His reps have arranged for Scott to return to the Big Apple and speak with NYPD detectives as early as Tuesday. He will likely be slapped with an assault charge, according to a police source. Scott is scheduled to perform at the Rolling Loud hip-hop festival in Los Angeles this Saturday.
His late-night meltdown unfolded after sources say the “Sicko Mode” rapper climbed into the DJ booth as rapper Don Toliver, who is signed to Scott’s label, was performing at the West 41st Street club at around 2 a.m. Scott allegedly flipped out when the sound engineer tried to lower the volume.
Scott then allegedly started trashing the victim’s equipment, including an audio speaker and a video screen worth about $12,000. “Travis came in angry and intoxicated and progressively went postal,” one source claimed.
“His shirt said ‘Back the f–k up.’ It’s like he was poised for battle. It was foreshadowing.”
The sound man, identified only as Mark, 52, took himself to the Jersey City Medical Center Wednesday afternoon and was discharged several hours later. In a bedside interview with Fox5 New York, the victim said he hadn’t been able to move his neck since he was allegedly clobbered by the rapper.
Speaking about the lead-up to the alleged assault, the sound engineer said he was only trying to tell Scott to lower the music volume “so it sounded good for the performance but he just stuck his middle finger in my face.” Mark claims Scott’s security then allegedly threatened his life.
A source close to Scott insisted Wednesday that the incident was only a misunderstanding and that his team were working with cops to sort it out. Scott’s lawyer, Mitchell Schuster, said in a statement, “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.”
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