John Mayer has seemingly responded to a Taylor Swift fan that slid into his DMs to send him
extremely threatening messages and also revealed that he’s received a ton of these messages
the last few days.
Let’s get into it.
It’s safe to say that Taylor Swift's re-released version of her hit 2012 album, “Red” has
had the internet buzzing over her love life from 10 years ago!
And we’re not mad about it!
Now, I know I don’t need to remind you that “Red” is one of the best breakup albums
of all time.
Taylor drew inspiration from her past relationships, resulting in absolute BOPS like “We Are
Never Ever Getting Back Together,” and obviously, “All Too Well,” which is now going through
a total REVIVAL and let’s be real, we can’t stop listening to it!
As the whole world now knows, Taylor dropped the extended 10-minute version of “All Too
Well (TV),” which is heavily rumored to be about her past relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal.
And if that wasn’t enough, Tay also released a short film to accompany the song starring
Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien, which follows the inner-workings of a failed relationship,
and MAN does it hit you in your feels!
Since then, the internet has had a renewed interest in Taylor’s exes, and we’re not
only talking about Jake, we’re also talking about John Mayer, who is the widely-speculated
subject of her 2010 studio album, “Speak Now.”
Taylor and John’s relationship was subject to a lot of controversy when news of their
relationship first broke over a decade ago.
The pair dated for about a year in 2009-2010, when he was 32 and she was just 19.
Tay went on to reference their short-lived relationship in her song “Dear John,”
which yeah, not-so-subtly takes a jab at John for taking advantage of her during a formative
time in her life.
And 10 years later, it sure seems like Swifties are still seeing red about the whole thing!
John’s been the target of many social media attacks from Swifties, especially after joining
TikTok, where his comments sections are usually filled with some...intense comments from Taylor
fans.
But recently, one Swiftie took to her Instagram DMs to THREATEN John, and her messages were
so harsh that John himself had to respond!
On Monday, a fan named Alondra, shared screenshots of her Instagram DMs with John.
The user told John to, "f--k yourself you ugly bitch I hope you choke on something,"
according to the circulated screenshots of their conversation.
Ouch!
And yeah, John might have just proved he’s not one to be messed with!
Much to Alondra’s shock, John responded to her message, writing “I've been getting
so many messages like these the past couple days, I decided to choose your message at
random to reply to.”
He went on to add, "I'm not upset, I just tend to have a curious mind and feel compelled
to ask.
Do you really hope that I die?"
Alondra was clearly taken back by John’s response, and immediately apologized, sending
the singer a voice memo and an apology.
Thankfully, John handled the situation well, telling Alondra “it’s okay,” before
going on to add, “there was some healing here today!”
He closed his conversation with Alondra, saying, “It’s 100 percent okay.
Go forth and live happy and healthy!”
We’re certainly glad that John took the high road in this situation, as he is probably
used to receiving his fair share of angry comments across social media.
It seems like John is definitely over his past drama with Taylor, having told Rolling
Stone in 2012 that he was “really humiliated” by the “Dear John” lyrics.
But since then, it seems like John has gotten over the breakup tune, telling SiriusXM's
Radio Andy this past February that, “"At some point in your life, these things have
to sort of revert, and those are the exchanges that you have as you grow up."
Some fans wonder if the criticism surrounding John and Taylor’s short-lived romance will
be reignited when Tay gets around to releasing her version of “Speak Now”.
But, at the end of the day, it’s clearly all about Taylor being able to release her
classic songs for all us Swifties to enjoy and not about her exes.
For now, we’re certainly keeping ‘Red (TV)’ on repeat as we wait for her next
Taylor’s Version drop.
Now go ahead and click right over here for all the details on Jake Gyllenhaal’s first
public appearance since the debut of the 10 minute version of ‘All Too Well’.
After that, let me know all your thoughts on this Tay fan interaction with John and
how you think he handled the situation in the comments below.
I’m your girl Sussan Mourad, you can find me on socials @sussan_mourad, I’ll catch
you later!