Lil Nas X Sends Love To Fans As Lawyer Seeks Diversion In Lapd Battery Case

Grammy victor Lil Nas X returned to a Los Angeles courthouse Thursday seeking a different way to nan extremity of his constabulary artillery case.

The 26-year-old “Old Town Road” and “Industry Baby” vocalist (real sanction Montero Hill) appeared successful beforehand of a Los Angeles County judge arsenic his attorney, Christy O’Connor, expressed her intentions to record a mobility for diversion, Rolling Stone reported. O’Connor reportedly asked nan judge to hold nan musician’s lawsuit truthful it could beryllium transferred to an unspecified diversion program, which could support her customer from serving jailhouse time.

O’Connor did not instantly respond to a petition for confirmation Friday. Lil Nas X is owed backmost successful tribunal for different proceeding April 6.

Lil Nas X was hospitalized and arrested successful August aft he was seen strolling in only his underwear and achromatic boots through Studio City. The vocalist received curen astatine a adjacent infirmary for a imaginable overdose, but had besides been accused of assaulting a constabulary officer. He was charged pinch 4 felony counts — 3 counts of artillery pinch wounded connected a constabulary serviceman and 1 count of resisting an executive serviceman — related to nan incident. Police allege nan vocalist assaulted nan officers who were trying to return him into custody. At slightest 3 were injured, nan L.A. County territory attorney’s agency said successful August.

Lil Nas X, who pleaded not blameworthy to each counts past year, shared a connection to fans upon his latest tribunal appearance.

“I really emotion and I miss you and I admit your support truthful much,” he told media extracurricular nan courthouse, according to video shared by Rolling Stone’s Nancy Dillon. “I can’t hold to beryllium backmost hugging you guys.”