Grammy winner Lil Nas X is another step closer to potentially resolving his felony police battery case. <\/p>\n
A Los Angeles judge on Monday granted the \u201cIndustry Baby\u201d and \u201cOld Town Road\u201d singer\u2019s motion for diversion, ordering the 26-year-old musician to enter a two-year mental health program, according to multiple outlets. TMZ<\/a> reported that Lil Nas X \u2014 birth name Montero Hill \u2014 will be cleared of his four felony counts if he complies with treatment and commits no other crimes. <\/p>\n A legal representative for the rapper-singer, who was naked when he was arrested in Studio City last August, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. Lil Nas X, who returned to Van Nuys Courthouse for a hearing, told media he was feeling \u201cthankful\u201d and echoed a previous comment <\/a>that he misses his fans. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just going through the flow of life,\u201d he said outside the courthouse, according to video<\/a> published by Rolling Stone reporter Nancy Dillon. <\/p>\n Lil Nas X, who rose to fame in 2019 with his hit song \u201cOld Town Road,\u201d was hospitalized and arrested in August after he was seen strolling <\/a>in only his underwear and white boots <\/a>through Studio City. By the time he was arrested he had shed even those items<\/a>. <\/p>\n The singer received treatment at a nearby hospital for a possible overdose but was accused of assaulting police officers. He was charged with four felony counts: three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer. Police allege the singer assaulted the officers who were trying to take him into custody. Lil Nas X had pleaded not guilty to all those counts. <\/p>\n Days after his Studio City episode, Lil Nas X reassured fans on social media he would be all right. \u201cThat was terrifying,\u201d he recalled of his arrest,\u201dthat was a terrifying four days but ya girl\u2019s gonna be all right.\u201d<\/p>\n