What Happened To Lil Nas X? Where Is He Now As Fans Worried On Social Media?
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Lil Nas X fans took to Twitter to wonder why the ‘Montero’ hitmaker wasn’t active online, saying it is not like him.
His fans have begun to notice that Lil Nas X, 22 hasn’t been heard since he announced himself to have tested COVID positive.
Lil Nas X, the outspoken star of ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ has been missing from social media lately. The ‘Montero hitmaker might have courted several controversies on several occasions, but he surely grabbed attention on Twitter and Instagram. The last time the Grammy-winning rapper shared content on social media was in December 2021.
According to Billboard, the last post was on Dec17. In a series of now-deleted tweets in which he admitted he was infected, reportedly saying “COVID really sucks.” He even pulled out of Capital FM’s jingle ball one week before, though the station said only “members” of several groups had been exposed to the Coronavirus.
It came one day after he appeared at the iHeartRadio Z100 Jingle Ball in New York on Dec. 10.
Is Lil Nas X okay?
According to Lil Nas X’s last Instagram posts, he last logged into his account on December 7, 2021, but he had shared that he was down from COVID on December 17, which he later deleted. However, on December 17, he reportedly posted that he had gone down from Covid, but later deleted it.
As Billboard points out, the Georgia native tweeted, “Covid really sucks.” Lil Nas X pulled out of UK’s Capital FM Jingle Ball one week beforehand. Approximately eight million followers follow Nas X on Instagram; he also has the same number of fans and followers on Twitter.
@LilNasX are you ok? Why have you been so quiet?
— UnfilteredMelon (@UnfilteredMelon) February 3, 2022
As reported by The Uproxx, Nas X had also mocked the Omicron/Omarion joked in the deleted tweet: “I’m not certain if I’ve had the Omarion or Alicia keys version of Covid, but this hasn’t been a fun journey”. The tweet followed him posting, “Now that I know I won’t die from congestive heart failure, I will begin making mildly funny jokes about it.”
Where tf is lil nas x ?
— Tina Turtle 🐢 (@tinaqueen_15) January 31, 2022
Fans react to the rapper’s disappearance online
Unsure of Lil Nas X’s whereabouts, one user wrote, “Ok because where tf is @LilNasX?”? You can come back now.”
A user asked, “@LilNasX are you ok?”
ok because where tf is @LilNasX ? you can come back now
— Ariya (@ariyrosa) February 3, 2022
Someone echoed the sentiment, asking, “Where tf is lil Nas X?” Another tweet said, “This is too much for my mental health.” @LilNasX where are you?”
This is too much for my mental health! @LilNasX where are you?😭
— Enioluwa Adeoluwa (@Enioluwa_) January 28, 2022
As a result, one individual stated, “I’m legitimately worried about @LilNasX.”. He had COVID when he last tweeted.
I’m legitimately concerned about @LilNasX. The last time he tweeted, he had Covid. (That tweet has since been deleted.) For someone who consistently and seemingly joyfully used social media to connect with his fans and promote his artistry to just disappear is…unsettling.
— Totally Tyler (@totally_tyler) February 3, 2022
I hope @LilNasX is well. We haven’t heard from him since he said he had Covid & cancelled his appearance on that holiday tour
— Who is you, Chiron? (@NotLaja) January 28, 2022
do we know what happened to @LilNasX? last i saw he tweeted & deleted about having covid (and in recovery? 🤞) and now it's over a month later…
— ⤷ becca (@pompiest) January 26, 2022
Ankita Khanrah
Ankita Khanrah is a second-year student of the Master of Communication and Journalism (Integrated) programme at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
