UPDATE 8/10/24: Travis Scott was released from French police custody without a charge after his arrest at a Paris hotel following an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Saturday.

In a statement, the Paris prosecutor’s office said, “the police custody order for Travis Scott has been lifted and all proceedings against him were terminated because the incident was minor.”

Scott was arrested early Friday after police were called to the Georges V hotel to detain a man “nicknamed Travis Scott for violence against a security guard,” according to a statement from the Paris prosecutor’s office. The hotel security guard had intervened in the altercation between the rapper and his bodyguard.

 

Travis Scott has been arrested following an alleged fight 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 assaulting a security guard,” the Paris prosecutor’s officer said in a statement.

“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 judicial police,” the statement said, without adding any further details.

A representative for Scott said the rapper had been “chased and harassed” by paparazzi for days “with no help given.” He was arrested after getting into a fight with his own security detail.

The representative said they are in communication with the local authorities “to swiftly resolve this matter.”

Scott, 33, whose real name is Jacques Bermon Webster II, was still in custody as of Friday afternoon. Police are expected to interview the rapper and could either let him go or pursue charges. S: NBC News