Lil Nas X Had A Strong Response After He Was Called "Broke" For Flying Commercial, And I Can't Say I Blame Him

People are on his side, too.

Chelsea Stewart
by Chelsea Stewart

BuzzFeed Staff

Lil Nas X is the latest star getting roasted for flying a commercial flight.

Lil Nas X at the TIFF red carpet, wearing a black open blazer, layered pearl necklaces, and a facial tattoo near his eye
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Previously, his idol, Jennifer Lopez, was mocked and criticized after she was seen flying commercial.

Jennifer Lopez wearing a white blouse and long earrings, with her hair styled in a loose updo, against a simple background
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In June, TMZ posted footage of her aboard a two-hour flight from Naples to Paris, shadily calling her "Jenny from the cabin" in the headline.

Unsurprisingly, it quickly went viral as people accused Jennifer of trying to be "relatable" amid recent internet hate and questions over her authenticity.

In the comments of TMZ's Instagram repost, one person said that J.Lo's PR team was "working overtime trying to make [her] seem relatable 😂." Another wrote, "Oh please!! This is just to pretend she is humble!! But naaaah! We know we know, SHE IS NOT."

On Friday, Lil Nas X shared a video from a plane, and when people realized he was on a commercial flight, he also got roasted.

to all u bitches calling me broke for flying on a regular plane i don’t wanna see not one viral carbon footprint tweet when yall see my ass on a jet 😭 https://t.co/lDanSyttkt

— ☆ ‧‧̩̥·‧•̥̩̥͙‧·‧̩̥˟͙冬˟͙‧̩̥l (@LilNasX) July 27, 2024
Twitter: @LilNasX
"aren't you supposed to be flying private? *gasp* are you... broke?" one person wrote on X. "Did the montero money run out?" another asked.

Someone else declared that he "fell off," while a fourth person called him out for "trynna distract us from the fact [he was] riding commercial."

But Nas was quick to hit back at the haters.

Lil Nas X at a red carpet event, wearing a white shirt with an open collar and a chunky chain necklace
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He tweeted, "To all u bitches calling me broke for flying on a regular plane i don’t wanna see not one viral carbon footprint tweet when yall see my ass on a jet."

to all u bitches calling me broke for flying on a regular plane i don’t wanna see not one viral carbon footprint tweet when yall see my ass on a jet 😭 https://t.co/lDanSyttkt

— ☆ ‧‧̩̥·‧•̥̩̥͙‧·‧̩̥˟͙冬˟͙‧̩̥l (@LilNasX) July 27, 2024
Twitter: @LilNasX

People also thought it was wild that he was mocked for flying commercial, remembering how celebrities, like Taylor Swift and Kylie Jenner, were previously criticized for their use of private jets.

"yall so goofy for hating on t swift for her private jet usage and then going straight to clowning celebrities for flying economy y'all just love to hate," one person tweeted in response to his post.

"ya see i actually thought yall meant it when we were calling out famous people for abusing their wealth in environmentally unjustifiable ways- but yall were just being nasty and looking for any excuse to be mean. now stfu," read a different tweet.

Another fan noted that more celebs probably fly commercial than people realize: "Ppl don't realize celebrities still fly commercial as well .,. It's not shocking especially on a long haul flight."

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