Why Was Travis Scott Arrested in Paris? A History of the Rapper's Legal Troubles

Mar. 15, 2025

Travis Scott attends the “The Idol” red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2023 in Cannes, France.Photo:Kristy Sparow/Getty

Kristy Sparow/Getty

Travis Scottwas arrested twice in 2024 after a slew of legal issues in previous years.

The “Topia Twins” rapper wasarrested in August 2024at a hotel in Paris after allegedly getting into a fight with his bodyguard, per French police. The arrest came two months after he wasarrested in Floridaon charges of disorderly intoxication and trespassing on a property after a warning.

While Scott paid the bond for those charges and was released shortly after, the Florida incident wasn’t the first time the rapper had been arrested. He previously ran into legal trouble at several of his performances and nightclubs.

“I always think about it.Those fans were like my family,” Scott toldGQof the incident in November 2023. “You just feel for those people. And their families.”

From a rowdy crowd at Lollapalooza in 2015 to his latest arrest, here’s everything to know about Travis Scott’s legal drama.

Scott was charged with disorderly conduct at Lollapalooza in 2015

Travis Scott performs during day two of Wireless Festival 2023 at Finsbury Park on July 08, 2023 in London, England.Joseph Okpako/WireImage

Joseph Okpako/WireImage

Scott was arrested for the first time in August 2015 after his performance at Lollapalooza in which he allegedly encouraged attendees to climb the barricades and storm the stage. In a video of the performance, Scott gestured toward the crowd, saying, “Everyone in a green shirt get the f— back,” referring to the security guards.

His performance was shut down just five minutes after he started as dozens of fans joined him on stage while he chanted, “We want rage.” However, the music was soon cut off, and Scott was warned the show could not go on until the fans got off the stage, at which point he said, “Listen, they’re gonna stop the show if y’all don’t get down. I wanna finish performing. We can start over, everybody just get down.”

Despite his plea, it was too late and the show was over, with Scott being taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduct.

“The performer played one song and then began telling fans to come over the barricades,” the Office of Emergency Management spokeswoman Melissa Stratton toldABC 7at the time. “Due to the security’s quick response, the situation was remedied immediately and no fans were injured. The performer fled the scene and was taken into custody a short while later.”

The rapper was charged with allegedly inciting a riot in 2017

Travis Scott performs during Lollapalooza Festival at Hippodrome de Longchamp on July 21, 2018 in Paris, France.David Wolff Patrick/Getty

David Wolff Patrick/Getty

He was taken to Benton County Jail, but was released within 12 minutes of being booked. Nearly a year later, in February 2018, Scott took a plea deal for a misdemeanor disorderly conduct and paid $7,465.31.

Scott faced a lawsuit after the tragedy that unfolded at the Astroworld Festival

Travis Scott performs onstage during the third annual Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 05, 2021 in Houston, Texas.Rick Kern/Getty

In November 2021, Scott faced his biggest controversy yet after 10 people died and hundreds were injured during his Astroworld Festival performance held in his hometown of Houston. After the tragedy, people were quick to call Scott into question, holding him accountable for the events that transpired.

A month later, Scott sat down for an interview with Charlemagne Tha God where he shared that hecouldn’t hear the screamscoming from the crowd and didn’t see the injuries that were occurring.

“Anytime you can hear something like that, you want to stop the show, you want to make sure fans get the proper attention they need. And anytime I could see anything like that, I did,” Scott said. “I stopped it like a couple times to just make sure everybody was okay. I really just go off of the fans' energy as a collective and I just didn’t hear that.”

Though Scott faced potential charges after one of the injured attendees sued him for $1 million, a Texas grand jury decided not to indict him in June 2023.

Travis Scott performs during 2021 Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 05, 2021 in Houston, Texas.Erika Goldring/WireImage

The incident came after Scott came out for a surprise performance at Don Toliver’s concert at Irving Plaza.

A month later, the rapper reportedly settled the case with no charges, perTMZ.

The rapper paid bond after his arrest in Florida on charges of disorderly intoxication

Travis Scott’s mugshot from June 2024.Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office

Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office

Scott was arrested after a night out in Miami in June 2024. He was booked at a Miami-Dade County jail at 4:35 a.m. on charges of disorderly intoxication and trespassing on a property after a warning.

“Mr. Scott was briefly detaineddue to a misunderstanding,” his attorney Bradford Cohen said in a statement. “There was absolutely no physical altercation involved, and we thank the authorities for working with us towards a swift and amicable resolution.”

Representatives for the Miami Beach Police Department told PEOPLE they were called to the scene at Miami Beach Arena shortly before 2 a.m. where they allegedly found Scott “yelling at the vessel occupants.”

While the complainant didn’t seek to press charges, they asked Scott to leave the property. When police informed Scott he had to leave or he would be arrested, he left the premises and “walked backwards, yelling obscenities to the occupants of the vessel," per the arrest affidavit.

Police claimed the rapper “later admitted that he had been drinking alcohol and stated, ‘It’s Miami.’ "

Later that day, Scottreleased a t-shirtfeaturing his smiling mugshot with the words “It’s Miami” under it.

Scott was arrested in Paris after an alleged fight with his bodyguard

Travis Scott attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Frazer Harrison/Getty

Two months later, Scott was arrested at a five-star hotel in Paris after a day watching the U.S. men’s basketball game at theOlympics.

The “FE!N” rapper was arrested after allegedly getting into a fight with his bodyguard.

A source close to PEOPLE shared that the rapper was expected to be released soon and that no injuries were incurred.

source: people.com