Tuesday 13th January 2015 by Jasmine Cowler | Photos by WENN.com

The Weeknd arrested after allegedly punching Las Vegas police officer

Canadian singer was held on suspicion of battery

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The Weeknd was arrested on Saturday after allegedly assaulting a Las Vegas police officer.

The fight apparently happened at the Cromwell hotel in Las Vegas when the Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye was involved in an altercation at about 4am. Las Vegas Metropolitan police department information officer Laura Meltzer said her and fellow officers were trying to break up a fight involving the singer and a 'protected person', when Tesfaye hit an officer on the side of the head with a closed fist.

The officer was not seriously injured and after Tesfaye was presumably bailed, the 'Love Me Harder' singer posted the following picture on his Instagram:

escaped from Las Vegas

A photo posted by The Weeknd (@abelxo) on Jan 10, 2015 at 10:12pm PST

The Weeknd released his last album 'Kiss Land' in 2013 and recently revealed new track 'Earned It' which will appear on the soundtrack to the forthcoming movie adaptation of Fifty Shades Of Grey.