Lil Nas X’s father is breaking his silence after his son’s current arrest in Los Angeles.
The Grammy-winning artist — born Montero Lamar Hill — was taken into custody on Aug. 21 and later charged with 4 felonies after authorities alleged he charged at them whereas strolling in his underwear down an LA avenue. He has since pleaded not responsible.
Now, the musician’s father, Robert Stafford, is opening up concerning the pressures his son has confronted — and what he believes led to this second.
“I understand how the music business is,” Stafford stated in a Friday interview with The Occasions. “It’s like a high. When you get to that level, you want that drug again, you want to hit that high again.”
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Stafford, who had his personal gospel music profession, spoke candidly concerning the emotional and monetary weight his son has carried — from supporting his household to attempting to maintain the momentum of his early success.
“For a 26-year-old to have to deal with what he’s dealing with — to be a breadwinner for a lot of people, the inability to change his mother’s situation and the pressure he puts on himself, that can weigh heavily on your heart,” he stated.
Lil Nas X was launched on $75,000 bail after spending a number of days in jail. However earlier than his launch, his father paid him a go to — one which left each males in tears, Stafford stated.
“I went to visit him in jail, and as soon as I walked through that door, I couldn’t do anything but cry,” he recalled. “To see my baby boy on the other side of that glass. We shed tears with each other for a minute. And I had to tell him that ‘what you’re going through is normal.’ We all have breakdowns every now and then, but the difference is, yours get played out in the public eye.”
In courtroom, the rapper’s legal professional Christine O’Connor known as the incident an anomaly.
“Assuming the allegations here are true, this is an absolute aberration in this person’s life. Nothing like this has ever happened to him,” she stated.
Stafford added that his son is “sorry” individuals noticed him in such a weak second.
On Aug. 26, Lil Nas X broke his silence and had a message for his followers.
“Your girl is gonna be okay, y’all. Okay. She’s gonna be all right. She’s gonna be all right. Shit,” he stated in an Instagram Story. “That was fucking terrifying, that was terrifying, that was a terrifying last four days, but your girl’s gonna be all right.”
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