A not guilty plea enters the record, but the questions about what happened that morning remain.
In a surreal Los Angeles morning, the line between performance art and reality blurred for superstar Lil Nas X.
The artist, born Montero Hill, now faces a stark legal performance after a bizarre incident on Ventura Boulevard.
Found wandering in only his underwear and signature white cowboy boots, his incoherent behaviour prompted a police call.
The encounter escalated dramatically when, according to authorities, Hill charged the responding officers.
This led to his arrest on serious felony charges, including battery on a police officer.
After a hospital evaluation and a weekend in jail, Hill stood before a judge, his plea of not guilty echoing in the courtroom.
The case continues, a strange and serious chapter for the genre-bending artist known for his provocative and boundary-pushing public persona.
