The &34;Old Town Road&34; artist was released on bail Monday, after walking the streets of Los Angeles nude on Aug. 21. Lil Nas X's father blames fame for his s

The "Old Town Road" artist was released on bail Monday, after walking the streets of Los Angeles nude on Aug. 21.

Lil Nas X's father blames fame for his son's 'breakdown' and arrest: 'It's like a high'

The "Old Town Road" artist was released on bail Monday, after walking the streets of Los Angeles nude on Aug. 21.

By Raechal Shewfelt

September 1, 2025 4:51 p.m. ET

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Lil Nas X at the "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" World Premiere in 2024. Credit:

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Lil Nas X's father Robert Stafford is coming to his son's defense, arguing that the singer's recent "breakdown" shows that the price of fame is too high.

"I understand how the music business is. It's like a high," the 56-year-old Gospel singer told the U.K.'s *Sunday Times*. "When you get to that level, you want that drug again, you want to hit that high again."

"For a 26-year-old to have to deal with what he's dealing with — to be a breadwinner for a lot of people, the inability to change his mother's situation and the pressure he puts on himself…"

Robert Stafford and Lil Nas X at the 2019 American Music Awards.

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"I went to visit him in jail, and as soon as I walked through that door, I couldn't do anything but cry. To see my baby boy on the other side of that glass. We shed tears with each other for a minute. And I had to tell him that 'what you're going through is normal. We all have breakdowns every now and then, but the difference is, yours get played out in the public eye.'"

"When I went to visit, he asked me to say, 'tell everybody I'm sorry they saw me like that.' Even in that moment, he was apologizing to people for something he was going through."

"Hopefully, this is a turning point in his mental stability. Sometimes God will take you through your worst moment to give you your best moment."**

Lil Nas X booked into county jail, charged with misdemeanor on allegation of assaulting cop

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The Atlanta-born rapper, whose real name is Montero Hill, was arrested on Aug. 21 in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, where the 26-year-old was allegedly walking nude in the street shortly before 6 a.m. Police claimed he charged at officers when confronted, leading to his arrest. Suspecting a possible overdose, they transported the musician to a hospital, where he spent several hours before being taken to jail.

He was booked into a Los Angeles County jail later that day and charged with a misdemeanor on an allegation of assaulting a police officer during the incident.**

Lil Nas X in court in Los Angeles.

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** On Aug. 26, Stafford said his son was "in great spirits" and "doing great mentally" following his arrest.

"He's in good spirits. He's all right." Stafford told reporters who gathered around him Monday, as captured in video by TMZ. "He's very remorseful for what happened." He added that the rapper, born Montero Hill, is "going to get the help that he needs."**

When Stafford was asked about whether illegal drugs were involved, he said, "Absolutely not."

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The Grammy-winning rapper later uploaded a video to his Instagram Stories in which he assured followers that he would be "okay" after pleading not guilty to four felony charges.**

"Your girl is gonna be okay, y'all," the artist said in the clip. "Okay? She's gonna be all right. S---.... That was f---ing terrifying. That was terrifying. That was a terrifying last four days. But your girl is gonna be all right."**

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