Khalid’s Ex Apologizes For Outing Him In Since-Deleted Post

Khalid‘s ex-boyfriend, Hugo D. Almonte, outed the singer last week, but issued an apology and explanation in a since-deleted post on Friday (Nov. 29).

“I’ve been reflecting deeply on everything that’s happened, and it’s time I speak up. I’ve seen the comments, the backlash, and the disappointment. I understand why people are upset, and I take full responsibility for my actions. I made a mistake— a serious one. I outed someone, and that was wrong. No matter the circumstances, it wasn’t my place to reveal something so personal. For that, I am truly sorry.”

Almonte then detailed why he outed Khalid, claiming it was due to “years of emotional abuse, manipulation, and relentless lies that took a toll on [his] mental health in ways [he] never imagined.”

Almonte, a model, artist, and OnlyFans creator, detailed how he met Khalid at a party in Los Angeles through a friend. He claimed that the Sincere crooner reached out to him first two months after meeting and accused Khalid of lovebombing him. Almonte said that Khalid spread lies about him over the past few years, which led to outing the singer.

Fans took Almonte’s statement with a grain of salt. One tweeted, “This isn’t an apology, this is you trying to justify being a bad person and also trying to drag him here and there in the process. Nobody knew about any of this before you made it a thing. If this was serious you could have just gone the legal route.”

Another replied, “Nobody knew about these ‘rumours’ you speaking of. You tried to use this as a way to further your non existent music career and it backfired on you BAD now you backtracking and tryna play victim. Your apology isn’t genuine, you’re just a loser.”

After being outed, Khalid responded by noting that his sexuality wasn’t the public’s business and he only addressed his ex’s accusations because they were “triggering.”