Khalid comes out as gay after being outed: ‘I am not ashamed’ [Video]

Singer Khalid has come out publicly as gay after being outed on social media, declaring that he was “never hiding” and is “not ashamed” of his sexuality.

The US musician, 26, confirmed his sexuality on Friday (22 November) in a series of posts on X, shortly after fellow artist Hugo D Almonte posted a picture of the pair together and disclosed explicit details of an alleged sexual liaison between them.

Posting a rainbow flag emoji, Khalid wrote: “there yall go. next topic please lol” before responding a fan who asked whether he was gay with the sweetly simple reply: “I am! And that’s okay”.

Khalid, who is best known for hits including 2017’s “Love Lies” with Normani and 2018’s “Eastside” with Halsey and Benny Blanco, continued to open up to fans on the platform, insisting that he was “never hiding” his sexuality but that it was “nobody’s business”.