Shawn Mendes is apologizing to Sam Smith. During the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert on The CW on Thursday night (December 10), Shawn introduced Sam‘s performance.
During the introduction, Shawn mistakenly referred to Sam as “he,” when Sam previously revealed that they use they/them pronouns last year.
The next morning (December 11), Shawn posted a public apology on his Instagram Story. “Oh @samsmith I’m so sorry for referring to you as a ‘he’ for you jingle ball introduction,” Shawn wrote. “It absolutely slipped my mind.
Wont happen again..Sending you so much love! Also you absolutely are one of the funniest people I’ve ever met! ❤️❤️” Sam responded a couple of hours later, writing, “We’re all learning together
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