The rapper was arrested early on Friday, Aug. 9, PEOPLE confirmed Nicholas Hunt/Getty appears to be dragged away by police following in Paris in a new video. In footage , police hold the rapper (real name Jacques Bermon Webster II), 33, by his arms inside the George V Hotel.
While exiting the building, a handcuffed Scott bows his head as three police officers hold him around his upper body and escort him out of the luxury hotel. They appear to push down on on Scott's shoulders in order for him to enter a police car as they leave the premises. Per video from the outlet, the "Highest in the Room" hitmaker was taken away by an ambulance a few hours later outside of the jail.
The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed the hip hop star's arrest to PEOPLE on Aug. 9. Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Related: Per French authorities, Scott allegedly attacked a security guard who attempted to break up an altercation between the musician and his bodyguard at a five-star hotel in the French capital.
In a statement obtained by PEOPLE, the Paris prosecutor's officer said: "I can confirm that on August 9, 2024, shortly after 5 a.m., the police were called to the Georges V Hotel and arrested the man nicknamed Travis Scott for assaulting a security guard.
The latter had himself intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard. The 1st judicial police district was seized of the investigation by the Paris prosecutor's office." A representative for the "Trance" artist told PEOPLE in a statement: "We are.