US rapper 50 Cent and a member of his entourage were detained in St Kitts and Nevis for using indecent language during a performance at a music festival, local police say.
A police statement on Sunday said 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, and a member of his entourage were arrested and charged after a Saturday night performance.
The rapper's representative Amanda Ruisi issued a statement saying Jackson had initially been booked only to host the St Kitts Music Festival.
But then, festival organisers insisted he also perform and "there were profanities used during his performance", Ruisi said.
She said the rapper will be sure to leave the profanity in the US during his next trip to the Caribbean country.
The rapper paid a fine and continued making his way home, she said.
Police employees didn't know the exact words used but under the Caribbean country's laws, it is against the law to use profane words in any public place in the former British colony and can attract jail time.
