Lil Nas X recently addressed backlash from the Christian community over his “J Christ” video that caused an uproar with a communion scene.

If being controversial is part of your brand, there will always come a time when you fly too close to the sun and get burned. For Lil Nas X, that recently happened while he was promoting his recent single “J Christ” when he released a video of himself having communion.

While dressed as Jesus he ate communion crackers and drank copious amounts of communion wine.

According to Complex, Lil Nas X recently said that he understands that he crossed the line with the scene, but he doesn’t regret anything else. Earlier this week, he opened up about the entire ordeal while on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast.

In every artist’s career, there comes a time when they upset a large group of people, it always happens. However, Lil Nas X should have known the Christians who were already against him wouldn’t let him play about Jesus.

You live and you learn, but all of this could have been avoided. After this recent backlash, he will have to come up with some great music because any gimmicks will quickly be written off.

“J Christ” debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and the rapper lost almost 150K followers.