Lil Nas Mental Health Diversion Program

Lil Nas Mental Health Diversion Program

We usually see Lil Nas X at the center of a viral pop-culture moment, but recent events shifted the conversation from the charts to the courtroom. Following headlines about a “Lil Nas resisting arrest charge Studio City CA,” many expected a standard celebrity trial to unfold. Instead, the court took a rehabilitative route where Lil Nas avoids prison time altogether. While it is easy to view this as an instance of star privilege, the “Lil Nas Men…

Lil Nas X’s Police Battery Charges To Be Dismissed If He Completes Mental Health Program After Being Found Nude In L.A. Street

A judge has allowed rapper Lil Nas X to enter a mental health diversion program meant to dismiss his charges of attacking Los Angeles police officers. On Monday, Judge Alan Schneider told the rapper, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, that if he completes his treatment program and obeys all laws for two years, his four felony counts would be dismissed. The court found that the incident had been the result of his since-diagnosed bipolar disor…