After months of rehabilitation, Lil Nas X has returned to Instagram to share a candid mental health update with his fans. The 27-year-old artist was arrested after a 2025 altercation with police officers. Following this, he agreed to enter a mental health diversion program in April, effectively dismissing the charges against him.
Lil Nas X describes his recovery after several months in mental health treatment
Rapper Lil Nas X has returned to Instagram after months of absence with a candid update about his mental health. The rapper had been fighting legal charges over the past months.
Last August, the Grammy-winning artist was arrested and hospitalized after he reportedly had an altercation with police officers. Three police officers were reportedly injured after having a physical confrontation with the rapper. He was charged with three counts of battery against a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer.
He agreed to enter a mental health diversion program in April to have his charges dismissed.
“I’ve been in rehab for a few months and since then, I’ve been back at home whether it’s in Atlanta with my family or in Los Angeles with myself, friends and what not, and trying to ground myself down to earth and get out of my head,” he said (via The Independent). “I have a therapist now and a psychiatrist, which has been really helpful when I got my bipolar disorder diagnosis,” he added.
Lil Nas X further admitted that he knew about his condition before, but didn’t want to admit it. He explained, “I didn’t want to admit to it because I didn’t want to have to take medication and have people think different of me.” He added with a laugh, “Black, gay, bipolar. I’m like living life on like extreme hard mode.”
During the trial, the court found that the incident with the police was the result of his since-diagnosed bipolar disorder. This led to the dismissal of the charges.
