US rapper Lil Nas X arrested after nearly naked night-time stroll in LA
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Lil Nas X was placed under arrest for battery on a police officer.
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LOS ANGLES – A nearly naked Lil Nas X was picked up by American police on Aug 21 after being found wandering through Los Angeles in just his underwear and a pair of white cowboy boots.
Video posted on American entertainment website TMZ appeared to show the 26-year-old rapper almost in the buff as he strutted down the major thoroughfare in the city.
The Old Town Road (2018) singer repeatedly addressed the passer-by taking the video, urging the person: “Don’t be late to the party tonight.”
It was not clear which party Lil Nas X was referring to or where he was headed, as he walked along the centre median of the near-empty street.
At one point, he asked the person filming – who was apparently sitting in a car – to hand over the phone so that he could throw it away.
“I wanna throw it far away so you never see it again. I don’t like phones,” he said as he theatrically wagged his finger. “Didn’t I tell you to put the phone down? Uh-oh, somebody’s gonna have to pay for that.”
A spokesman for Los Angeles Police Department told AFP that officers had been called to the Studio City area just before dawn.
“There was a nude man walking in the street,” the spokesman said. “Upon arrival, the suspect charged at officers. He was taken into custody and taken to a local hospital for a possible overdose and placed under arrest for battery on a police officer.”
The spokesman said he was unable to provide the identity of the man.
Photos published by TMZ appear to show Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Hill, putting a traffic cone on his head.
There was no immediate comment from the Grammy-winning singer or his representatives. AFP
