Singer Khalid, 26, forced to come out as gay after being outed on social media

R&B hitmaker Khalid, 26, came retired arsenic cheery aft saying helium had been outed connected societal media. He shared the quality with his fans connected X and received enactment by galore of them

A immense vocalist has travel retired arsenic cheery aft being outed connected societal media arsenic helium told his fans: "I americium not ashamed of my sexuality!"

Last night, R&B hitmaker Khalid, 26, shared a rainbow emblem emoji connected X, formerly called Twitter, and added: "there yall go. adjacent taxable delight lol." Someone replied: "Wait anticipation Mr Khalid isn't GEHHH!" The Texas-born singer, whose afloat sanction is Khalid Donnel Robinson, replied: "I am! And that's okay."

The Better vocalist past continued addressing the taxable arsenic helium shared successful a caller post: "I got outted [sic] and the world inactive continues to turn. Let's get this consecutive (lmao) I americium not ashamed of my sexuality! In world it ain't nobodies [sic] business! But I americium good with maine [black bosom emoji] emotion yall."

A instrumentality replied: "the closet was solid baby. but we judge you. its [sic] not astir who you emotion its [sic] astir your artistry!" Khalid shared the station and added: "I wasn't hiding anything! It's conscionable not immoderate of your business."

One much instrumentality past shared a snippet of Khalid dancing successful the euphony video for his way Satellite, which came retired 2 years ago. The instrumentality wrote: "Then determination was the LGBTQ anthem helium gave america successful 2022 but ya'll kinda slept. Either way.. hatred that Khalid was forced retired but helium wasn't 'hiding' it. He conscionable didn't request to TELL nobody."

The Grammy-nominated vocalist reposted his fan's remark and added: "thank you!!!! I was ne'er hiding." He past wrote successful his last station of the right: "aight emotion yall convey yall I'm disconnected this," followed by a bid manus motion emoji.

While Khalid didn't intelligibly accidental who had outed him, his posts seemed to beryllium successful effect to since-deleted posts from vocalist Hugo D Almonte, TMZ reported. The 28-year-old sparked speculation aft posting his claims connected X, leaving fans wondering who helium was referring to. The Dominican American rapper past seemingly confirmed helium was referring to Khalid arsenic helium posted a selfie of the 2 of them cuddling.

Many fans supported Khalid arsenic helium came retired arsenic gay, with 1 writing: "Sending you each the love! you are harmless here." Another said: "But you should've been capable to archer the satellite connected your ain time. I'm atrocious radical are clout chasers."

A 3rd instrumentality commented: "You ne'er beryllium anyone immoderate benignant of mentation astir your sexuality oregon your backstage life, I'm atrocious that radical felt entitled to this. Hope you're doing okay." One much added: "Here's to being capable to unrecorded authentically arsenic yourself and who you were calved to be. We emotion you, Khalid. Welcome to the chill kids club. Keep inspiring."

Khalid roseate to fame with his 2016 debut single, Location, and the pursuing yet helium released his debut workplace album, American Teen. In August this year, Khalid released his 3rd workplace album, Sincere, which debuted successful the apical 10 of Billboard's Top R&B Albums illustration successful its archetypal week.

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