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Miami Herald
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Rapper Lil Nas X admitted to hospital after experiencing face paralysis
Rapper and singer Lil Nas X is assuring his fans he is going to be OK after he was admitted into the hospital Monday, April 14. The 26-year-old shared a video from his hospital bed Monday revealing that the right side of his face was paralyzed. (Warning: The link contains language some may find offensive.) 'We normal over here,' he said in the hospital showing the left side of his face. 'We getting crazy over here,' he added showing the right side of his face. 'I'm so cooked,' he captioned the Instagram story post. After posting the video, he shared a message with his fans, saying 'Guys I am OK!! Stop being sad for me. … Imma look funny for a lil bit but that's it.' The following day, Tuesday, April 15, Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, shared another video from on his Instagram story. 'Okay, so a little update,' he said. 'Like, I feel like this is already getting better. … Obviously, you can see this left side is like blinking. This right eye is keeping an eye out for Selener,' he said referencing Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj's 2012 hit song, 'Beauty and a Beat.' 'Like this is me trying to do a wink, like I can force it to shut, but like, baby girl over here, baby baby girl, she's not,' he added. Later, while rollerskating outside, Lil Nas X shared another video reassuring fans that he's already 'getting better. Y'all, I promise it's gonna take a lot more than that to keep a bad (expletive) down. This, this eye wonky … but I'm not.' The rapper didn't publicly share why he was experiencing face paralysis.
Los Angeles Times
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Lil Nas X reveals half his face is paralyzed: ‘Can't even laugh right,' he says from hospital bed
Grammy winner Lil Nas X stayed mostly calm, cool and pretty comedic as he informed fans from a hospital bed on Monday that he had 'lost control' of half of his face. The 26-year-old 'Old Town Road' and 'Industry Baby' singer shared a selfie video on Instagram documenting the stillness of the right side of his face as he attempts to smile. 'This is me doing a full smile right now,' he says with a crooked smile and his right eye wider than his left. 'It's like what the f—? I can't even laugh right, bro,' he added, laughing at himself. 'What the f—! Oh my God.' Lil Nas X, whose birth name is Montero Lamar Hill, did not disclose an official diagnosis or what might have caused the paralysis but continued to speak about his condition over several Instagram stories. In one story, he reassured fans that he is doing well and requested that they 'stop being sad for me!' The singer, who has endeared himself to fans with his cheeky sense of humor and his internet trolling, instead requested they 'shake ur a— for me.' In the final post shared from his hospital bed, the singer told his millions of followers he will simply 'look funny for a lil bit but that's it.' The 'Hotbox' artist continued to share updates early Tuesday morning via additional stories where he jokingly accused his cat of mocking his appearance and told fans he feels his face is 'already getting better.' In his most recent updates, Lil Nas X can be seen enjoying a rollerskating session in the sun. 'It's getting better y'all, I promise,' he said his latest video. 'It's gonna take a lot more than that to keep a bad b— down. This eye wonky, b— but I'm not.' A representative for Lil Nas X did not immediately respond to The Times' request for additional information and comment Tuesday. Prior to his hospitalization, Lil Nas X got candid earlier this month about being an openly gay musician amid the anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and executive orders of the Trump administration. The musician, who broke out in 2019 for 'Old Town Road,' reflected on his controversial, Bible-inspired 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' music video in 2021 and the backlash that came with it. In the video, the rapper notoriously pole dances from celestial heights to the depths of hell, where he gives Satan a lap dance before snapping his neck and becoming the lord of the underworld. 'Even right now, everything with the young males being taught these super conservative ways, at least in America: everything is shifting with this rebellious, hyper-masculine thing,' he told Paper. Later in the interview, the singer said he felt conservatives would 'actually try to kill me' if he had released 'Montero' in the current social and political climate instead of in 2021. Still, he told the magazine he is optimistic that 'things are going to be fine.' 'I'm not trying to minimize what's happening. I just think s— is going to work itself out, especially in the generation where everything is a trend,' he added. 'The second the next thing comes along, it will be like, 'Hey, we don't hate women and gay people anymore. Let's do something else now.'' Amid his hospitalization Lil Nas X received support from fellow artists in the comments of his Instagram post. Comedian Loni Love, 'Pose' stars Ryan Jamaal Swain and Dominique Jackson and playwright Jeremy O. Harris were among the celebrities sending the singer well wishes.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lil Nas X Hospitalized For Mysterious Reason — And Fans Have Questions
Lil Nas X is seemingly on the mend after an unspecified health condition left half his face paralyzed. The two-time Grammy winner, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, seemed in good spirits in a short video posted to Instagram Monday that appears to have been filmed from a hospital bed. 'This is me doing a full smile right now, by the way,' he said in the clip. 'Bro, I can't even laugh right.' In the caption of the video, Lil Nas X acknowledged he'd 'lost control of the right side of my face,' but offered no further details about his condition or what might have caused the illness. A representative for the singer and rapper did not immediately respond to HuffPost's request for comment. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ☆dreamboy. (@lilnasx) By Tuesday afternoon, Lil Nas X's post had drawn a plethora of well wishes from some of his famous friends, including actors Taraji P. Henson and Niecy Nash. Some questioned if he'd experienced a stroke, while others suggested it was likely he'd been stricken with Bell's palsy or Ramsay Hunt syndrome, two conditions known to cause temporary facial paralysis, usually on one side of the face. In 2022, Justin Bieber revealed he'd been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, prompting him to cancel his Justice World Tour after 49 performances. Though Bieber has yet to return to the concert stage, he has continued to share periodic updates regarding his health with fans on social media. Lil Nas X's announcement comes just weeks after his appearance at the 2025 GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, where he and fellow musician Maren Morris presented the award for Outstanding Music Artist to Doechii. He's also been teasing a new album, 'DREAMBOY,' set for release sometime this year. Lil Nas Explains Why He Turned Down Collaboration With Taylor Swift Nathan Lane Hilariously Grapples With A Gay Dating Pitfall On Hulu's New Sitcom Lil Nas X Laments He Wasn't 'Able To Experience' Beyoncé's Country Music Success
NBC News
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Lil Nas X says one side of his face is paralyzed
Singer and rapper Lil Nas X said that one side of his face has become paralyzed. In a video posted to his Instagram Monday, the artist, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, said he "lost control" of the right side of his face. He appears to be in a hospital and is wearing a patient gown. "And when I smile, this is me doing a full smile right now by the way," the "Old Town Road" performer said in the video, struggling to control the right side of his face. "Bro, I can't even laugh right," he said, seemingly in good spirits. Fans and celebrities alike flocked to the artist's comments, wishing him well. "Get well baby," wrote actress Taraji P. Henson. Many commenters wrote that they believe Lil Nas X has Bell's palsy, a condition that causes muscle weakness in one side of the face, according to the Mayo Clinic. The condition is usually temporary and can cause one side of the face to appear droopy. Lil Nas X reassured fans in posts to his Instagram story, saying that he is OK and to "stop being sad" for him. The artist said he feels like his condition is improving in an update posted to his Instagram Tuesday. He attempts to smile and wink in the short video with some success. "Smile getting a lil better," he wrote.
