Lil Nas X
Daytime Hotel Meltdown!!!
New Vid Hours Before Arrest
Published August 22, 2025 1:00 AM PDT
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Lil Nas X‘s nearly naked adventure was brewing almost 15 hours before his early morning arrest … based on a new strange video of him wandering aimlessly around Hollywood!
TMZ Hip Hop obtained this surveillance footage recorded outside the Short Stories Hotel around 1:30 PM Wednesday. Sources at the hotel confirm he was there, although he was not a registered guest.
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Still, the video makes it seem like he was going through something — you see Montero all by himself strolling off the street, and into the hotel’s courtyard area.
Unlike his shocking encounter with a bystander early Thursday morning, Lil Nas X was fully dressed at the Hollywood hotel — cowboy hat and boots, jeans and a short-sleeved shirt — as he fanned himself.
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The “Old Town Road” rapper later found his way into the hotel’s lobby, where he hydrated with a cup of water … and then, for some reason, decided to go shirtless as he walked back on the street.
We broke the story … Lil Nas X ended up wandering Ventura Boulevard — about 7 miles from the hotel — at 4 AM Thursday, wearing only his tighty whitey underwear and white cowboy boots.
It’s still unclear what Nas was up to in between the 2 incidents, his camp’s been radio silent since the arrest. As we reported, he was booked for battery on an officer … after allegedly charging at cops who responded.
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