UPDATE: Lil Nas X Arrested After Nearly Naked Cowboy Boot Stroll in LA- Now Charged

Rapper Lil Nas X, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, has pleaded not guilty to several felony charges after a bizarre confrontation with police in Los Angeles last week.

On Monday, the artist appeared in court facing four felony counts: three for battery causing injury to police officers and one for resisting an executive officer. Authorities allege that Hill charged at officers who had approached him while he was walking unclothed down a city street.

The case escalates far beyond earlier reports suggesting only a potential misdemeanour. If convicted on all counts, Hill could face more than 10 years behind bars.

According to the criminal complaint, Lil Nas X is accused of using force and injuring three officers, each of whom was carrying out their official duties. Police, suspecting he may have overdosed, transported him to the hospital for observation before booking him into jail.

He spent three days in custody before being released on $75,000 bail, under the condition that he participate in a drug treatment program.

The “Old Town Road” hitmaker is expected back in court on September 15 for a pre-trial hearing.

ORIGINAL STORY: Lil Nas X found himself in a bit of trouble early Friday after what can only be described as a cowboy-meets-Calvin-Klein moment on Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles.

According to the LAPD, officers were called when the 25-year-old “charged” towards them. First stop: the hospital, where cops suspected a possible overdose. After a few hours, he was cleared, released, and then promptly re-booked for “misdemeanour obstructing an officer.”

Translation: he gave the police a hard time while rocking cowboy boots and underwear — which, honestly, feels very on brand.

The Cowboy Boots Were the Real Star

TMZ wasted no time dropping footage of Lil Nas parading down the street in nothing but tighty-whities and white cowboy boots.

Some celebs go incognito in hoodies and sunglasses. Lil Nas? He goes full Macho Man Barbie Ken meets Calgary Stampede afterparty.

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From Grammys to Jail Cell

Lil Nas X shot to fame in 2019 when Old Town Road became the longest-running number-one in U.S. history, snagging him two Grammys alongside Billy Ray Cyrus.

But this week’s headlines swapped “chart-topping” for “cop-stopping,” and instead of red carpets, he got hospital wristbands and a holding cell.

Still, if anyone can turn a mugshot into an album cover, it’s Lil Nas X.