American musician Lil Nas X faces criminal charges after alleged naked incident with police

Rapper Lil Nas X has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges after he was arrested last week following an incident where he wandered the streets of Los Angeles in his underwear and cowboy boots.

The Grammy-winning artist, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, 26, faces four felony charges, including three counts of battery with injury to a police officer and one count of resisting arrest, the BBC reported.

His bail was set at US$75,000 ($128,202) when he faced a judge in Los Angeles on Monday (local time).

He also has to attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings, as police believe he was on drugs at the time of his arrest on early Thursday morning (local time), according to the Independent.

Lil Nas X pleaded not guilty to four felony charges after his arrest last week. Photo / Kevin Mazur

Footage shared by TMZ from before his arrest appears to show the rapper wandering the streets in just his underwear and cowboy boots.

He was seen inviting people passing by to “come to the party” and putting a traffic cone on his head.

In another video, he was seen wandering completely naked, singing lyrics to Kanye West’s song Monster.

He was later reportedly seen walking the streets completely nude.

Police said the were called to Ventura Boulevard in Studio City after reports of a nude man walking the streets.

Police allege the rapper charged at officers when confronted. He was arrested, according to the Guardian.

Suspecting possible drug use, the police took the rapper to hospital, where he stayed for several hours before being taken to jail, the BBC reported.

He spent the weekend in custody after his arrest, according to the BBC.

Lil Nas X quickly rose to fame in 2019 with his country/rap hit Old Town Road, which has over 1 billion streams on Spotify.

The version featuring Billy Rae Cyrus has over 1.6 billion streams on the platform.

The song won two Grammys, including the award for Best Music Video in 2020.

His studio album, Montero, released in 2021, received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year.

Earlier this year, the musician revealed in a social media post that he had partial face paralysis.