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7:05 AM PT — TMZ has learned Travis Scott was arrested for getting into a vicious fight with his bodyguard, who he felt was slacking on the job.
Sources with direct knowledge tell us Travis had been extremely upset with the security guard after “multiple days of being chased and harassed by paparazzi” around Paris.
Travis Scott couldn’t put up much of a fight during his arrest … ’cause dramatic new video shows Paris Police sent the cavalry to get him — with several cops dragging him away and eventually taking him to a hospital via ambulance.
In the new video, police arrive at the George V luxury hotel in the City of Light … where they approach Scott and handcuff him in the boujee lobby — in full view of all the guests and photogs outside.
Soon after, Travis is dragged outside by three police officers — a pretty big group for just one dude — and throw him down into the backseat of the police vehicle.
It takes a while for TS to get situated in the back … and, while cops do their best to prevent paparazzi from continuing to take his photo, they have little success.
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Just a couple hours after the arrest, cops walked Travis to an ambulance outside the jail … unclear exactly why, but we’re told he was taken to the hospital for tests.
Of course, we know Scott was arrested for alleged violence against a security guard … who the prosecutor’s office says was trying to break up a fight between Travis and his own bodyguard.
Travis has crisscrossed Paris for the Olympics in recent days … hitting U.S.A. vs Serbia men’s basketball in their dramatic semifinal match Thursday — and, it hasn’t been easy for the star to navigate Paris.
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Just hours before his arrest, photogs and fans followed Travis down the street … making it so difficult for him to walk down the street, he stopped and asked a police officer for help — asking him to please help clear his path. Seems like cops didn’t do much to help him.
We’ve reached out to Travis’s rep … so far, no word back.
