Shawn Mendes Apologizes For Misgendering Sam Smith: “Sorry For Referring To You As A “He””

Shawn Mendes has publicly apologized to Sam Smith and it all centers around an introduction at the Jingle Ball 2020.

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When Mendes introduced Smith’s performance, he consistently referred to the star as a “he.”

Noteworthy as the British belter came out as non binary last year and has expressed a desire to be referenced as “they/them.”

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— ًh (@haspods) December 11, 2020

After realizing the mistake, the ‘Wonder’ singer took to social media to say:

“Oh @samsmith I’m sorry for referring to you as a “he” for your jingle ball introduction. It absolutely slipped my mind. Won’t happen again..Sending you so much love ! Also, you absolutely are one of the funniest people I’ve ever met!”