An apparent publicity stunt has landed country music star Lil Nas X in hot water. The “Old Town Road” rapper is charged with four felonies for assaulting 2 police officers in Los Angeles last week.
Nas, born Montero Lamar Hill, was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of battery after he was seen strutting down a main street wearing only his underwear and a pair of white cowboy boots.
Nas was completely naked when he charged at police officers and injured 2 of them.
Nas was initially taken to a hospital for suspicion of a drug overdose on Thursday. Later that day, he was booked into a Van Nuys, CA. jail, where he spent the weekend.
He faced a judge on Monday morning and pled not guilty to four felonies – 3 counts of battery of a police officer and one count of resisting an officer.
If convicted on all charges, Nas faces up to 10 years in prison.
A judge set bail at $75,000 and strict conditions related to drugs and alcohol.
REUTERS photos show the unkempt rapper peering through bars while listening to a judge during his hearing.
Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court ? ?: via REUTERS pic.twitter.com/CngyTNUJ6U
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Nas is best known for his 2018 country rap single “Old Town Road,” which made him the first gay rapper to have a No. 1 single on the Billboard charts.
He is also the first gay rapper to receive a Country Music Association Award. He won two Grammys for the song.
The official music video, featuring country star Billy Ray Cyrus, was viewed over 1.4 billion times on YouTube.
In 2021, Nas’s debut studio album, Montero, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and earned him a Grammy nomination.
