Andy Cohen Clarifies Comments About John Mayer Friendship

Andy Cohen desires everybody to relax about his bromance with John Mayer. On the June 22 episode of “Radio Andy,” Cohen clarified the remarks he made about being in love along with his pal throughout an interview with Howard Stern from earlier this month. After the interview, his feedback led to fairly a little bit of media protection, however the “Watch What Occurs Stay” host thinks everybody must relax.

“I used to be on Howard Stern final week and he requested me about my friendship with John Mayer and I stated, ‘Yeah, you realize,’ stated form of flippantly and offhandedly that we love one another,” Cohen stated. “It turned headline information and the extra it turned headline information, the extra butthurt I received over it. You understand why? Are two males not allowed to say that they are in love? Are all of us so flipped out?”

He went on to share a narrative about how his faculty roommate was the primary heterosexual man to inform Cohen that he cherished him. Cohen defined he was struck by how “very pure and actual, however not sexual in any respect” his pal’s declaration was. “That is why I simply suppose {that a} friendship of two guys, that does not look like headline information to me…” he continued. “At first, I assumed it was form of lazy like, ‘Oh, that is a lazy headline.’ Sure, I offhandedly stated we love one another after which the longer it went, I used to be like, ‘Y’all have to form of, you realize, get ahold of your self.'”

Cohen made headlines when he advised Stern on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Present” that he and Mayer are “in love with one another.” Nevertheless, the Bravo host additionally clarified that there is by no means been something sexual between him and his longtime pal.

It is unclear precisely how lengthy Cohen and Mayer have been buddies, however they had been first noticed hanging out in 2012. Since then, Mayer has spoken at Cohen’s Hollywood Stroll of Fame ceremony, attended his pal’s child bathe, and made a number of appearances on “Watch What Occurs Stay.” As for what bonded the duo, Cohen revealed in a 2022 interview with Leisure Tonight that they are each devoted Grateful Lifeless followers.

“I’d say the Grateful Lifeless received us so much nearer, ‘trigger I used to be already a serious deadhead, and he began stepping into them after which think about when your pal begins enjoying along with your favourite band who you thought you’d by no means see once more,” he stated. “And now, you’ll be able to really tour with them. So, that was a giant kickstart to every little thing too.”