John Mayer Took Andy Cohen Out For Father’s Day — And Cohen’s Son Ben Was ‘Pissed’

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Andy Cohen revealed that his 6-year-old son, Ben, was experiencing feelings of missing out regarding a Father’s Day dinner that he was having with John Mayer.

Cohen, aged 47, shared this parenting story during an excerpt from his Andy Cohen Live radio show, which he posted on Instagram on June 16.

“John [Mayer] treated me to dinner for Father’s Day last night, and Ben was really upset that I was going out,” Cohen explained, adding, “Just so you know, I was leaving at his bedtime, so he wasn’t actually missing anything.”

Cohen mentioned that Ben “wanted to join us and he took back the Father’s Day card he had made for me. He removed it from my possession.”

When Cohen’s cohost, John Hill, pointed out that the day dedicated to fathers should be the “one day” for families to come together, Cohen responded, “Well, you know what? We celebrated all day long. There were just 10 minutes left in his day.”

Despite Ben's initial disappointment, he settled down when Mayer, who is also 47, showed up.

“John completely charmed him. John started singing, and Ben was there grinning. I thought, ‘Oh, alright. Everything is fine,’” Cohen reminisced, who is also the father of daughter Lucy, who is 3 years old. (Ben and Lucy were born through different surrogates and share biological ties.)

Mayer, the musician behind “Gravity,” is among Cohen’s closest friends. The previous year, the Bravo star addressed rumors regarding their friendship during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, stating, “Let them think what they want! I truly care for John Mayer, and he cares for me. But since we express affection towards one another, people are confused about what that means. They presume we are involved romantically, which we definitely are not.”

Following the publication of the interview, Mayer sent an open letter to the publication with his critical response.

“I read your interview with Andy Cohen and was captivated by your questions concerning our friendship,” the singer wrote in May 2024. “You suggested that ‘your friendship with Mayer has been under a spotlight of speculation. People seem skeptical that a straight rock star could maintain a close platonic relationship with a gay television host.’ I find this premise to be somewhat faulty.”

Mayer pointed out that there exists “a lengthy and rich tradition” of rock stars “forming friendships with gay icons and artists.” (Mayer identifies as straight, while Cohen publicly acknowledged his sexual orientation as gay when he was 22, years before he gained fame.)

“To imply that skeptics exist regarding a friendship like mine and Andy’s diminishes the public’s ability to embrace and appreciate diversity across all aspects of culture, whether it be in art or in reality,” Mayer added in his correspondence. “I’d like to believe that people are refined enough to recognize a relationship like ours without presuming it must involve a sexual aspect.”