James Harden was with Lil Baby in Paris for Fashion Week when the rapper was taken into custody by French police Thursday.
Lil Baby was detained for allegedly carrying drugs, the Paris prosecutor's office told NBC News.
In a video taken just before the arrest, Harden can be seen having his pockets searched by police as he says, "It's OK. I don't understand." He was not taken into custody.
Bravo à la police française ud83eudd26ud83cudffeu2642ufe0f des incompétents… même pas capable de reconnaître James HARDEN pic.twitter.com/YLAeBFdaXk
— cateregardeap (@TiSoldier971) July 8, 2021
The story was first reported by Le Parisian, which said police checked Lil Baby's vehicle that "smelled strongly of cannabis.