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\n\tKhalid<\/a> has addressed allegations made by his ex, Hugo Almonte, and the emotional fallout that led to his unplanned coming out via social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tIn a video shared on social media<\/a> on Monday (Nov. 25), the R&B singer expressed his frustration and pain over the claims and the public\u2019s reaction, saying, \u201cI feel like it\u2019s important to speak my side of the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAll of this is definitely frustrating,\u201d Khalid said. \u201cI\u2019m not gonna run around like I\u2019m unbothered. I never said I was unbothered by anything. This is very bothering. \u2026 I had to say something.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAs reported by\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0the outing that Khalid referred to came from a series of since-deleted tweets from X user and recording artist Hugo Almonte. After writing that a \u201cgay R&B singer\u201d had once \u201ctried to set me up and lie that I broke into his house,\u201d as well as claiming he served him \u201cpink cocaine\u201d, Almonte shared a since-deleted photo of himself and Khalid.<\/p>\n \n\tKhalid has now firmly denied the accusations. \u201cI\u2019ve never done cocaine a day in my life,\u201d he said in the video, \u201cFor real.\u201d adding that he never \u201cnever paid anyone for sex\u201d or to be \u201cbe in a relationship\u201d.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m trying to watch my tone now\u2026 The last time I talked to this guy was four years ago. This is all random, I don\u2019t know why he did it, and I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on with him. Mental health is real, but I haven\u2019t even had a conversation or seen this dude in four years.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHe went on to say accused anybody publicly of breaking into his house, and the only people who knew about a breaking were his close circle. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cNobody knew because I don\u2019t want everybody in my business,\u201d Khalid added.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cSeeing the few comments of people painting me as if I\u2019m just some manipulative abuser, it\u2019s just crazy to me\u2026 Regarding the stories of the abuse, it\u2019s triggering because it\u2019s the other way around, and that\u2019s what hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHe added, \u201cThat\u2019s what hurts the most.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe situation escalated when Almonte\u2019s posts, which included photos of himself with Khalid, effectively outed the artist. In response, Khalid confirmed his sexuality on X<\/a> last week, writing, \u201c\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08!!! there yall go. next topic please lol\u2026 I got outed and the world still continues to turn.\u201d He added, \u201cI am not ashamed of my sexuality! In reality, it ain\u2019t nobody\u2019s business! But I am okay with me.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn a statement given to Rolling Stone<\/em> last week, Almonte claimed that he had wanted to \u201cshare how he tried to use his power to silence me because I simply ended our relationship,\u201d and said he received death threats from many accusing him of \u201cchasing clout\u201d with his claims. \u201cI was holding onto this for five years, and I finally had enough.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tKhalid\u2019s debut single, \u201cLocation\u201d from 2016 spent 5 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot R&B Songs chart and reached number 16 on the Hot 100. His debut album American Teen<\/em> dominated the Top R&B Albums chart for 16 weeks, and his second album Free Spirit <\/em>debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n