Lil Nas X took to social media after he apparently lost control of the right side of his face.
The rapper posted a video from his hospital bed Monday evening which he captioned “Soooo lost control of the right side of my face.”
In his video, the rapper seemed to be in good spirits as he takes a lighthearted approach to not being able to move the right side of his face, saying, “This is me doing a full smile right now by the way,” as he showed his smile and grabbed his jaw. “It’s like what the f—. Bro, I can’t even laugh right, bro. What the f—. Ah! Oh my God.”
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Later, in a series of Instagram stories, he reassured his 10.4 million followers that it was not a big deal, and they shouldn’t worry about him.
The first story shows a text overlay saying “I’m so cooked” with a shot of the musician’s face up close. In the clip he laughs as he says, “We normal over here. We get crazy over here.”
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In another post, he wrote “Guys I am OK!! Stop being sad for me! Shake ur a– for me instead!”
He also shared a selfie from the hospital, adding, “Imma look funny for a lil but but that’s it.”
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The comments section was filled with concern and well-wishes from his celebrity friends. Many suggested that the rapper may be suffering from Bell’s palsy.
“Is it Bell’s palsy? If so, that’s not funny. I hope you get better soon,” Holly Robinson Peete posted.
Taraji P. Henson wrote, “Get well baby.”
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On Wednesday morning, the “Old Town Road” artist shared an update, explaining that his situation had improved but still wasn’t completely resolved.
He said that he’d been chewing gum to strengthen some of the muscles in his face, explaining, “It’s much better… my eye though still has to play catch-up, but like, I can give a genuine smile, so that’s good.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, Bell’s Palsy “is a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face. Often the weakness is short-term and improves over weeks. The weakness makes half of the face appear to droop. Smiles are one-sided, and the eye on the affected side is hard to close.”
