Khalid has simply publicly shared that he’s homosexual, however he clarified that he solely selected to disclose his sexuality after being outed.
On Friday, Nov. 22, the seven-time Grammy nominee posted a number of updates on X, together with one during which he acknowledged, “I received outted and the world nonetheless continues to show.” He then added, “Let’s get this straight (lmao) I’m not ashamed of my sexuality! In actuality it ain’t nobodies enterprise! However I’m okay with me 🖤 love y’all.”
Followers rapidly speculated that rapper and singer Hugo Almonte was behind the outing. The 28-year-old posted a photograph on X—which has since been deleted—with the 26-year-old artist lower than half-hour earlier than Khalid got here out on social media.
Right here’s what to find out about Almonte and a better take a look at their relationship.
Who Is Hugo Almonte?
Almonte is an overtly bisexual Dominican American from New York. A social media star, he has since been working to construct a profession in music. In March 2023, he launched his debut album, El Can Se Acabó.
On Instagram, Almonte has over 300k followers, and he additionally has a YouTube channel with 11,000 subscribers.
Did Almonte Out Khalid?
Almonte took to X with claims about an ex, whom he didn’t initially determine by title, however mentioned, “Considered one of your favourite homosexual R&B singers suck my d**okay and it was actually dangerous.”
He then claimed he dated and broke up with a “dumb a** singer” who allegedly falsely accused him of breaking into their house. “He’s ugly as f**okay however he tried to set me up and lie and say I broke into his home as a result of I broke up with him like why would I am going to your home and do all that if I broke up with you dumb a**!”
Almonte adopted up with a since-deleted selfie with Khalid, captioning it, “B**ch a** 🥷🏾 lied and mentioned that I broke into his home trigger I didn’t need him.”
When addressing the scenario in a collection of his personal social media posts, Khalid talked about that he “wasn’t hiding something,” responding to supportive followers who famous that the revelation wasn’t all that stunning. Nevertheless, Khalid emphasised that it was his determination to make and that, in the end, it was no person’s enterprise.
I wasn’t hiding something! It’s simply not any of your small business https://t.co/jAW9f7I5oO
— Khalid (@thegreatkhalid) November 23, 2024
In an electronic mail assertion to Vulture, Almonte defended his actions, saying, “[It’s] actually humorous the way it works as a result of my intentions was by no means to out somebody who’s clearly been out already in the neighborhood in Los Angeles.”
Almonte added that folks have began to “belittle” his character and ship him demise threats. “All I’ve realized from that is by no means enable anybody to silence me, it’s loopy that these individuals mentioned I used to be chasing clout, once I was holding onto this for 5 years, and I lastly had sufficient,” he concluded. Almonte additionally tweeted and deleted an extended, comparable assertion from the Notes app, doubling down on his place. He declared, “If I had an opportunity to do it throughout, I might do it repeatedly and once more the identical means.”
