Lil Nas X has been hospitalized for partial face paralysis.
The 26-year-old singer shared an Instagram video from the hospital Monday of himself struggling to move the right side of his face while smiling at the camera.
“And when I smile, this is me doing a full smile right now, by the way,” said Nas, who was wearing a hospital gown and a hat.
Lil Nas X in his video from the hospital. lilnasx/Instagram
Lil Nas X reveals half of his face is paralyzed. lilnasx/Instagram“It’s like, what the f–k, bro?” Nas added. “I can’t even laugh right, bro. What the f–k. Oh my God, oh my God, bro.”
The Grammy winner captioned his video, “Soooo lost control of the right side of my face 😭.”
Lil Nas X can’t move the right side of his face. lilnasx/Instagram
Lil Nas X recording a video from the hospital. lilnasx/InstagramLater on, Nas clarified that he is doing “OK” on his Instagram Stories.
“Stop being sad for me!” he wrote. “Shake ur ass for me instead!”
In another post, Nas, who appeared to be home from the hospital, filmed himself in a mirror as updated his fans on his health.
Lil Nas X posts a message on his Instagram Stories about being hospitalized. lilnasx/Instagram“It’s already getting better. But you can see that this left eye is blinking,” he said, adding that he’s having a harder time closing his right eye.
“Right eye is stubborn. Imma be good. Smile getting a little better,” he wrote on the video.
Nas received support from fans in the comments section of his initial post.
Lil Nas X in a selfie at the hospital. lilnasx/Instagram“Get well soon!!” one fan wrote.
“love how positive you are , but get better soon,” someone else said.
A third person wrote, “Oh dear, I hope you recover soon!!”
Other celebrities also wished Nas a speedy recovery.
“Get well baby 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾,” Taraji P. Henson wrote.
Lil Nas X at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. WireImage
Lil Nas X at the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton in March 2025. FilmMagic“omg get better soon! 💕,” said Maren Morris.
Comedian Loni Love wrote, “Get well soon!!”
“Is it Bell’s palsy? If so, that’s not funny. 😢I hope you get better soon. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽,” said Holly Robinson Peete.
Nas has not clarified the condition that landed him in the hospital, though many other comments suggested he could have Bell’s palsy.
Lil Nas X performs at the Box in NYC on March 20, 2025. Bre Johnson/BFA.com/ShutterstockAccording to the Mayo Clinic, Bell’s palsy is a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face. The symptom usually lasts for a few weeks and complete recovery happens in about six months.
Justin Bieber, 31, previously dealt with face paralysis after he’d been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a rare condition caused by a virus that attacks nerves in the fact.
Bieber, like Nas, couldn’t move the right side of his face when he experienced symptoms of the condition in June 2022. He eventually recovered.
