MUMBAI: Singer Khalid has claimed that he was groped by a female fan when he went up to her to talk.

Khalid took to Twitter on Monday night to speak up about the female fan, who groped his derriere, reports aceshowbiz.com.

The 19-year-old didn't specify where the incident took place, though his tweets on the subject were sent shortly after he performed at the 2017 American Music Awards, which took place on 19 November.

Khalid stated that the incident happened when he was talking to the said fan.

"I go to talk to a fan and she grabs my a**, how f*****g old are we?. I love interacting and talking to fans but I also love respecting others so don't disrespect me when I'm being nice," Khalid tweeted.

The American Teen singer continued by saying that he ignored the fan because he didn't like showing anger in public. He also assured his fans that the incident wouldn't keep him away from them.

"I ignored it because I don't like showing anger in front of anyone. One s****y person isn't going to keep me away from anybody. I really love you guys," he wrote.

(Source: IANS)