Andy Cohen Clarifies Comments About John Mayer Friendship

Andy Cohen needs everybody to settle down 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 Reside” host thinks everybody must settle down.

“I used to be on Howard Stern final week and he requested me about my friendship with John Mayer and I mentioned, ‘Yeah, you recognize,’ mentioned form of flippantly and offhandedly that we love one another,” Cohen mentioned. “It turned headline information and the extra it turned headline information, the extra butthurt I obtained 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 school 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 buddy’s declaration was. “That is why I simply assume {that a} friendship of two guys, that does not seem to be headline information to me…” he continued. “At first, I believed it was form of lazy like, ‘Oh, that is a lazy headline.’ Sure, I offhandedly mentioned we love one another after which the longer it went, I used to be like, ‘Y’all must form of, you recognize, get ahold of your self.'”

Cohen made headlines when he informed 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 buddy.

It is unclear precisely how lengthy Cohen and Mayer have been friends, however they have been first noticed hanging out in 2012. Since then, Mayer has spoken at Cohen’s Hollywood Stroll of Fame ceremony, attended his buddy’s child bathe, and made a number of appearances on “Watch What Occurs Reside.” 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 obtained us lots nearer, ‘trigger I used to be already a serious deadhead, and he began entering into them after which think about when your buddy begins enjoying together with your favourite band who you thought you’ll by no means see once more,” he mentioned. “And now, you may truly tour with them. So, that was an enormous kickstart to the whole lot too.”