Lil Nas X Claims He Was Accepted At Christian Liberty University, School Says It’s A Hoax

Lil Nas X’s claim that he was accepted at Liberty University has been denied by the school.

Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, shared an acceptance letter to Liberty University, where he said he was planning to study Christian leadership and biblical studies. 

Liberty University issued a statement rejecting the claim.

“We can confirm that Liberty University did not issue the Montero Hill acceptance letter posted yesterday to social media, and we have no record of Montero Hill applying to the University,” they said. “Liberty University exists to glorify God by equipping men and women in higher education in fidelity to the Christian faith expressed through the Holy Scriptures.”

Hill posted the letter on Instagram, which shows his acceptance letter to Liberty University, with a signature from Jerry Falwell, who died in 2007.

“I know some of y’all hate me right now but I want y’all to know I’m literally about to go to college for biblical studies in the fall. Not everything is a troll! Anyways I’m a student again! Let’s go!” he captioned the post. 

The letter came right after the release of his song “J Christ,” which received substantial backlash from religious groups for its Christian-themed music video.

Hill defended the direction of the video in a tweet. “The crazy thing is nowhere in the picture is a mockery of Jesus. Jesus’s image is used throughout history in people’s art all over the world,” he clarified. “I’m not making fun of s—. Y’all just gotta stop trying to gatekeep a religion that was here before any of us were even born.”

The singer was in the news in September when his documentary at the Toronto Film Festival received a bomb threat.