Lil Nas X was arrested Thursday morning in Los Angeles, according L.A. County Sheriff inmate records. He is being held at the L.A. Police Department’s Valley Jail section in Van Nuys.
The Grammy-winning rapper, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, was hospitalized for a possible overdose after charging at officers in Studio City on Thursday morning. Hill was handcuffed before being transported to a local hospital.
In a video shared by TMZ, the 26-year-old was filmed walking on Ventura Boulevard in his underwear and a pair of white cowboy boots, incoherently speaking to the person taping him.
“Upon arrival, the suspect charged at officers and was taken into custody,” the LAPD told USA Today, although they did not identify the suspect at the time. “He was transported to a local hospital for a possible overdose and placed under arrest for Battery on a Police Officer.” Officer Drake Madison later confirmed to the outlet that the incident was related to Hill’s arrest.
A rep for Lil Nas X did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
Prior to the arrest, Lil Nas X had dropped a series of bizarre posts on his Instagram page, after deleting all earlier posts two days before. On Wednesday, he shared unreleased music alongside mirror selfies, his art, and piles of junk in what appears to be his home. His display name had been updated to “QUEEN MADELINE.”
This is the second reported hospitalization for the artist this year. In April, Hill posted a video from a hospital bed this April, saying he had suffered from partial facial paralysis. The rapper never shared publicly what caused the incident.
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