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Lil Nas X and Anya Taylor-Joy appeared on "Saturday Night Live" for the season finale.
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  • Lil Nas X was the musical guest on the most recent episode of "Saturday Night Live."
  • He suffered a wardrobe malfunction while performing "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)."
  • "I wanted to do my pole routine so bad this what i get lmaoo," the musician wrote on Twitter after the show.
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Lil Nas X suffered a wardrobe malfunction during a performance on "Saturday Night Live."

The Atlanta rapper – who was born Montero Lamar Hill – appeared alongside Anya Taylor-Joy for the Season 46 finale. As the musical guest, Lil Nas X performed "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" and his latest single, "Sun Goes Down."

Lil Nas X, 22, gave a steamy performance of "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" that was modeled after the music video, which angered some conservative fans for its apparent references to biblical figures. He defended himself against criticism and responded to concerned parents, saying, "I am not gonna spend my entire career trying to cater to your children. that is your job."

But while dancing the choreography on SNL, Lil Nas X danced on a stripper pole and unexpectedly ripped his pants. For a brief moment, he looked wide-eyed at the camera, then continued with his performance while covering the split pants.

Fans online noticed the wardrobe malfunction and began flooding Twitter with GIFs of the moment soon after. Lil Nas X, known for his online trolling, shared his thoughts early Sunday morning.

"NOT MY PANTS RIPPED ON LIVE ON TV," he wrote. "I wanted to do my pole routine so bad this what i get lmaoo."

Lil Nas X returned hours later to share more details about the performance slip.

"I know I do a lot of planned s--- but ripping my pants on live television is not one of them," he wrote.

He added in a subsequent tweet that the performance came after a chaotic 24 hours.

"at first i was afraid to even perform," he wrote. "then we rehearsed for 2 weeks, then all of the dancers got removed because one had covid and new ones had to learn the routine in 24 hours, and then i ended up ripping my pants and couldn't finish. everything happens for a reason tho lol."

Saturday's show was hosted by "The Queen's Gambit"star Taylor-Joy, who revealed it was the first time this year that SNL had a full audience.

"If you're feeling nervous sitting so close to another person, just picture them naked. But just kidding, we've all been inside for a year, everybody's already picturing everyone naked," Taylor-Joy joked.

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