Lil Nas X Arrested in Studio City After Naked Incident, Charged with Battery on Officer
By Jaden Patel
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Let’s all take a moment to pretend we’re shocked. Lil Nas X, everyone’s favorite genre-bending musical provocateur, has added “naked sprint through Studio City” to his résumé — right under the “Grammy-winning global sensation” bullet point.
In what can only be described as performance art gone wrong or a cry for help gone viral — depending on your level of cynicism — the 26-year-old rapper (real name Montero Lamar Hill) was arrested early Thursday morning after being spotted walking barefoot and shirtless down Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles. According to multiple sources including TMZ and confirmed by The New York Post, Lil Nas X was wearing only white underwear and cowboy boots — a fashion choice that screams either “artistic statement” or “wardrobe malfunction,” but clearly not “street-appropriate attire.”
The incident reportedly began around 4 a.m., when witnesses say the “Old Town Road” singer was seen roaming near the 11000 block of Ventura Boulevard. A fan who passed by claimed to hear Nas mention he was headed to a party — which raises the question: What kind of party requires you to walk half-naked through Studio City at 4 a.m.? The situation escalated quickly when police were called to the scene, and according to an LAPD spokesperson, the suspect “charged at officers” before being subdued and taken into custody at approximately 5:50 a.m.
But the plot thickened — because of course it did. During the arrest, Lil Nas X allegedly punched an officer twice in the face, according to a source cited by NBC News. While he was ultimately booked for battery on a police officer (a misdemeanor), the official booking didn’t happen until 11:22 a.m., following what authorities described as a hospital visit “for a possible overdose.” He was then transported to Van Nuys jail, where he remains without bail at the time of publication.
Adding fuel to the fire? Hours before the arrest, Nas posted unsettling images on Instagram showing a chaotic living space filled with scattered artwork and furniture. In one post, he captioned a selfie with, “And just like that she’s back,” followed by another image tagged, “OH NO sHES GONE MAD! CRAZY I TELL U!” Whether this was cryptic storytelling, mental health distress, or just another layer of digital theatrics is unclear — but it certainly doesn’t scream “business as usual.”
This isn’t the first time Lil Nas X has opened up about struggles with self-medication. In a 2020 interview with Variety, he revealed how the death of his grandmother in 2018 led him to smoke marijuana heavily as a coping mechanism. “It was devastating,” he said. “And it made me a hypochondriac: I’d wake up, heart racing. It was scary.”
So now we sit here, trying to parse whether this was a cry for help, a breakdown, or just another bizarre chapter in the ongoing saga of a pop star known for pushing boundaries. Either way, it’s safe to say that the next album rollout might need a new angle.
Well, there you have it. Humanity at its finest.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, The New York Post, NBC News, Variety
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