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James Harden detained, Lil Baby arrested in Paris: reports

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Field Level Media/Reuters

<p>Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden was detained and released by French police who arrested rapper Lil Baby in Paris as part of a narcotics investigation.</p><p>NBC News confirmed initial reports of Harden being held by police in Paris where prosecutor files show Dominique Armani Jones, aka Lil Baby, was arrested.</p><p>Harden was with a group of known celebrities during Fashion Week. He was only briefly detained and never taken into custody of police.</p><p>French newspaper Le Parisien pointed to a video taken by bystanders showing Harden and another man having their pants pockets searched by police.</p><p>Authorities first asked Harden and Jones to exit a car when they smelled marijuana, according to the incident report.</p><p>The newspaper said police entered the area at 4:50 p.m. local time to follow up on reports of men exiting a car that smelled like pot, which is illegal in France.</p><div><strong>--Field Level Media</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w3Koga6MerQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden was detained and released by French police who arrested rapper Lil Baby in Paris as part of a narcotics investigation.</p>

Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden was detained and released by French police who arrested rapper Lil Baby in Paris as part of a narcotics investigation.