Lil Nas X performs in Switzerland in July, 2023.Photo:FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images
Lil Nas X’s outspoken nature in regards to his sexual identity has impacted many members of the LGBTQ+ community — including his own brother.
Lil Nas X at the premiere in Toronto on Sept. 9, 2023.Leon Bennett/WireImage
Leon Bennett/WireImage
“If you f— with me, you f— with me. If you don’t, you don’t. Bye. Get out of my presence. I don’t need you,” said Hill, perEW, in the documentary.
He reportedly added, “At the end of the day, people are going to f— with who they f— with, so stop trying to chase a friend. A friend is going to always be there.”
Lil Nas X performs in England in June 2023.Leon Neal/Getty
Leon Neal/Getty
The film follows Lil Nas X on his Long Live Montero Tour and features footage of him in rehearsal, hanging with his large, boisterous family and meetingMadonna.
During its premiere on Saturday, the “Old Town Road” singer said he hopes viewers “get some realness from it because I’m always like, joking and trolling like 24/7," adding, “I hope they get a real side of me, and hopefully they love it.”
Lil Nas X may have inspired his brother to come out, but the Grammy winner wasn’t the first musician to embrace his sexuality in public. In an interview withHeavyearlier this year, he spoke about looking up to fellow queer pop starAdam Lambertfor paving the way.
Adam Lambert and Lil Nas X.Mike Marsland/WireImageAxelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Mike Marsland/WireImageAxelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
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“I did thank him in person, actually. I really appreciate all the love that he’s shown me and I definitely don’t take it for granted. And I appreciate all the doors that him and people like him opened,” said Lil Nas X at the time.
source: people.com
