Some call this a mea culpa. We’ll let you be the judge … Khalid’s ex-boyfriend, Hugo D. Almonte, found himself in hot water last week after outing the singer in a now-deleted post. On Friday (Nov. 29), Almonte issued a public apology and explanation, also deleted, admitting his actions were wrong.

Hugo D. Almonte wrote a lengthy statement about the situation and claimed he was in a dark place when he made the decision to expose the singer.

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).

The Grammy nominee, 26, posted a rainbow flag emoji and short statement, then added in another post that he had been "outted."

Grammy-nominated singer Khalid casually confirms that he is gay after he is outed by a former partner in a rant posted to X.

Rapper and OnlyFans creator Hugo D. Almonte is facing backlash after outing singer Khalid on X (formerly Twitter) last week. Now, Hugo is trying to make amends, addressing the controversy… The post Hugo D.

Khalid was seemingly unphased by his ex-lover outting him in a since-deleted post on social media. Now that fans have responded with backlash, he is retracting his statements and has issued a lengthy apology to the multi-platinum pop star.