In brief
Lil Nas X, legally known as Montero Lamar Hill, was arraigned on felony charges in Los Angeles after being detained while wandering outside in his underwear. The rapper faces multiple counts of battery against a police officer and resisting arrest, having allegedly charged at officers responding to a call. His bail was set at $75,000, and he was also treated for a potential overdose after the incident. The artist is expected to release his new album, 'Dreamboy,' later this year.
Rapper Lil Nas X has pleaded not guilty to injuring a police officer and resisting arrest after he was detained last week while wandering the streets of Los Angeles in his underwear.
The rapper, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, is facing three felony counts of battery with injury to a police officer and one felony count of resisting arrest.
Police said when they responded to a call about a man wandering the streets partially naked, the Grammy-winning artist charged at them.
He was taken to the hospital for a possible overdose after the incident in the early hours of Thursday, authorities said.
The 26-year-old artist was arraigned in a Los Angeles courthouse on Monday. His bail was set at $75,000 (£55,456), according to CBS, the BBC's US news partner.
The BBC has reached out to his representatives for comment.
Unverified videos and images published by TMZ appear to show the rapper wandering the streets before the police altercation unfolded. They show the Old Town Road singer dancing along a Los Angeles street in Studio City, wearing just white underwear and white cowboy boots.
The rapper is expected to release his much-anticipated second studio album, 'Dreamboy,' later this year and has recently teased new music on Instagram.
Lil Nas X became the first openly gay man to receive a Country Music Association award after winning with 'Old Town Road' in 2019. The song won two Grammys and broke the record for the longest-running number one song on the Billboard Hot 100, maintaining the spot for 17 weeks.
