Rapper Lil Nas X has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges after a near-naked altercation with police in Los Angeles.
The rapper was initially hospitalized over a suspected drug overdose and jailed on suspicion of charging at police on a Los Angeles street, according to cops.
Now, he has been charged with four felonies, including three counts of battery against a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer, according to court documents viewed by The Independent.
Lil Nas X faced a judge Monday in Los Angeles and had bail set at $75,000. He must also attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings, as police believe he was on drugs at the time of his arrest.
If convicted, the rapper could face years behind bars.
Police say they were responding to a report of a naked man walking on Ventura Boulevard in the Studio City neighborhood early Thursday morning when Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, allegedly charged at them.
The 26-year-old rapper was then taken into police custody, but officers first took him to a hospital as they suspected he was suffering from a drug overdose, Los Angeles police spokesman Officer Charles Miller said.
The Independent has reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department as well as Lil Nas X’s representatives for comment on his arrest and current condition.
Video obtained by TMZ showed Lil Nas X wearing only white underwear and cowboy boots as he sang and walked down the usually busy boulevard before his arrest.
“Hey, don’t be late to the party tonight?” he can be heard telling the person recording him.
TMZ also obtained video of the rapper acting erratically outside a Hollywood hotel.
He was fully clothed in that instance, and was seen entering the hotel and sitting down, fanning himself.
Lil Nas X, who is from Atlanta, is best known for his huge hit from 2018, “Old Town Road,” which merged country and hip-hop. It spent a record 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Known for his genre-bending, innovating sounds and style, his first full studio album, 2021's “Montero,” went to No. 2 on the Billboard album chart and was nominated for a Grammy for album of the year.
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