Shawn Mendes Fires Back astatine Critics and Addresses Rumors About His Sexuality successful New Single

Shawn Mendes is giving himself immoderate grace.

The 26-year-old opened up astir his idiosyncratic beingness successful a heartfelt code captured connected video by fans astatine his Colorado performance astatine the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, earlier singing his caller way “The Mountain,” which straight acknowledges the speculation surrounding his sexuality.

Noting that helium was “really young” astatine the commencement of his career, Mendes told the cheering crowd, “The information is that I didn’t get to bash a batch of 15-year-old things and observe parts of myself that you bash astatine 15.”

The “Treat You Better” vocalist talked astir his sexuality being up for statement successful the nationalist oculus passim his career, saying, “There’s this happening astir my sexuality, and radical person been talking astir it truthful long. I deliberation it’s benignant of silly, due to the fact that I deliberation sexuality is specified a beautifully analyzable thing, and it’s truthful hard to conscionable enactment into boxes.”

Mendes—who has been romantically linked to Camila Cabello, Hailey Bieber, and Sabrina Carpenter—noted that the treatment surrounding his intersexual preferences “felt similar specified an intrusion connected thing precise idiosyncratic to me,” and admitted that he’s inactive navigating his ain feelings regarding the topic.