It seems like Lil Nas X believes in ‘laughter is the best medicine,’ as he jokes about his COVID-19 diagnosis.
On Friday, the 22-year-old revealed he has contracted the coronavirus in a series of since-deleted tweets, making fun of the disease and confirming that his illness is not too serious.
The two-time Grammy Award winner wrote in one tweet, “Now that I’m sure I won’t die from COVID I will now begin making mildly funny jokes about having it,” according to Uproxx.
Lil Nas then compared the Omicron variant to B2K alum Omarion. He wrote, “I’m not sure whether I’ve had the Omarion or Alicia Keys variant of COVID but this has not been a fun journey.”
“I only talk to people who have COVID now. U non-COVID b—es need to stfu. Us COVIDers run this s—!” he wrote in one tweet before adding in another, “COVID really sucks. Last night I was tryna watch porn then I sneezed snot all over penis lmao.”
Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, also mentioned his COVID diagnosis in a tweet celebrating his hit single “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” making it onto Barack Obama’s list of favorite music, movies, and books of 2021.
He wrote, “Started running around the house in excitement when I saw this, then I remembered I have COVID lol.”
His tweets come after he pulled out of his performance at Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball, along with Coldplay, after members from both of their teams tested positive for COVID-19.
Capital FM wrote in a statement, “We’d like to wish the very best and a speedy recovery to Coldplay, Lil Nas X, and their teams. Of course, everyone at Capital is absolutely gutted, but the show must go on…”
In the United States, the number of COVID cases is on the rise, as both Delta and Omicron continue to spread at rapid rates. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that 43 people across 22 states were reported with Omicron in the first week of December.
