Lil Nas X Thought He Evaded Ellen's Famous Scares, but Boy, Was He Wrong

Lil Nas X stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show for the first time on Monday and became one of the many celebrities to get the living daylights scared out of him by the talk-show host. The 20-year-old rapper was in the midst of discussing why he decided to come out as gay at the height of his record-breaking career when he got a sneaking suspicion that Ellen was up to no good. "Hold on, nobody's in this box, no?" he nervously asked while motioning toward the table next to his chair.

Ellen reassured him that the box was empty, but moments later, a screaming Billy Ray Cyrus lookalike popped out sporting a cowboy hat, sunglasses, and long brunette wig. Needless to say, Lil Nas X immediately lost his mind — and likely developed some trust issues with Ellen, who plotted the scare during rehearsals. Leave it to the Queen of Pranks herself to flawlessly execute a scare at the last minute.