Lil Nas X Arrested and Hospitalized Following Alleged Altercation With Police Officers
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Lil Nas X was arrested early this morning on allegations of battery of a police officer and was taken to a Los Angeles-area hospital for a possible overdose. Authorities say the arrest followed an incident in which he allegedly charged at police officers. TMZ published footage filmed shortly before the arrest showing him walking alone on Ventura Boulevard wearing only underwear and cowboy boots. In the video he repeatedly asks the person filming to come to a party and to put down their phone. He released his debut album in 2021 and recently issued Days Before Dreamboy, a collection of eight songs released ahead of a new album.
Lil Nas X was arrested early this morning for the alleged battery of a police officer, CNN reports. The rapper was also taken to a Los Angeles area hospital "for a possible overdose." The arrest occurred after Lil Nas X allegedly charged at police officers, per NBC News. TMZ published footage of Lil Nas X that was apparently filmed not long before his Thursday morning arrest.
The video shows Lil Nas X walking alone down an empty Ventura Boulevard wearing just underwear and cowboy boots. He repeatedly asks the person filming him to come to a party and also to put down their phone. Lil Nas X released his debut album, , in 2021. He recently released Days Before Dreamboy, which collected eight songs he trickled out as he prepares a new album.
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