‘I was never gay!’ Lil Nas X jokingly goes back in the closet for April Fools’ Day prank
Lil Nas X quickly rose to fame last year with his breakout hit Old Town Road, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
And the three-time Grammy-winning artist became a gay icon almost just as quickly when he came out as gay back in June.
He jokingly went back into the closet Wednesday in a series of funny tweets he posted for April Fools’ Day.
Just kidding: Lil Nas X jokingly went back into the closet Wednesday in a series of funny tweets he posted for April Fools’ Day (pictured in January, 2020)
The 20-year-old wrote: ‘i was never gay. i said it to build up fuel for aprils fools day. ha got u guys.’
Hip hop artist Ka5sh played along, responding to the tweet: ‘Coming out as straight is so brave.’
Lil Nas replied: ‘it’s hard but somebody has to take a stand and lead the other straight people afraid to be themselves.’
Shortly after his initial tweet, the Panini artist posted another tweet: ‘where the hoes at’.
![The long con: The 20-year-old wrote: 'i was never gay. i said it to build up fuel for aprils fools day. ha got u guys'](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/01/22/26695562-8177843-image-a-106_1585776302436.jpg?resize=634%2C92&ssl=1)
The long con: The 20-year-old wrote: ‘i was never gay. i said it to build up fuel for aprils fools day. ha got u guys’
![He's single: Shortly after his initial tweet, the Panini artist posted another tweet: 'where the hoes at'](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/01/22/26695804-8177843-image-m-108_1585776320534.jpg?resize=634%2C454&ssl=1)
He’s single: Shortly after his initial tweet, the Panini artist posted another tweet: ‘where the hoes at’
![April Fools! And it appears that he couldn't keep the joke going, as he followed it up almost immediately with: 'ok i’m gay again' (pictured in February, 2020)](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/01/22/26695812-8177843-image-a-111_1585776434896.jpg?resize=634%2C823&ssl=1)
April Fools! And it appears that he couldn’t keep the joke going, as he followed it up almost immediately with: ‘ok i’m gay again’ (pictured in February, 2020)
![Good company: Fellow openly gay musician Troye Sivan was one of many to celebrate the news: 'Welcome back' (pictured in January, 2019)](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/01/22/26696848-8177843-image-m-115_1585776486567.jpg?resize=634%2C438&ssl=1)
Good company: Fellow openly gay musician Troye Sivan was one of many to celebrate the news: ‘Welcome back’ (pictured in January, 2019)
And it appears that he couldn’t keep the joke going, as he followed it up almost immediately with: ‘ok i’m gay again’
Fellow openly gay musician Troye Sivan was one of many to celebrate the news: ‘Welcome back’
Lil Nas came out to his fans on June 30, which was the last day of LGBTQ Pride Month.
He tweeted: ‘some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone fwm no more. but before this month ends i want y’all to listen closely to c7osure.’
The Georgia native said in his Time Magazine cover interview: ‘I never would have done that if I wasn’t in a way pushed by the universe. In June, I’m seeing Pride flags everywhere and seeing couples holding hands — little stuff like that.’
![Living his truth Lil Nas came out to his fans on June 30, which was the last day of LGBTQ Pride Month, tweeting: 'some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone fwm no more' (pictured in November, 2019)](https://i2.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/01/22/26695830-8177843-image-m-113_1585776449743.jpg?resize=634%2C921&ssl=1)
Living his truth Lil Nas came out to his fans on June 30, which was the last day of LGBTQ Pride Month, tweeting: ‘some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone fwm no more’ (pictured in November, 2019)