Travis Scott arrested in Paris after fight with bodyguard in luxury hotel

US rapper Travis Scott arrives for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, September 12, 2021. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Travis Scott has been arrested in Paris after getting into a fight with his bodyguard, according to French police. 

The rapper, 33, was arrested at a five-star hotel in the French capital in the morning of Friday, Aug. 9, according to multiple outlets including CNN, BBC News, NBC News and France 24. 

Per BBC News and NBC News, the musician is alleged to have attacked a security guard who attempted to break up the two men at the George V hotel, according to French authorities.

“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 per NBC News.

“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 added.

On Thursday, Aug. 8, Scott, real name Jacques Bermon Webster II, was photographed attending Team USA’s basketball semifinal win against Serbia at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

A representative for Scott did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. 

On June 20, Scott was arrested in Miami on charges of disorderly intoxication and trespassing on a property after a warning, according to public records

“Mr. Scott was briefly detained due to a misunderstanding,” his attorney Bradford Cohen said in a statement at the time. “There was absolutely no physical altercation involved, and we thank the authorities for working with us towards a swift and amicable resolution.”

PEOPLE has contacted the office of the Paris Prosecutor for further information. (People)

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