Travis Scott is back in legal hot water in Miami, where a group of marina workers has filed a civil lawsuit accusing the rapper of attacking crew members and keeping staff trapped aboard a charter yacht during a 2024 outing, according to court papers. The complaint, filed this month in Miami civil court, seeks damages for battery, assault and false imprisonment and says at least one crew member was injured. The case pulls a long-quiet incident from 2024 back into the spotlight, the same dustup that led to Scott's arrest that summer.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the charter started going sideways after the yacht's captain refused Scott's request to take out a jet ski, saying the performer appeared intoxicated. The suit claims Scott then jumped off the vessel onto the dock, leaving his guests behind on the yacht for about 30 minutes before coming back visibly angry.
Once back on board, the complaint alleges, Scott went after the captain, threatened to kill him and told him he was "dead," then drove his shoulder into two crew members. One woman allegedly crashed into a table and was hurt in the process, according to TMZ. The filing also says Scott fired one of his own security guards on the spot and blocked workers from getting off the yacht until police arrived.
Criminal Case Followed, Then Fizzled
Police arrested Scott on June 20, 2024, at the Miami Beach Marina at 300 Alton Road and booked him on misdemeanor counts of disorderly intoxication and trespassing, according to The Washington Post. Prosecutors later dropped the disorderly intoxication charge, and the trespassing case was ultimately dismissed, the Miami New Times reported.
What The Workers Have To Prove
The marina staffers are not bringing criminal charges, they are pursuing intentional tort claims, specifically battery, assault and false imprisonment. Those civil claims let plaintiffs seek money damages even when a criminal case ends or never materializes. As the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School explains, these torts center on harmful or offensive physical contact and unlawful restraint, elements the workers will try to establish through documents, witness testimony and other evidence in civil court.
Why The Lawsuit Is Hitting Now
The filing comes nearly two years after the June 2024 blowup, a timeline that is not unusual in civil litigation. Once a case like this is filed, the next step is discovery, a sometimes messy process that can bring depositions, medical records and any available surveillance video into the public record, according to the Miami New Times. That phase often paves the way for private settlement talks, although some cases do make it all the way to trial.
For now, the lawsuit sits on the docket in Miami civil court. The complaint outlines what the plaintiffs say happened and what they want, and the court will set a schedule after Scott formally responds. Hoodline will keep an eye on new filings and local reporting as the case moves forward.
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