In this Aug. 30, 2015 file photo, The Weeknd poses in the press room at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. The Canadian R&B artist known as The Weeknd has pleaded no contest to punching a Las Vegas police officer in a hotel scuffle in January. Defense attorney Shane Emerick declined comment Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, about Abel Tesfayes no contest plea last Wednesday to a misdemeanor battery charge. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
LAS VEGAS— The Canadian R&B artist known as The Weeknd has pleaded no contest to punching a Las Vegas police officer in a hotel scuffle in January.
Defense attorney Shane Emerick declined comment Monday about Abel Tesfaye’s plea Wednesday to a misdemeanor battery charge.
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.
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Tesfaye also has to attend impulse control counseling and alcohol evaluation, and pay $1,000 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 is featured on Ariana Grande’s “Love Me Harder.” He was in Las Vegas for a nightclub concert.