Lil Nas X is a master at attracting attention, from his striking red carpet looks to his devilish music video for “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” which sparked outrage in conservative media. So it’s perhaps no surprise that a religious group turned up before his concert in Boston, Mass., on Sunday night to protest the provocative artist.
Lil Nas, an expert at disarming those who criticize or spew hate at him, decided to seize the moment with a kind gesture. The artist posted a video of the protesters on Twitter and wrote, “I just told my team to send them pizza, that’s really good publicity!”
A few hours later, the rapper posted another video of his team delivering free pizza to the group, who declined the offer. In the middle of the edited clip, the camera slows down and focuses on one of the protesters wearing a shirt that reads “Christ’s Forgiveness Ministries Revival” while Sufjan Stevens’ “Mystery of Love” plays in the background.
Lil Nas captioned the video, “Update: They didn’t want the pizza but I accidentally fell in love with one of the homophobic protesters.”
The ‘Industry Baby’ rapper is currently on his ‘Long Live Montero’ tour, his first string of headlining dates. On Tuesday he will play at New York’s Radio City Music Hall before playing in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Altanta, Nashville, Orlando, Miami, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco. Beginning November 8, Lil Nas will travel overseas to complete the final leg of the tour in Europe, concluding on November 17 in Barcelona, Spain.
Watch the video below.