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Khalid addresses 'frustrating' allegations after being outed on social media. The 26-year-old singer has responded to a series of claims made by his ex, Hugo Almonte, who outed him as gay last week. Khalid took to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday to share his response. ”I feel like it's important to speak my side of the situation. All of this is definitely frustrating. I'm not gonna run around like I'm unbothered. I never said I was unbothered by anything. This is very bothering. ... I had to say something.” According to Rolling Stone, Almonte shared a series of now-deleted posts on X accusing a "gay R&B singer" of giving him "pink cocaine” and falsely claiming he broke into his house. Almonte also shared a photo of him and the musician. In his response video on Monday, Khalid insisted he had "never done cocaine" and denied that he had paid for sex. ”I'm trying to watch my tone now... The last time I talked to this guy was four years ago. This is all random, I don't know why he did it, and I don't know what's going on with him. Mental health is real, but I haven't even had a conversation or seen this dude in four years.” The star denied he had publicly accused anyone of breaking into his home and admitted that the allegations were “triggering”. "Seeing the few comments of people painting me as if I'm just some manipulative abuser, it's just crazy to me. Regarding the stories of the abuse, it's triggering because it's the other way around, and that's what hurts.” Shortly after Almonte shared his posts, Khalid confirmed his sexuality, writing, "(Pride flag emoji) there yall go. next topic please lol... I got outed and the world still continues to turn (sic).” "I am not ashamed of my sexuality! In reality, it ain't nobody's business! But I am okay with me.” Khalid's response comes shortly after Almonte told Rolling Stone that he wanted to "share how (Khalid) tried to use his power to silence me because I simply ended our relationship.”
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