from behind to win by a narrow 4-point margin and advance to the final with a chance at gold.
Located near Paris’ famous Champs-Élysées and overlooking the Eiffel Tower, the Hotel George V features several Michelin-starred restaurants.
Scott was arrested in June for drunkenness and public disorder after allegedly yelling at people on a yacht in Miami Beach, Florida. His lawyer said the incident was a simple “misunderstanding.”
Linda Hervieux reported from Paris, Patrick Smith reported from London, Meriam Bouarrouj reported from New York City.
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