Travis Scott is being sued by a person who claims he was assaulted by one of many rapper’s bodyguards in 2024.
Travis Scott Faces New Lawsuit
On Monday (Feb. 17), TMZ first reported that Omar Muhanna has filed a lawsuit towards the Texas rhymer alleging that one in every of Travis’ bodyguards attacked him with out provocation outdoors “a live performance” in Manhattan on Aug. 17, 2024, leaving Muhanna with everlasting accidents. The swimsuit doesn’t point out Travis as having something to do with the alleged assault however cites him for hiring the safety in query. Muhanna is in search of unspecified damages.
Reps for Travis inform TMZ the rapper was not current throughout the incident and name the lawsuit frivolous.
XXL has reached out to Travis Scott’s workforce for remark.
Travis Scott was starting 2025 on a excessive observe. He launched the brand new single “4×4” in January after debuting the observe on the 2025 Faculty Soccer Nationwide Championship recreation. The music debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100. La Flame additionally made Los Angeles Fireplace Division-themed merch for the music and donated the proceeds to California wildfire reduction efforts.
Final October, Travis was honored with the I Am Music award on the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards. “I come from a era the place they thought-about us nowhere close to ‘hip-hop.'” Travis advised the gang whereas accepting his award. “And day by day I attempt to push the sound. Coming in as a producer, no person knew what I used to be attempting to do. However I all the time had this concept and I had this imaginative and prescient, nonetheless to at the present time, simply to take issues to the following degree.”
Travis just lately mentioned he want to work with Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter.
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