{"id":188260,"date":"2025-08-21T17:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/lil-nas-x-handcuffed-hospitalized-for-possible-overdose-after-wandering-streets-nearly-nude\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T17:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:47:24","slug":"lil-nas-x-handcuffed-hospitalized-for-possible-overdose-after-wandering-streets-nearly-nude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/lil-nas-x-handcuffed-hospitalized-for-possible-overdose-after-wandering-streets-nearly-nude\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Nas X Handcuffed, Hospitalized For Possible Overdose After Wandering Streets Nearly Nude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lil Nas X was handcuffed and taken into police custody last night after he was spotted wandering Los Angeles in nothing but his underwear and cowboy boots.<\/p>\n<p>The singer and rapper \u2014 who\u2019s best known for his 2018 smash hit \u201cOld Town Road\u201d \u2014 has been hospitalized for a possible overdose.<\/p>\n<p>Early reports indicate that motorists called police after spotting a \u201cnearly nude man\u201d walking down Ventura Boulevard.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1960999167-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lil Nas X attends Reel To Reel: Lil Nas X at The GRAMMY Museum on January 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-533086 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1960999167-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1960999167-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1960999167-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1960999167-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1960999167-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1960999167-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1960999167-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1960999167-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lil Nas X attends Reel To Reel: Lil Nas X at The GRAMMY Museum on January 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rebecca Sapp\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lil-nas-x-rushed-to-hospital-following-late-night-brush-with-the-law\">Lil Nas X rushed to hospital following late night brush with the law<\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/08\/21\/lil-nas-x-hospitalized-possible-overdose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, Nas was still walking the streets when police arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reports that he \u201ccharged at\u201d police, at which time, he was subdued, handcuffed, and taken into police custody.<\/p>\n<p>Paramedics arrived on the scene, and police informed them that Nas had suffered a \u201cpossible overdose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lil Nas X attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating \" sleeping=\"\" beauties:=\"\" reawakening=\"\" fashion=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" metropolitan=\"\" museum=\"\" of=\"\" art=\"\" on=\"\" may=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-679x960.jpg 679w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-764x1080.jpg 764w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-849x1200.jpg 849w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-scaled.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lil Nas X attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating \" sleeping=\"\" beauties:=\"\" reawakening=\"\" fashion=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" metropolitan=\"\" museum=\"\" of=\"\" art=\"\" on=\"\" may=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533085 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-679x960.jpg 679w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-764x1080.jpg 764w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-849x1200.jpg 849w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-scaled.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2151790986-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lil Nas X attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating \u201cSleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion\u201d at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear if Nas has since been released, or if he remains under the hospital\u2019s care.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-next-for-lil-nas-x\">What\u2019s next for Lil Nas X?<\/h2>\n<p>The good news is that it seems unlikely that Nas will face any charges.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news is, that the situation is obviously an indication of psychological distress and\/or substance abuse issues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lil Nas X attends the BET Awards 2021 at Microsoft Theater on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-533084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lil Nas X attends the BET Awards 2021 at Microsoft Theater on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-533084 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1325828711-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lil Nas X attends the BET Awards 2021 at Microsoft Theater on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rich Fury\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not all that long ago, Nas was one of the most high-profile musicians on the planet. <\/p>\n<p>He has stepped away from the spotlight a bit in recent years, but he remains a popular presence on social media, boasting more than 10 million followers on Instagram alone.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his arrest, Nas exhibited unusual behavior on Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNk1cgDxQnC\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posting a dozen photos<\/a> and videos showing what appeared to be a cluttered and disorganized house.<\/p>\n<p>He updated fans on the partial facial paralysis he revealed earlier this year, and he seemed to refer to himself in the third person on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lil Nas X attends the \" lil=\"\" nas=\"\" x:=\"\" long=\"\" live=\"\" montero=\"\" premiere=\"\" during=\"\" the=\"\" toronto=\"\" international=\"\" film=\"\" festival=\"\" at=\"\" roy=\"\" thomson=\"\" hall=\"\" on=\"\" september=\"\" in=\"\" ontario.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lil Nas X attends the \" lil=\"\" nas=\"\" x:=\"\" long=\"\" live=\"\" montero=\"\" premiere=\"\" during=\"\" the=\"\" toronto=\"\" international=\"\" film=\"\" festival=\"\" at=\"\" roy=\"\" thomson=\"\" hall=\"\" on=\"\" september=\"\" in=\"\" ontario.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533090 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1670909066-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lil Nas X attends the \u201cLil Nas X: Long Live Montero\u201d premiere during the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 09, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd just like that she\u2019s back. We\u2019ve all waited so long. When dreamworld needed her the most,\u201d he wrote, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOH NO sHES GONE MAD! CRAZY I TELL U!<\/p>\n<p>We wish Nas all the best, and we hope that he\u2019ll be able to find whatever kind of help he needs.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/lil-nas-x-handcuffed-hospitalized-for-possible-overdose-after-wandering-streets-nearly-nude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Lil Nas X was handcuffed and taken into police custody last night after he was spotted wandering Los Angeles in nothing but his underwear and cowboy boots. The singer and rapper \u2014 who\u2019s best known for his 2018 smash hit \u201cOld Town Road\u201d \u2014 has been hospitalized for a possible overdose. 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