Lil Nas X was arrested after wandering the streets of the United States in his underwear and charged with a misdemeanor in the early morning of Thursday, August 21.
According to People, before 6am on this day, officers responded to reports of a man “nude in the street” in the 1100 block of Ventura Blvd; later, the suspect was confirmed as the singer and went on to allegedly “batter an officer, so he was booked for battery on a [peace officer]”.
After the arrest, Lil Nas X was taken to the hospital amid rumors of a possible overdose; however, this was not confirmed. Since then, he has been discharged and put through the booking process.
#BREAKING ‼️ Lil Nas X Roams L.A. Street Nearly Naked at 4 AM, Hospitalized for Possible ODhttps://t.co/Un5lNrDLpI pic.twitter.com/7TwsHkj1tN
— TMZ (@TMZ) August 21, 2025
Later, TMZ shared images of the singer walking down the 1100 block of Ventura Blvd. around 4 a.m. wearing only underwear and white cowboy boots, generating a great reaction among fans and netizens on social networks.