The Weeknd, Toronto R&B singer, pleads to reduced charge for punching Las Vegas police officer
Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd has pleaded no contest to punching a Las Vegas police officer in a hotel scuffle in January.
Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd has pleaded no contest to punching a Las Vegas police officer in a hotel scuffle in January.
Defence attorney Shane Emerick declined comment Monday about Abel Tesfaye's plea Wednesday to a misdemeanour battery charge.
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Court records show a Las Vegas judge agreed to dismiss the charge if the 25-year-old Tesfaye stays out of trouble and completes 50 hours of community service.
Tesfaye also has to attend impulse control counselling and alcohol evaluation, and pay $1,000 US to a Las Vegas police injured officers fund.
Police say the officer wasn't seriously hurt breaking up a fight at The Cromwell hotel.
The Weeknd was in Las Vegas for a nightclub concert.