PARIS (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott remains in police custody after his arrest in a Paris hotel following an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said on Saturday.
In a statement, the Paris prosecutor’s office said the arrest warrant for Scott was extended on Friday evening. No further details were given. The police are still investigating.
Scott’s U.S.-based representative and his attorney did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press about the development.
Scott was arrested early Friday after police were called to the Georges V hotel to arrest a man nicknamed “Travis Scott” for violence against a security guard, prosecutors previously said. The hotel’s security guard had intervened in an altercation between the rapper and his bodyguard.
Following the arrest on Friday, a representative for the rapper said they were “in direct contact with local Paris authorities to resolve this matter quickly and will provide updates as needed.” The representative spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still ongoing.
The rapper was in Paris for the Olympic GamesHe observed the USA mobilizes over Serbia in the men’s basketball semifinals on Thursday evening.
One of hip-hop’s biggest stars, Scott, whose real name is Jacques Webster, has released over 100 songs that have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and four chart-topping singles: “Sicko Mode,” “Highest in the Room,” “The Scotts” and “Franchise.”
He has two children with his ex-girlfriend, media personality and businesswoman Kylie Jenner.
In June, Scott was arrested in Miami Beach on charges of trespassing and public intoxication. Cops said they caught him shouting obscenities at people on a yacht in the city’s marina and refusing to comply with their orders to leave.
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Surk reported from Nice, France.
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