Rapper Travis Scott was released from French police custody without a charge after he was arrested over an altercation with hotel security staff.
According to a statement from the Paris public prosecutor’s office, the hotel security guard tried to step in to break up an altercation between Scott and his own bodyguard.
“The latter himself had intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard,” read the statement. Sources say the rapper was “heavily drunk” and refused a breath test.
After he was detained and taken into custody, 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.”
Travis Scott is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott has had four number-one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and over one hundred charting songs. He has been nominated for ten Grammy Awards and won a Latin Grammy Award, Billboard Music Award, MTV Video Music Award, and multiple BET Hip Hop Awards. As of 2023, Scott has sold over 49 million certified records in the U.S. alone. Scott’s musical style has been described as a “blend between traditional hip-hop and lo-fi” and often characterized as “ambient,” with a heavily appraised influence from rappers Kanye West and Kid Cudi. His stage name is derived from the latter’s real name, Scott Mescudi, combined with the name of a favorite uncle.
