We want to give credit where credit is due: Nobody at Queerty can lay claim to this headline.
This particular clickbait current was channeling through none other than guitar wunderkind John Mayer, who relayed the story on Andy Cohen‘s SiriusXM channel, Radio Andy.
And like so many things in life, the reality doesn’t quite align with the fantasy.
Take it from here, John:
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“This is a story that’s designed for people to pick up, put in press and put in a headline. And the headline is, ‘How Shawn Mendes’ underwear ended up in John Mayer’s hotel room.’
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What happened was, Mayer and Mendes were working on a collaboration for Shawn’s 2018 self-titled album.
“Shawn says to me, ‘Hey man, do you think you could Postmates underwear? Can I Postmates underwear? I’m out of underwear.’
“I said, ‘You don’t have to Postmates underwear, I’ll get you underwear.’ So I had my assistant go out and get Shawn Mendes underwear. He’s a size medium, by the way.
“So my assistant goes out and buys him a bag full of medium-sized boxer briefs. Not Calvin Klein, by the way, this was before that deal. We finish the song, he leaves the studio and doesn’t take the underwear with him.”
Mayer kept the skivvies with the intention of returning them to their rightful owner, but never got the chance.
TomOH
…and here we go with datalounge members parroting the ever loving crap out of this.”shawn mendes, shawn mendes, shawn mendes…”, like autistic window lickers.
MikeM
Why do you have to say something hateful about autistic people when you’re spewing your bile? I have an ASD nephew and he’s never licked a window. Projecting?
Vince
What an image and very true. Lol
iamru2
@ mikem relax your crack you sound incredibly uptight!
jasentylar
Lay off the autism insults
MikeM
@iamru2 thanks, much appreciated!
Brian
Call me crazy, but after several consecutive days of James Charles straight guy predator stories, plus the recent Shawn Mendes stories about how everyone thinking he’s gay is verging on traumatic for him, just MAYBE a lighthearted story about how funny it is to imply that these straight guys, one of whom is Shawn Mendes, had sex is one you should have passed on? Because now I’m still outraged and also boned up and it’s very confusing.
TheMarc
Exactly!!!
rockland2u
auction the underwear off, for charity. to help children struggling with their identity, “it gets better”
rayk5000
GREAT IDEA!!!!!!
justgeo
Why do you print this self hating straight elevating shit?
GayNOTQueer
Because without it, what would Queerty be?
michaelmt1009
I could care less about this entire story but I have no idea what Postmates underwear mean????
Brian
It’s a delivery service app
nm4047
it’s a delivery service that will deliver anything to your location, not sure why he need to ask someone else to do something he could have done without any other person being involve, “I’m getting a delivery here, ok?” all that Mendes needed to say/ask
Rock-N-RollHS
Well, if you could care less, that means you care. . . . such illiteracy out there!
Thad
Cute story, bro. And no underwear was harmed!
Rock-N-RollHS
Well, we don’t know. Some stains can be hard to get out. . .
JK 1984
If they did that, they would only have 25% of their normal content they could use.
It would also require self reflection that they are a part of the culture that fetishises straight guys and where behaviour like James Charles is accused of is not only ok but encouraged. This doesn’t mean that what James Charles was accused of is acceptable, just that those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
I find guys (gay/straight/whatever else they want to identify as) attractive, but there are plenty of men out there who are openly gay/bi/etc, why would you chase after someone who is either not into people of your gender or in the closet and living a lie?
nitejonboy
He’s a medium….not a ” Large “,hehe.
Dan kelly
new here…
Dan kelly
new here
GayNOTQueer
Queerty, James Charles on the line…
john.k
Does that trivial incident deserve a whole story?
BTW Rock-N-RollHS I have noticed that formulation – “I could care less” – appearing a lot in online posts when clearly people mean “I couldn’t care less”. It puzzles me where it came from.