Rapper Travis Scott faces legal action from a yacht crew, who have accused him of assault, battery, and false imprisonment following an altercation onboard his hired yacht back in June 2024. The civil suit that was filed in July 2026 brings back information regarding the events, despite there not being any charges brought against him for the same case.
Yacht captain Adrian Frometa, along with the other two crew members named John Steve Holguin and Mirnesa Hasanovic accuse Scott of such misconduct onboard the 105-foot long yacht named Carpe Diem in June 19-20, 2024. The lawsuit indicates that Scott (born Jacques Bermon Webster II), who had hired the yacht along with three females, had gotten angry when the captain did not allow him to drive the jet ski because he was drunk.
Scott is said to have gotten off the boat, returned after 30 minutes with fury, physically attacked and hit Captain Frometa, threatened to kill him by threatening that he was “dead,” rammed his shoulders into the employees (injuring one lady employee), fired his security guard, and restricted the movements of the employees before the arrival of the police.
This is an allegation in the civil litigation case, and it has not yet been established in court.
Scott was arrested by the police in Miami Beach on the early hours of June 20, 2024, following a report of disturbance in the Miami Beach Marina. It has been evidenced by bodycam footage and police records that he was yelling at the people on the boat. There was odor of alcohol in him, and he was disobedient and creating disturbances.
In August 2024, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office dropped the disorderly intoxication charge and later the trespassing charge. Scott’s attorney at the time, Bradford Cohen, described the matter as a “misunderstanding” with “absolutely no physical altercation involved.” He noted the initial complainant did not want to press charges.
The new civil lawsuit stands apart from the dropped criminal case. The civil action process has a low burden of proof (“preponderance of the evidence”) and centers on financial compensation rather than punishment. It is worth mentioning that the legal defense of Scott has tried to counteract it since Cohen described similar allegations as unfounded and stated that the lawsuit is “money grabbing.” Scott has not issued a detailed public response to the latest filing.
This case highlights ongoing questions about celebrity accountability in private disputes involving intoxication and service industry workers. Civil litigation after dropped criminal charges is not uncommon and often leads to settlements. The lawsuit is in its early stages in Miami civil court, with no trial date set. Readers should treat the plaintiffs’ specific claims of violence as allegations only until resolved by the court.
