I’ll talk to cops about assault, says rapper
Rapper Travis Scott will face the music about an early-morning assault inside a Midtown Manhattan nightclub next week, the Daily News has learned.
The embattled Astroworld performer has agreed to meet with NYPD detectives early next week regarding the Wednesday morning scrap inside Club Nebula on W. 41st St. near Broadway. Scott is accused of punching a 52-year-old sound engineer, threatening his life and damaging the victim’s equipment.
“I was trying to tell him to lower (the music) so it sounded good for the performance but he just stuck his middle finger in my face,” the victim, identified only as Mark, told Fox 5 New York in a bedside interview at the Jersey City Medical Center.
The victim said he turned down the music to speak with the rapper only to be attacked by Scott and threatened by his security guard.
“His security guard said ‘Are you f—-ing crazy? I’m going to kill you,’ ” the victim said. “Obviously my neck is f—-ed up, My arm is tingling. I have pins and needles going down it.”
After the club fight, Scott left the city and is currently in California, a police source said. His representatives helped arrange his return to New York for questioning next week.
He’s facing charges of criminal mischief and misdemeanor assault, police said.
The “Highest in the Room” rapper was inside the club about 2 a.m. when he got into an fast-escalating argument with the nightclub worker.
During the spat, Scott allegedly punched the engineer in the face, leaving him with a minor injury, police said. He also tore a video screen and broke a speaker, racking up $12,000 in damages, cops said.
In a statement, Scott’s attorney said they are working with police “and remain confident that Travis will be vindicated once all is said and done.”
“Any statements about the incident involving Travis are clearly an attempt to sensationalize what is nothing more than a misunderstanding,” said lawyer Jason Ser.
Scott appeared at rapper Don Tolliver’s show at Irving Plaza Tuesday night before showing up at Club Nebula.
In November 2021, Scott, 31, organized and headlined the deadly Astroworld music festival that left nine people dead at Houston’s NRG Park.
Since then, the nine-time Grammy nominee — and father of Kylie Jenner’s children — has been on the rebound through various career pursuits. He’s also seen mounting legal woes due to lawsuits from concertgoers injured at the concert.