Lil Nas X says it was important to come out as gay while Old Town Road was topping the charts. Speaking on a new HBO show, the 20-year-old rapper expressed how he’s “growing up to hate” being gay. But people on Twitter were quick to criticise Kevin Hart’s surprised reaction to Lil Nas X’s fears about coming out, after the comedian came under fire earlier this year for homophobic jokes he’d made in the past.