American RAPPER Travis Scott has been arrested in Paris following an alleged drunken brawl with his bodyguard.
Scott, 33, was detained at around 5am at his hotel after returning from the Olympics with French police saying he was still “sobering up” in his cell before being questioned.
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The Utopia artist was seen sitting front row at the Olympic basketball semi-final between the USA and Serbia on Thursday as he pumped up the crowd.
After returning to his five-star hotel, Scott was reportedly seen in a violent altercation with his own bodyguard before being arrested, a police source told Valeurs Actuelles.
The rapper was drunk when the fight broke out inside the George V hotel, near the Champs-Élysées in the heart of Paris, the source said.
An investigative source added: “He was not in a condition to be questioned immediately, so he was placed in a cell where he is still sober.”
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Footage of Scott at Bercy Arena showed him alongside friend Quavo as the pair screamed and screamed courtside as they watched the USA advance to the final.
Lawyers for Scott – whose full name is Jacques Bermon Webster – have not yet commented on his arrest.
The rapper had problems with law several times over the last few years with wild images, obtained exclusively by The US Sun, showing him being dragged away as he screams in disbelief.
Followed your arrest for disorderly intoxication and trespassing in June.
A police report said he was “walking backwards and yelling obscenities” while he was handcuffed and appeared “erratic” and “screaming.”
After the arrest, Scott poked fun at his own bleary-eyed mugshot by posting it online with the caption “lol.”
Days later, he released a t-shirt with his photo printed on it.
Travis will reportedly return to court on September 10th.
Artist Astroworld was also arrested twice for provoking his audience rush the stage, defying security measures.
The 30-year-old musician pleaded guilty to charges of public disorder at concerts in 2015 and 2018.
Once in Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago before again, three years later, in Scott’s First Astroworld Festival in 2018.
Travis is known for his rap career and is also the father of Kylie Jenner’s two children, 26. Storm6, and Ar, 2.
Inside Travis Scott’s Criminal History
TRAVIS Scott has faced multiple criminal charges for inciting reckless behavior at his shows over the years.
- 2015 – He pleaded guilty to reckless conduct charges after encouraging fans at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago to jump over barricades and onto the stage with him during his set.
- 2017 – He was arrested for inciting a riot, disorderly conduct and endangering the welfare of a minor after inciting fans to storm the stage at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
- He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and had to pay more than $6,000 to two people injured at the concert.
- 2021 – Travis faced global outrage after 10 people died and thousands were injured in a crowd during his performance at Astroworld in Texas.
- He faced lawsuits from families of several people killed and thousands injured
- 2023 – A grand jury declined to charge Travis and five others criminally
- 2024 – He settled all wrongful death cases
- About 2,400 injury cases filed against Travis and Live Nation are reportedly ongoing, with hundreds combined into one case in February 2022.
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