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Lil Nas X is facing legal issues after his bizarre early-morning walk turned into a tussle with police.
According to a report TMZ published on Thursday, August 21, the "Old Town Road" artist was arrested and booked into a jail in Van Nuys, Calif. for a misdemeanor charge of battery on a peace officer. Lil Nas X is currently being held without bail. The charge came down 24 hours after he was caught on camera walking down an empty road in Ventura in just his underwear and white cowboy boots. Police discovered the artist after they received calls from witnesses about a nude man in the street.
In the clip TMZ posted, you can see Lil Nas singing to himself as he struts in the road at 4 a.m. He told the person recording the video, "Don't be late to the party" before he tried to get him to put his phone away. Police say they approached Lil Nas X shortly after the video was taken. He allegedly stripped off the final garment of clothing he had on and lunged at one of the responding officers. Before he was arrested, the artist was rushed to the hospital after he reportedly suffered from a possible drug overdose.
Hours before the incident, Lil Nas X was caught on camera wandering aimlessly around Hollywood. In a newly surfaced clip, you can see Montero walking around the Short Stories Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. He was not a guest at the hotel, but he was fully clothed as roamed around the lobby by himself. He was there for some time before he took off his shirt and left the property.
Watch the video of Lil Nas X before his arrest below.