{"id":1448299,"date":"2025-08-22T00:09:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?p=1448299"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T10:11:40","slug":"lil-nas-x-hospitalised-over-possible-overdose-and-arrested-for-battery-on-an-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/culture\/lil-nas-x-hospitalised-over-possible-overdose-and-arrested-for-battery-on-an-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Nas X hospitalised over “possible overdose” and arrested for “battery on an officer”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lil Nas X has been hospitalised and is potentially facing police charges. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>TMZ<\/span><\/em>, the Grammy-winning rapper was spotted early Thursday morning (21 August) wandering along Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a video obtained by the news outlet,<\/span><\/a> Lil Nas X is wearing a pair of underwear and cowboy boots, walking down the street while telling an unidentified person to “not be late to the party tonight” and to put the phone down. <\/span><\/p>\n

At one point in the video, the ‘Old Town Road’ star finds an orange traffic cone and puts it on his head.<\/span><\/p>\n

Details are limited on how long he was walking for and what may have caused his behaviour. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, the aforementioned publication revealed that he was later arrested for charging at responding police officers, before being transported to the hospital on suspicion of a potential overdose. <\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Charles Miller, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, confirmed the singer’s arrest in a statement to<\/span> CNN<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Upon arrival, the suspect charged at officers and was taken into custody. He was transported to a local hospital for a possible overdose and placed under arrest for battery on a police officer,” he shared.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As of this writing, neither Lil Nas X nor his representatives have released a statement addressing the situation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Lastly, <\/span>he is reportedly being held without bail in a Van Nuys jail<\/span><\/a>, located outside Los Angeles. <\/span><\/p>\n

The shocking news comes a few months after the ‘HOTBOX’ rapper landed in the hospital to treat the loss of function of the right side of his face.<\/span><\/p>\n

“When I smile\u2026 this is me doing a full smile, by the way, it’s like what the f**k,” he explained in video posted on 14 April. “Bruh, I can’t even laugh, right. Bro, what the f**k. Oh my god.”<\/span><\/p>\n

A few days later, Lil Nas X returned to social media to assure fans that he’s doing okay in a series of Instagram Stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Guys, I am ok! Stop being sad for me! Shake ur ass for me instead,” he wrote in one post. In another, Lil Nas X wrote that he would “look funny for a lil bit, but that’s it,” alongside two crying emojis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lil Nas X also shared a video showcasing his facial improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Okay, so I’ve been chewing a lot so I can get this muscle stronger. It’s much better. It’s much better,” he said. <\/span>“My eye still has to play catch-up, but I can give a genuine smile, so that’s good. I’m still winking at mothaf**kers, but yeah.”<\/span><\/p>\n

In a final Instagram Story addressing the situation, the 26-year-old exclaimed that nothing could ruin his “dreamboy summer”.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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