Travis Scott accused of punching man in face, causing $12K of equipment damage
Travis Scott allegedly punched a man in the face and caused $12,000 worth of damage to equipment, police sources tell Page Six.
We’re told cops responded to an assault call early Wednesday at Nebula in Midtown, where the “Sicko Mode” rapper allegedly got into a verbal-turned-physical altercation with a sound engineer.
The alleged victim did not complain of pain or have any visible injuries at the time of the report.
Scott, 30, also allegedly damaged a video screen and speaker before departing the nightclub in an unknown vehicle.
We’ve learned that only a complaint was made and that Scott has not been arrested in connection to the alleged incident.
Scott’s lawyer said in a statement that the incident was being “blown out of proportion.”
“While this is clearly a misunderstanding being blown out of proportion by clickbait and misinformation, we are actively working with the venue and law enforcement to resolve and set the record straight,” Mitchell Schuster said in a statement to Page Six. “We are confident our client will be cleared of any wrongdoing.”
Nebula managing partner Richie Romero also says, “This is blown completely out of proportion. It was a great night.”
Meanwhile, a second source tells us Scott was angry from the start.
“Travis came in angry and intoxicated and progressively went postal,” says a second source. “His shirt said ‘Back the f–k up.’ It’s like he was poised for battle. It was foreshadowing.”
We’re told Scott was “upset about the sound,” and the incident happened within 10 minutes of Scott’s arrival. “It was fast and furious,” the source says.
A third source explains the sound engineer lowered the volume on the speakers because Scott had it “blasting and distorted.”
“Travis then walks over to the soundman yelling aggressively in his face on why he lowered the sound, then he smacks the soundman right across the face,” the third source shares.
“It caused a big commotion between Travis’ security and club security. After that Travis took the phone from one fan who was recording Don Toliver’s performance and threw the phone on the floor.”
Scott, who shares two children with ex Kylie Jenner, has been tied up in various legal issues in years past, including pleading guilty to disorderly conduct in February 2018 stemming from an incident at an Arkansas concert the year prior. The “Butterfly Effect” rapper was also charged with inciting a riot in May 2017, to which he pleaded not guilty.
His biggest scandal to date, however, was his 2021 Astroworld Festival in Houston in which 10 people died after a stampede broke out that November.
In the aftermath of the tragic event, attendees and families filed 400 lawsuits against Scott, Live Nation and others involved in Astroworld. They were eventually combined into one civil case representing nearly 2,800 victims. They have been accused of negligence.
Both Scott and Live Nation denied the allegations and any wrongdoing.
Scott later told Charlamagne tha God in an interview that he was “1,000 percent” sure he did everything he could to help dying audience members.
The Harris County coroner has confirmed that all Astroworld victims died from compression asphyxia.
