Why did Lil Xan assault a concertgoer? Rapper opens up about Boston nightclub incident, feels "terrible about it"

According to a report by The Mirror dated December 1, 2024, rapper Lil Xan commented on the Boston nightclub incident wherein he was caught in a heated exchange with a concertgoer.

The incident took place on November 29, 2024, at the Royale nightclub in Boston. Videos of the incident went viral, wherein Xan was performing and trying to excite the crowd at the club.

The video showcases a man in a blue sweatshirt approaching the Betrayed rapper, after which Xan confronted him. After a short exchange of words, he punched the man with the hand he was holding a microphone in.

The rapper took to Instagram stories on December 1, 2024, talking about the incident and also mentioning the reason behind why he hit the concertgoer.

Lil Xan said that he wanted to clarify to people thinking what he did was "unprompted", adding that he hit the concertgoer because he kept reaching out for the rapper's genitalia.

Xan gave him multiple warnings to stop and despite this, the concertgoer kept touching him.

The Lies singer mentioned:

"am I proud of how I acted or handled the situation hell no, l feel terrible about it, I'm a human just like you and I will be doing heavy reflecting after this."

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Lil Xan ordered to pay $27K to Anthony Sanchez over 2019 debate on 2Pac

During an interview with Revolt dated February 2018, Lil Xan gave 2Pac a rating of 2 and called the late rapper's music "boring". Xan's interview resulted in a lot of backlash at the time.

As per TMZ's report dated October 24, 2024, in an altercation after Xan's statement on 2Pac at an L.A 7-Eleven on June 7, 2019, the Slingshot rapper pulled a gun on Anthony Sanchez.

A recorded video of the same went viral and also resulted in Sanchez filing a lawsuit against Xan, claiming he feared for his life.

Lil Xan failed to answer to the lawsuit, resulting in a default judgment in October 2024, wherein Xan was ordered to pay $27,823.89 in damages and other costs to Sanchez.

Additionally, in an interview with All HipHop, dated August 30, 2023, Xan addressed his comment on 2Pac and clarified his stance regarding the same.

He told the publication that the interview shouldn't have aired and that he wasn't in a good place when it was taken.

Justifying himself, the Like Me rapper said that he was angry then and wanted to finish the interview quickly. He added:

“I think 2Pac is a legend. I don’t have to explain myself to anybody, but I grew up on a lot of old school West Coast, a lot of old school East Coast. But after that, that was just a little mishap. It was the result of me not being as mature as I am today. Inexperienced with interviews a lot, too."

Lil Xan also mentioned that if given the chance to rectify his statement, he wouldn't because "it started an interesting conversation in Hip Hop."

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According to a report by TMZ dated November 28, 2024, the man assaulted by Lil Xan refused medical attention at the scene. Additionally, police said that the rapper assaulted two other people and left the club before the cops came.