Lil Nas X Allowed to Stay Out of California for Inpatient Treatment

Lil Nas X is in inpatient treatment out of state after his Aug. 21 arrest in the Studio City area of Los Angeles, his lawyers told a Los Angeles court on Monday, and a judge granted him permission to remain outside California while he receives care. The 26 year old performer, born Montero Lamar Hill, faces four felony counts stemming from the early morning incident: three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer. He has pleaded not guilty.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shellie Samuels said the location and specifics of Hill's care are private and that the court will revisit his permission to stay out of state if his treatment shifts to an outpatient setting. Court records show his bail was set at $75,000 after he spent a weekend in custody in August, and that earlier conditions of release included attending Narcotics Anonymous meetings. His next court date is scheduled for Nov. 18.

Prosecutors allege that Hill was walking along Ventura Boulevard around 5:40 a.m. wearing only underwear and cowboy boots when officers arrived and that he assaulted officers who attempted to take him into custody, injuring at least...