Travis Scott Wanted by New York City Police After Alleged Nightclub Rampage

The New York Police Department (NYPD) is looking for rapper Travis Scott after he allegedly went on a rampage inside a nightclub in Manhattan early Wednesday morning.

According to NBC News, the controversial rapper allegedly punched a sound engineer and caused $12,000 worth of damage during his rampage inside Club Nebula on West 41st Street at about 3:25 a.m. Officers from the NYPD's Midtown Precinct South responded to the disturbance, but Scott was already gone when they arrived.

In a statement, the NYPD noted that Scott was involved in a verbal dispute with the sound engineer before it escalated "into a physical altercation" in which the rapper "punched the victim with a closed fist on the left side of the face."

The sound engineer reportedly did not require any medical assistance following the attack. Scott allegedly went wild inside the New York nightclub, with the NYPD reporting that he caused about $12,000 worth of damage to a speaker and a video screen inside the club before fleeing in a car.

Investigators are currently looking at the club's surveillance video to see what happened. Travis Scott was reportedly at the show of fellow rapper Don Toliver at Irving Plaza, about 25 blocks south of Club Nebula, earlier in the evening. Scott, Toliver, and others were at Club Nebula for the show's afterparty.

Travis Scott's Lawyer Confident Client Will Be Cleared of Any Wrongdoing

Following the news of Travis Scott's rampage, his lawyer, Mitchell Schuster, released a statement to E! News, saying that this was all a misunderstanding and he was confident his client would be cleared of any wrongdoing.

"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... We are confident our client will be cleared of any wrongdoing," the lawyer noted.

One of the club's managing partners seemed to agree with this statement. Club Nebula managing partner Ritchie Romero told the outlet that this whole thing "is blown completely out of proportion," adding that "it was a great night."

Travis Scott Many Controversies

Travis Scott had been involved in several controversies, some of which happened even before dating Kylie Jenner and the infamous Astroworld incident.

Back in 2015, at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Scott reportedly encouraged attendees to jump the security barricades during his performance, causing chaos that forced the rapper to flee the scene. He was arrested afterward.

That same year, the rapper allegedly encouraged fans to attack a man who attempted to steal his expensive Yeezy shoes as he jumped into the crowd while performing at the Openair music festival in Switzerland.

Two years later, Scott was accused of inciting a riot at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rodgers, Arkansas. He allegedly urged the crowd to overpower security and rush the stage.

After the show, Scott faced three misdemeanor charges of inciting a riot, disorderly conduct, and endangering the welfare of a minor. The rapper pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and paid over $6,000 to two people injured at the show.

Then there was the Astroworld Festival tragedy that killed 10 people and injured some 300 individuals during Scott's performance. Scott then faced several lawsuits, including a $2 billion case filed by Texas trial attorney Thomas Henry on behalf of the 280 victims of the fatal event.

Attorney Tony Buzbee also filed a $750 million lawsuit on behalf of 120 victims of the Astroworld Festival tragedy. The suit blamed Scott and the concert organizers for negligence in failing to plan the concert properly, train its security personnel, and present a safe event for the fans.

Ben Crump, a lawyer representing George Floyd and Trayvon Martin, also introduced a lawsuit on behalf of more than 90 people who attended Travis Scott's concert in 2021.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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