The American rapper Travis Scott was arrested on Friday in a luxury hotel in Paris for a fight with a security guard, according to the French capital’s prosecutor’s office. Images of the moment of the arrest were circulated on social media.
In the early hours of the morning, “the police were called to the Georges V hotel and arrested Travis Scott for violence against a security guard. The latter intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard,” the public prosecutor said.
“The first division of the judicial police is in charge of the investigation”added the Paris prosecutor’s office in the daily bulletin on the main events that occurred during the Olympic Games.
The rapper had attended the men’s Olympic basketball semi-final between the US and Serbian teams, which the former won 95-91. Later, the artist, who has more than 57 million followers on his Instagram account, shared images from a nightclub.
According to some media, Scott He was intoxicated when the incident with the security guard occurred and due to his condition he could not be questioned at first. It was not revealed whether the 33-year-old artist remains in custody after his arrest.
This is not the first arrest Kylie Jenner’s ex-partner is facing a scandal; in June, he was arrested after being involved in a scandal that took place at the Miami Beach marina, also under the influence of alcohol.
Travis Scott is preparing for one of his most successful tours
The rapper rose to prominence in 2015 with his first album, “Rodeo”. He then became a figure with four more works, including “Astroworld” published in 2018. Thanks to his work in recent years, the artist Born in Houston, Texasknown for his unique and dark music, became one of the richest rappers in the world.
In 2024, he has stadium shows planned in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and other major cities, as part of “CIRCUS MAXIMUS WORLD TOUR”, a tour that promises to consolidate his worldwide success and increase his assets.
Source: Ambito
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