{"id":1980718,"date":"2025-08-26T16:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1980718"},"modified":"2025-08-26T16:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:28:07","slug":"lil-nas-x-breaks-silence-after-terrifying-los-angeles-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lil-nas-x-breaks-silence-after-terrifying-los-angeles-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Nas X Breaks Silence After &#8216;Terrifying&#8217; Los Angeles Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/lil-nas-x\/\"><strong>Lil Nas X<\/strong><\/a> is speaking out about his troubling Los Angeles arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou girl is going to be OK y\u2019all,\u201d Lil Nas X said via Instagram Story on Tuesday, August 26. \u201cShe\u2019s going to be alright. She\u2019s going to be alright. S***. That was f***ing terrifying. That was terrifying. That was a terrifying last four days but your girl is going to be alright.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On August 21, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirmed to <em>Us Weekly<\/em> that officers responded to calls about \u201ca nude man walking in the street.\u201d The LAPD declined to identify the man, and the department\u2019s spokesperson added the person in question attempted to \u201cbatter an officer, so he was booked for battery of a [peace officer].\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>TMZ<\/em> reported on Monday, August 25, the rapper, 26, was charged by the LAPD with four felonies, including battery with injury on a police officer. The outlet also reported bail has not been set, and the rapper (real name <strong>Montero Lamar Hill<\/strong>) was set to be arraigned the same day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lil-nas-xs-j-christ-artwork-shows-him-getting-crucified\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lil-nas-xs-j-christ-artwork-shows-him-getting-crucified\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Lil Nas X\u2019s Art for New Song \u2018J Christ\u2019 Shows Him Getting Crucified<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe artwork for Lil Nas X\u2019s upcoming single proves he hasn\u2019t completely repented from his trolling ways. The rapper, 24, unveiled the artwork for his comeback song \u201cJ Christ\u201d on Monday, January 8, taking his newfound \u201cChristian era\u201d in a somewhat blasphemous direction. The art, shared via social media, depicts Lil Nas X crucified upon [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Viral footage shared online appeared to show Lil Nas X wearing a traffic cone atop his head while talking to himself about attending a party. <em>Us<\/em> has reached out to Lil Nas X\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Lil Nas X previously revealed he\u2019d recently been hospitalized after losing control of half of his face. The rapper posted a video from a hospital bed via Instagram on April 14 and captioned it, \u201cSoooo lost control of the right side of my face \ud83d\ude2d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then attempted to smile and added, \u201cThis is me doing a full smile, by the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even laugh, bro!\u201d he said. \u201cWhat the f***? Oh, my God.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In February the rapper admitted he has struggled through the last few years. \u201cThese last few years were pretty difficult for me,\u201d he said in a video <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lilnasxmajor\/status\/1892162351823983017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared via X<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m just now arriving to this place of feeling confidence in myself and what I\u2019m doing, and I\u2019m trying to make sure I put intention towards my music and my vision and the creativity of it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/lil-nas-xs-tiff-documentary-premiere-delayed-by-bomb-threat\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lil-Nas-Xs-documentary-premiere-at-TIFF-delayed-by-bomb-threat-02.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Lil Nas X's documentary premiere at TIFF delayed by bomb threat\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lil-Nas-Xs-documentary-premiere-at-TIFF-delayed-by-bomb-threat-02.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/lil-nas-xs-tiff-documentary-premiere-delayed-by-bomb-threat\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Lil Nas X&#8217;s Documentary Premiere at TIFF Delayed by Bomb Threat<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tEven a bomb threat won\u2019t stop Lil Nas X from walking the red carpet. The world premiere of the rapper\u2019s documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, September 9, faced an unexpected speed bump. It was delayed by 30 minutes due to a bomb threat, Us Weekly [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMost of all, I really want to make sure I have fun this time around,\u201d he continued before adding that he didn\u2019t have as much fun during the rollout of his 2021 album, Montero.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was more focused on making sure the songs did well than making sure I was having fun doing s***,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not saying I didn\u2019t have any fun. I had some f***ing fun. But I want this time around to be even more fun and I want to be even more full of joy and I want to be even more full of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lil Nas X is speaking out about his troubling Los Angeles arrest. \u201cYou girl is going to be OK y\u2019all,\u201d Lil Nas X said via Instagram Story on Tuesday, August 26. \u201cShe\u2019s going to be alright. She\u2019s going to be alright. S***. That was f***ing terrifying. That was terrifying. That was a terrifying last four [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1980719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[22188,22367,24003,233436],"class_list":["post-1980718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-breaking-news","tag-celebrity","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-scandals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lil-Nas-X-Breaks-Silence-After-Terrifying-Los-Angeles-Arrest.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}