PARIS — Prominent rapper Travis Scott was arrested at a hotel in Paris following an incident involving violence against a security officer, French prosecutors reported on Friday. The arrest took place at the Hôtel Georges V early Friday morning, after police were called to apprehend a man known as Travis Scott for assault against a security personnel.

According to a statement from the Paris public prosecutor’s office, the security officer intervened in a conflict between the rapper and his own bodyguard. The police are still investigating the case.

Scott was in Paris in connection with the Olympic Games, having attended an exciting men’s basketball semifinal on Thursday night in which the USA defeated Serbia. Known as one of the leading names in hip hop, Travis Scott has over 100 songs that have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and has released four singles that have topped the chart: “Sicko Mode,” “Highest in the Room,” “The Scotts,” and “Franchise.”

He has two children with his former partner, media personality and businesswoman Kylie Jenner. The Associated Press has attempted to reach out to Scott’s representative for comment.

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