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Singer Khalid comes out as gay after he was outed

In a post on Friday, the "Location" singer shared a rainbow emoji followed by โ€œthere yall go. next topic please lol.โ€

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Singer Khalid came out as gay in a series of posts on X after he said he was outed by someone else.

In a post on Friday, the Location singer shared a rainbow emoji followed by "there yall go. next topic please lol."

Someone responded saying, "Wait hope Mr Khalid isnโ€™t GEHHH!." To which he replied: "I am! And thatโ€™s okay."

The singer, whose full name is Khalid Donnel Robinson, opened up about his sexuality after someone outed him, he explained in another post on X.

"Letโ€™s get this straight (lmao) I am not ashamed of my sexuality! In reality it ainโ€™t nobodies business! But I am okay with me love yall," he wrote.

NBC News reached out to a rep for Khalid for further comment.

The Grammy-nominated singer, 26, released his third studio album "Sincere" in August.

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