Rapper Travis Scott was accused of assaulting a security guard at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, leading to his arrest for suspected violence. Scott was released after 36 hours in custody, and no charges were filed against him due to insufficient evidence. The case was dropped by the Paris prosecutor's office due to lack of evidence.
Scott is a successful songwriter, producer, and performer. He has merchandising deals with prominent brands like Nike, Epic Games, and McDonald's, and his album "Utopia" was nominated for Best Rap Album at the Grammy Awards. Scott has two children with mega-celeb Kylie Jenner.
During his visit to Paris, he had trouble navigating through crowds of fans and photographers during his Paris vacation.
Scott has had legal troubles in the United States, including arrests for trespassing and disorderly intoxication in Miami Beach, for which he began selling T-shirts with his mug shot. The intoxication charge was thrown out, but he still faces the trespassing charge.
In November 2021, a tragic crowd crush occurred at Scott's concert in Houston, Texas, resulting in 10 fatalities and hundreds of injuries. A grand jury declined to indict him in connection with the concert tragedy. Legal issues related to the incident have been settled.
The new altercation in Paris comes just days before the start of the Latin American leg of the rapper's international tour, "Circus Maximus," which includes a show in São Paulo on September 11 and the main stage at the Rock in Rio festival on September 13.
Sources: NYTimes, Le Monde, HuffPost, DW, Times of India, Il Sole 24 Ore, Terra, Folha, Newsmax, Rolling Stone, SAT1, Correio Braziliense, Breitbart, India TV, Corriere.
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq.
