Makonnen came out as gay early Friday morning. He made his revelation by sharing a series of tweets with his fans. "As a fashion icon, I canât tell u about everybody elseâs closet, I can only tell u about mine, and itâs time Iâve come out," he wrote. "And since yâall love breaking news, hereâs some old news to break, Iâm gay. And now Iâve told u about my life, maybe u can go life yours."
Makonnen also shared the news on Instagram along with a screengrab of his tweets. "Thank you for letting me be myself," he wrote in his IG caption.
Many of Makonnenâs fans responded by lending their support to him on social media:
Makonnen broke onto the music scene back in 2014 with his hit song, "Tuesday," which received the remix treatment from Drake.
He was once associated with Drakeâs OVO label, but he announced that he was no longer signed to the label in April 2016 after releasing a pair of projects, iLoveMakonnen and iLoveMakonnen 2, through OVO.
