Lil Nas X
Father Says He Cried Seeing His ‘Child Boy’ In Jail
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Lil Nas X‘s father is coming to his son’s protection, saying the rapper’s very public meltdown whereas strolling bare in Los Angeles is because of the immense pressures of the music enterprise, based on a brand new report.
Robert Stafford sat down with The Sunday Occasions for his first interview since Nas bailed out of L.A. County jail final Monday — and he instantly addressed his son’s “breakdown,” which he blames on the leisure business.
8/21/25
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Stafford says he understands how the music biz works as a gospel singer and warns … “It’s like a high. When you get to that level, you want that drug again, you want to hit that high again.”
Stafford additionally claims Nas is coping with all of the pressures of making an attempt to maintain up along with his early success as an artist, successful 2 Grammy Awards and different accolades.
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Not solely that … however Stafford says Nas is the first bread winner tasked with financially supporting his household, whereas additionally grappling along with his mom’s drug dependancy.
What’s extra, Stafford described what it was like to go to Nas in jail, inflicting each to interrupt down in tears. He mentioned, “To see my child boy on the opposite aspect of that cup. We shed tears with one another for a minute. And I needed to inform him that ‘what you’re going by is regular.'”
After the go to, Stafford spoke briefly to reporters in DTLA, saying Nas’ psychological well being was “doing great” and denied his son abused medicine. He additionally mentioned Nas was remorseful and in good spirits but plans to nonetheless get assist.
8/25/25
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As we first reported … Nas was caught on digital camera sashaying bare down an L.A. road within the wee hours of August 21. Nas then allegedly assaulted 3 cops who had been making an attempt to take him into custody after receiving a report of a person probably on medicine.
Prosecutors charged Nas with 4 felonies, together with battery with damage on a police officer. Nas was launched from jail on $75,000 bail.
