Shawn Mendes asks Mike Sabath for support amid online speculation

Canadian singer Shawn Mendes was pictured in an embrace with fellow musician Mike Sabath shortly after he released a statement about his self-exploration that caused a stir.

The 26-year-old pop star addressed longstanding rumors about his sexuality during a show on Monday, October 28.

The statement attracted widespread attention on social media Senorita The hitmaker was seen in fan-posted pictures leaning on Eddie Banjamin and Mike Sabath in an embrace in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 29.

Mike and Shawn have been friends for many years and Mike is also one of the composers and producers of his upcoming new album of the same name.

Fans expressed their love and support Stitches singer in the comments. One fan wrote, “This is truly one of the most beautiful and vulnerable things I've ever seen,” adding that this “friendship is so precious.”

Others echoed this sentiment, writing that they “stand with Shawn during these times.”

In the concert on Monday the compassion The singer said: “There's been this thing about my sexuality since I was really young and people have been talking about it for so long. I think it's kind of silly because I think sexuality is such a beautiful, complex thing and so hard to just put in boxes.”

Addressing the rumors about him, he added that it was “something very personal for me.” Something I discovered within myself, something I hadn't yet discovered and still have yet to discover.

The In my blood The hitmaker opened up about his self-discovery, saying: “The truth about my life and my sexuality is, man, I'm just figuring it out like everyone else. And sometimes I don't really know and sometimes I do. And it feels really scary because we live in a society that has a lot to say about it. And I try to be really brave and just allow myself to be human and feel things.

His new album Shawn The release is scheduled for November.