ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Lil Nas X was reportedly arrested after the musician allegedly assaulted a police officer in Los Angeles when law enforcement responded to a call that the rapper was wandering around nearly naked through the streets of Los Angeles, officials told People Magazine.

A spokesperson for the LAPD told the magazine that police had responded to a report of a man “nude in the street” on Ventura Blvd. just before 6 a.m. on Thursday.

The official added that the man went on to “batter an officer, so he was booked for battery on a [police officer].”

Lil Nas X poses at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 6, 2024.
Lil Nas X poses at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 6, 2024. (credit: Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Treatment at a local hospital

The suspect has since been taken for treatment at a nearby hospital and will be charged after he is released, according to People Magazine.

LAPD sources told NBC4 that police were investigating  Lil Nas X, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, and police had to use force to subdue the singer.

American media also published photos allegedly showing the ‘Old Town Road’ singer wandering in only underwear and boots.

TMZ reported that the LAPD had received calls of a possible overdose, though the LAPD spokesperson did not confirm to People Magazine if this had been related to Lil Nas X.