Lil Nas X shocks fans with explicit ‘used tampon’ Halloween costume

Lil Nas X has stepped out in his most outrageous look to date, with his Halloween costume attracting fierce backlash. WARNING: Explicit.

WARNING: Explicit.

Lil Nas X may have taken the blood and gore a little too far for Halloween this year.

The US rapper, 24, was always going to push boundaries with his spooky season costume – at this point, he’s well renowned for his outlandish fashion choices – but nobody could’ve predicted he would dress as a used tampon.

Yes, you’ve read that right. The two-time Grammy winner – real name Montero Lamar Hill – confidently sported a pink wig with an ombre dress, which was coloured red from the shoulders and white at the hem.

Finishing off the outrageous look, Lil Nas wore knee-high white boots and carried a lengthy string attached to his dress.

Lil Nas X rocked up to a Halloween party in a used tampon costume.

The outfit came with a string.

If the costume wasn’t enough, Lil Nas took the theatrics a step further, posting a video which showed him emerging from a giant, 3D poster of a very anatomically detailed vagina.

One for theatrics: Lil Nas emerged from a uterus poster.

The singer’s look has attracted a fair amount of backlash, with many accusing the star of appropriating female struggles:

Lil Nas X needs to be stopped. pic.twitter.com/1REaBz64CX

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 1, 2023

Speaking as a woman lil nas x going as a bloody tampon for Halloween doesn’t sit right w me.

— Lili-Rose (@fillesdouces) November 1, 2023

Lil Nas X going as a tampon for Halloween is just gross. He doesn’t understand what women even go through on periods and he thinks it’s funny, when in reality it’s not funny. He’s gay but he literally profits off women and their struggles and I’m sick of no one talking about it.

— Jacob ⚔️🧜🏼 (@jacobtdart) November 1, 2023

Lil Nas X who “went into labor” to promote his album, and released a song about worshipping Satan while giving the devil a lap dance, dressed up as a used tampon for Halloween. He’s a gross degenerate, desperate for attention. https://t.co/z3KxodG1BD

— Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) November 1, 2023

Lil Nas, whose fans have been eagerly awaiting new music from the rapper for almost two years, fiercely defended himself against criticism.

“I been silent for nearly 2 years y’all are not finna [going to] pretend to be mad about a tampon costume. Let me at least get new music out first,” he wrote on X.

The Old Town Road singer also hit back at a tweet from British influencer Oli London, who had written, “Singer @LilNasX openly MOCKS women’s periods by dressing as a blood covered Tampon and filming himself ripping through a mock vagina. Could he stoop any lower?”

London, who is known for having had more than 30 cosmetic procedures to look South Korean, copped an expletive-laden clap-back from Lil Nas.

“u had surgery to look south korean for the rest of your life, i was a c**t tampon for 1 halloween. please perish,” the rapper wrote.

This certainly isn’t the first time Lil Nas has made headlines for his outrageous outfits.

Lil Nas at the 2023 Met. Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld

He certainly pushed the boundaries. Picture: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

He walked the Met Gala red carpet near-naked earlier this year – his ensemble made up entirely of glitter, crystals and pearls – with only a G-string and metallic paint covering his modesty.

Beyond his fashion forwardness, Lil Nas has also become well-known for his controversial creative expression.

The music video for his hit 2021 song Montero (Call Me By Your Name) climaxed with him giving Satan a lap-dance

Lil Nas managed to take things a step further with the released of Industry Baby shortly after, with the film clip featuring a censored nude shower scene as the rapper gyrated on the floor alongside several, also nude, male backup dancers.

Originally published as Lil Nas X shocks fans with explicit ‘used tampon’ Halloween costume