PARIS — The rapper Travis Scott was arrested at a Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Friday.
The arrest came after police were called to the Georges V hotel early Friday to arrest 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 an altercation between the rapper and his own bodyguard, the statement said. Police are still investigating.
A rep for the rapper said they were “in direct communication with the local Parisian authorities to quickly resolve this matter and will provide updates when appropriate.” They spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.
The rapper was there Paris for the Olympics. He watched US demonstration over Serbia in the men’s basketball semifinals on Thursday night.
Born Jacques Webster, one of the biggest names in hip-hop, Scott has more than 100 songs that entered the Billboard Hot 100 and released four chart-topping singles: “Sicko Mode,” “Highest in the Room,” “The Scotts ” and “Franchise”.
He has two children with his former girlfriend, media personality and businesswoman Kylie Jenner.
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Associated Press reporter Jonathan Landrum in Los Angeles contributed
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