John Mayer responds to a 'specious' question about his platonic friendship with Andy Cohen: 'I bristle at your selectively flimsy logic meant to coax an answer'

Just 1 time aft an question and reply pinch Andy Cohen went viral after denying speculation that he was sleeping pinch John Mayer, nan vocalist himself has responded.

Cohen, 55, who has been openly cheery for years, has been longtime friends pinch nan 46-year-old consecutive singer.

During a wide-ranging screen communicative connected Cohen, he was asked astir his relationship pinch Cohen, and nan 'intense speculation' that their relationship was much than platonic.

Cohen joked, 'Let them speculate!' earlier insisting that they are, 'most decidedly not' sleeping pinch each different successful nan interview, published by THR connected Wednesday.

Mayer responded to THR on Thursday, blasting nan publication for posing that mobility to Cohen successful nan first place.

'I publication your question and reply pinch Andy Cohen, and was intrigued by your statement of questioning regarding our friendship,' Mayer began. 

'You posited that “your relationship pinch Mayer has been a taxable of aggravated speculation. People look dubious that a consecutive stone prima tin person a adjacent platonic narration pinch a cheery TV personality," adding, 'I deliberation this is somewhat of a specious premise.'

'First, location is simply a agelong and storied history of “rock stars” (not mocking, conscionable won’t mention to myself arsenic one) befriending cheery icons and artists,' Mayer said.

'Second, I deliberation that to propose that group are dubious of a relationship for illustration excavation and Andy’s is to undermine nan public’s expertise to judge and understand diverseness successful each facets of culture, beryllium it successful creation aliases successful existent life,' Mayer continued. 

'I’d for illustration to deliberation they’re blase capable to spot a narration for illustration ours without assuming it must see a intersexual component,' he said 

'That turns nan conception of being cheery into an ignorantly two-dimensional one, which I cognize you cognize it’s not. I don’t mobility that astatine all,' Mayer continued.

He added, 'I emotion intelligent sermon — arsenic I dream you’ll find this email to beryllium — but I bristle astatine your selectively flimsy logic meant to coax an answer, erstwhile nan premise itself is truthful profoundly flawed — and rather perchance not moreover quantitatively true.'

'Quite simply, if personification is dubious of a platonic narration betwixt a consecutive man and a cheery man, I don’t deliberation that shallow a position deserves explanation by anyone pinch aforesaid respect, beryllium it Andy aliases your publication,' Mayer said.

'Reinforcing nan thought that immoderate gay/straight narration needs qualification that it’s not intersexual devoids everyone progressive of their dignity,' he concluded.

Last year, during an quality connected The Howard Stern Show past year, Andy insisted that his affection for John, 45, has ne'er gotten physical.

At Howard's urging, Andy moreover swore connected his children Ben, five, and Lucy, two, that he and John person ne'er fooled around.

However Andy did show nan self-proclaimed King Of All Media: 'I americium successful emotion pinch John Mayer. We are successful emotion pinch each other.'

'I mean, committedness connected your children's lives there's ne'er been thing intersexual betwixt you and John Mayer,' Howard said, and Andy readily agreed: 'I swear.'