The Star (Jamaica)

Lil Nas X planned to die with his ‘secret’

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Lil Nas X never “planned” to come out. The Old Town Road hitmaker insists he “100 per cent” wants to represent the LGBT community, but he doesn’t want to force anyone to reveal their sexuality, as they might not be in the place to open up.

He said: “The honest truth is, I planned to die with the secret.”

Before adding to The Guardian Weekend magazine: “I 100 per cent want to represent the LGBT community. I don’t want to encourage them to do something they don’t 100 per cent want to do. Especially in, like, middle school or high school. Because it’s just superhard. It’s easier for me. I’m not depending on anybody.”

He added, “There’s no one who’s going to kick me out of the house – nobody to start treating me s****y. It might not be the same for another 20-year-old who doesn’t quite have it figured out and still lives with his parents. My

Last Friday,

Pink said that she had tested positive for COVID-19, and also announced that she is donating US$500,000 each to two emergency funds.

In a pair of tweets, she said she and her three-year-old son were displaying symptoms two weeks ago, and she tested positive after accessing family knows now. But it’s not something that’s ever brought up or we speak about. We’re quiet on it. Nobody’s like, ‘Oh, you got a boyfriend?’”

FALLS IN LOVE EASILY

Meanwhile, the 20-yearold singer previously finds relationsh­ips “hard” because he falls in love “super-easily”.

He said: “I have met a lot of great people this year. Relationsh­ips are hard, because either I end up being too busy or I end up falling for another person. I fall super-easily.”

Lil Nas X came out last July 2019 and while he didn’t tell anyone – including his managers and record label – before he announced it publicly, he did call his father first.

Speaking about his relationsh­ip with his dad, he added: “We have become closer. I mean, especially now because I don’t have anything to hide. It was a shock for him. It’s still the beginning phase. I’m not comfortabl­e bringing a guy around yet.”

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