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Lil Nas X has purportedly been hospitalized after being spotted walking down the street at 4 AM in just his underwear and cowboy boots. Police reportedly suggested the incident might be linked to a potential overdose.
The rapper, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, was acting unpredictably on Ventura Boulevard early Thursday, according to TMZ. This behavior led several Studio City neighborhood residents to alert LAPD about a naked man walking down the street.
The 26-year-old was still walking down the road when he was found by officers, and allegedly charged at them before being subdued and handcuffed.
Officers informed paramedics of a possible overdose situation, and the Old Town Road artist was subsequently taken to a hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment.
The LAPD told NBC4 that Lil Nas X was arrested and is now set to be booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery on a police officer. They also report that he threw punches at the officers, which prompted a use of force by the police, and they forced the musician to the ground.
In footage of the scene captured by a driver, Lil Nas X sings, talks repeatedly about a party, claps, snaps his fingers, strikes poses, and asks the cameraperson for their phone.
Lil Nas X has reportedly been hospitalized after he was seen walking in the middle of the street at 4AM wearing just his underwear and boots, with police officers allegedly describing the incident as a possible overdose
TMZ reports the rapper, 26, was exhibiting bizarre behavior on Ventura Boulevard early Thursday morning, prompting several people in the Studio City neighborhood to report to the LAPD
Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Lil Nas X and LAPD for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The LAPD told NBC4 that police responded around 6AM to reports of a naked man in the 11000 block of Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando neighborhood.
A spokesperson for the department told People that Lil Nas proceeded to ‘batter an officer, so he was booked for battery on a [peace officer].’
None of the officers were injured during the incident, according to NBC4.
Footage captured by a driver shows Lil Nas X behaving bizarrely as he walks down the boulevard, even placing an orange traffic cone over his head.
‘Hey, don’t be late to the party tonight,’ Lil Nas X tells the person behind the camera. ‘You know where it’s at,’ he says after being for the location.
‘Go ahead babe,’ he urges the driver, waving his hand towards the road. ‘Go ahead babe,’ he repeats.
‘Didn’t I tell you to put the phone down?’ he later asks. ‘Uh-oh, somebody’s going to have to pay for that!’
He then began to walk down the street, snap his fingers into the air and clap his hands.
‘I am serving you (expletive),’ Lil Nas said in another moment. ‘And you better be at the f**king party!… you like this side? Every side?’ he says as he struts down the street.
He is also shown saying: ‘It’s going to be a beautiful sunrise,’ before stretching out his hand. ‘Give me that phone so I can throw it. I’m going to throw it far away so you never see it again. I don’t like phones.’
‘Don’t miss the party tonight! Why are you still here? You need to be telling everybody about the f**king party girl, what’s your problem?’
He even placed an orange traffic cone atop his head
The police received reports from people claiming they had seen a nude man making his way down the street
Lil Nas X was seen repeatedly talking about a party and asking for the cameraperson’s phone as he walked down the middle of Ventura Boulevard
In footage of the scene captured by a driver and obtained by TMZ, Lil Nas X sings, talks repeatedly about a party, strikes poses, and asks the cameraperson for their phone
That same day the musician posted a slew of content to his Instagram account which appeared to be taken from his home.
In one video, a bathrobe-clad Lil Nas X sang and played with a tambourine beside a pile of various items.
‘FREE THE PEOPLE! NOW!’ he captioned the post.
He also captioned a selfie of himself wearing a fur coat with a tiara-accessorized cowboy hat: ‘OH NO sHES GONE MAD! CRAZY I TELL U!’
Lil Nas X has previously described experimenting with drugs, and in 2021 described to WSJ about trying psychedelic mushrooms for the first time while working on his debut album Montero.
In one video, a bathrobe-clad Lil Nas X sang and played with a tambourine beside a pile of his belongings
The rapper was travelling through California at the time with producers Denzel Baptiste and David Biral, who both remained sober during the experience.
They sat by his side and chatted with him during the day, which saw them relax in a pool, hot tub, and merely reflecting on life.
‘I was able to open up a lot,’ he told WSJ about the trip in 2021. ‘I was able to write actual stories about my life and put it into my music. I actually did that for the first time.’
Lil Nas X also told Variety in 2020 that he dealt with several heartbreaking losses – including the death of his grandmother – by ‘smoking [weed] heavily.’
Lil Nas X is famous for his 2019 country trap song Old Town Road; pictured 2025
‘But then I started feeling more connected with the universe, and taking everything as a sign.’
The latest incident comes four months after Lil Nas X was hospitalized for partial facial paralysis.
The rapper, who was wearing a hospital gown and a Von Dutch baseball cap, posted a video from his bed where he explained what had been going on.
In the clip Lil Nas was seemingly in good spirits as he laughed and revealed that he ‘lost control’ of the right side of his face.
Despite trying to laugh, the right side of his face stayed frozen and expressionless however he was still able to move the right side of his lips and eye.
The rapper won two Grammy Awards for Old Town Road in 2020
Explaining more about his condition, the American star said: ‘This is me doing a full smile right now by the way. It’s like, what the f***? Bro, I can’t even laugh right now, bro. What the f***? Ah! Oh my God!’
Hours after the post, the Old Town Road hitmaker later showed both sides of his face and said: ‘We normal over here. We get crazy over here.’
He added: ‘I’m so cooked’, which in the context of modern slang this means someone is feeling extremely tired, exhausted, or struggling with a task or situation.
In another post, the rapper clarified to his fans that he is ‘OK’ and asked them not to worry about him.
He said: ‘Guys I am OK!! Stop being sad for me! Shake Ur a** for me instead! (sic)’
This was followed with a selfie he took in hospital and captioned the picture: ‘Imma look funny for a lil but but that’s it. (sic)’
