Former Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. responded to a fake acceptance letter posted to social media by rapper Lil Nas X.
Falwell responded to a post from the rapper in which he claimed that he was “literally about to go to college for biblical studies in the fall.”
In the post, Montero Lamar Hill, who goes by his stage name Lil Nas X, shows an acceptance letter from the Christian university situated in Lynchburg, Virginia with Falwell’s signature.
“This is the really Jerry Falwell, Pres of Liberty University 2007-2020, and that is my signature,” Falwell wrote. “I know this is a joke but I wouldn’t have hesitated to sign that letter for you to enroll. Don’t believe all the lies that have been told the last 3 yrs! No judgment at LU, only grace!”
Falwell resigned from his position with the university in 2020 after a sexual relationship scandal between Falwell, his wife, Becki, and their business partner at the time, Giancarlo Granda. Since then he has filed multiple lawsuits against the university for tarnishing his reputation and regarding the usage of his father, Dr. Jerry Falwell’s name, trademark, and image, claiming that it has been “exploited.”
The post from Lil Nas X, comes as he is set to release his new single on Friday, “J Christ” with artwork for the new single appearing to depict a Black Jesus crucified on a cross.
“MY NEW SINGLE IS DEDICATED TO THE MAN WHO HAD THE GREATEST COMEBACK OF ALL TIME! J CHRIST,” the rapper wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.
Lil Nas X has received a large amount of criticism from people saying he is, “mocking Jesus and Christians.”
“Singer @LilNasX MOCKS Jesus in a teaser for his new single ‘J Christ’ as he appears in underwear and silver boots in a video clip posted to his X,” social media influencer Oli London wrote in a post. “The singer has previously courted outrage for promoting Satanic practices including selling sneakers containing human blood.”
The rapper defended the artwork and his music video for the song by pointing out that the image of Jesus has been “used throughout history in people’s art all over the world.”
