Lil Nas X's dad ‘couldn’t do anything but cry’ after seeing him in jail, ‘He was apologizing to people for…’

Lil Nas X’s father, Robert Stafford, has broken his silence after his son’s "breakdown" and recent arrest.

Published on: Aug 31, 2025, 10:19:00 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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Lil Nas X’s father, Robert Stafford, has broken his silence after his son’s "breakdown" and recent arrest. The rapper was recently charged with four felonies after allegedly charging at police, who confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.

US rapper Lil Nas X attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, on August 25, 2025. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / POOL / AFP) (AFP)

Prosecutors charged Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, with three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting an executive officer, the district attorney’s office said. Initially, he was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor obstructing an officer.

‘I couldn’t do anything but cry’

Stafford told the Sunday Times in an interview, “I went to visit him in jail, and as soon as I walked through that door, I couldn’t do anything but cry. To see my baby boy on the other side of that glass. We shed tears with each other for a minute.”

Stafford said he told his son that what he was going through is “normal.” “We all have breakdowns every now and then, but the difference is, yours played out in the public eye,” he told his son.

Stafford said his son expressed remorse for the Los Angeles incident. “When I went to visit he asked me to say, ‘tell everybody I’m sorry they saw me like that,'” he recalled. “Even in that moment, he was apologizing to people for something he was going through.”

Lil Nas X pleaded not guilty to the charges, and posted $75,000 bail after spending a weekend in jail. He was later released after a Los Angeles judge ordered him to attend rehab meetings. The rapper went on to agree to the terms.

After the incident, Lil Nas X took to social media to call the ordeal “f–king terrifying.” “But your girl’s gonna be alright,” he told fans.

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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