Following an alleged attack on her boyfriend Evan Peters, Emma Roberts was arrested and later freed without prosecution.

According to TMZ, the daughter of American actor Eric Roberts and niece of Julia Roberts was detained on July 7 in the Canadian city of Montreal following a fight with her actor boyfriend.

After someone reported a disturbance in the couple’s room, the Montreal police were dispatched to the hotel. According to the site, police officers noticed that Peters had a bloody nose and a bite mark when they arrived, and Roberts was apprehended right afterwards.

In response to the event, Roberts and Peters’ representatives sent the following statement: “It was an unfortunate incident and misunderstanding. Ms. Roberts was released after questioning and the couple are working together to move past it.”

Comfort: Evan hugs his girlfriend ( Image: PacificCoastNews)

Peters did not want to press charges, therefore Emma was subsequently freed.

Both parties were involved in the fight, according to sources close to Emma.

Emma did not bite Evan, according to the insider, and she was the only one jailed since he had more evident physical injuries. The two met on the set of their forthcoming comedy Adult World in April 2012 and have been dating since.

A distraught Emma Roberts is comforted by boyfriend Evan Peters after news broke of her arrest for domestic violence against Peters. (PacificCoastNews.com/)

Emma said on Twitter the day following her arrest: “Sorry for the long break guys. How’s everybody!”

The pair is reportedly back together and working through their issues in order to put them behind them.

Roberts and Peters will also collaborate on the forthcoming season of American Horror Story.