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**PARIS**—Rapper **Travis Scott** was released on Saturday without any charges following his arrest in Paris earlier this week, according to a representative.
The incident on Friday involved an alleged altercation with a security guard and his own bodyguard at a luxury hotel in central Paris, French authorities said on Friday.
'I can confirm that on August 9, 2024, police officers were called to the George V hotel and arrested the rapper known as Travis Scott for assaulting a security guard,' the Paris prosecutor's office said in a statement on Friday.
'The security guard had intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard.
The Paris public prosecutor’s office has referred the case to the 1st district of the judicial police,' the statement added, without providing further details.
On Saturday, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that Scott's case was closed because the offense was 'not sufficiently serious.
' A source close to Scott said the rapper was 'swarmed' by fans and paparazzi all week while in Paris and that he blamed his bodyguard for not adequately protecting him.
He was arrested after getting into a fight with his own security detail.
Scott's representatives said they were in communication with the local authorities on Friday 'to swiftly resolve this matter.
' Scott, whose real name is **Jacques Bermon Webster II**, was seen in the crowd at the men's Olympic basketball semifinal on Thursday, where the U.
S.
team came from behind to secure a narrow 4-point victory and advance to the final for a shot at winning gold.
The George V hotel, located near Paris's famous Champs-Élysées and offering views of the Eiffel Tower, boasts multiple Michelin-starred restaurants.
Scott was previously involved in a disorderly intoxication incident after allegedly yelling at people on a yacht in Miami Beach, Florida.
The incident was described as a simple 'misunderstanding.
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