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Lil Nas X is speaking out for the first time since his Aug. 21 arrest, which ultimately led him to plead not guilty to four felony charges.
The “Old Town Road” singer, 26, shared a positive message to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Aug. 26, reassuring fans that he will “be alright” amid his legal troubles.
“Your girl is gonna be okay, boo. Okay? S—’s gonna be all right,” he said in the video. “S—’s gonna be all right. S—. That was f—–g terrifying. That was terrifying. That was a terrifying last four days. But your girl is gonna be all right.”
Lil Nas X (né Montero Hill) was arrested on Aug. 21 after cops responded to reports of him allegedly walking naked along Ventura Blvd. in Los Angeles. Upon their arrival, he allegedly used “force and violence [to] inflict an injury” upon three different police officers, according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE.
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The complaint notes that the musician “did unlawfully attempt by means of threats and violence to deter and prevent” a fourth officer “from performing a duty imposed upon such officer by law.”
Hill pleaded not guilty to three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer in court on Aug. 25. He waived his arraignment, and his bail was set at $75,000. A judge also ordered the star to attend four Narcotics Anonymous meetings per week.
Though reports indicated that Hill had been hospitalized for a drug overdose, his father, Robert Stafford, told reporters that his son “absolutely” did “not” take illegal drugs. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department previously confirmed to PEOPLE that Hill was taken to the hospital for treatment after his arrest.
“Assuming the allegations here are true, this is an absolute aberration in this person’s life,” his attorney Christy O’Connor said in court, according to the Associated Press. “Nothing like this has ever happened to him.”
In an interview with reporters outside the courthouse, the Grammy winner’s father Stafford said Hill is “very remorseful for what happened,” and asked that his son remain in the public’s thoughts.
“He’s going to get the help that he needs and just keep him in your prayers,” Stafford said. “Give him the same grace and mercy that God gives everyone.”
Hill could face up to five years in prison if convicted, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 15.
