John Mayer was photographed with Kiernan Shipka grabbing dinner at a romantic restaurant in Santa Monica, and the internet has given their views on this match.
It seems like several have come down on the singer for the notable age gap and brought his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift’s words into the mix.
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It so happens that Mayer and Shipka were spotted entering Giorgio Baldi, the fine Italian restaurant, sometime after 8:00 PM.
Both of them entered the restaurant separately, approximately a few minutes apart. At the restaurant, they spent hours together. There was a point where John Mayer sang for Kiernan Shipka as well.
Finally, sometime around midnight, the duo exited the restaurant separately and left in their own vehicles. But it’s being said that both Shipka’s car and Mayer’s SUV stopped a few blocks away from the restaurant. The 22-year-old exited her vehicle and entered Mayer’s, which left for Shipka’s L.A. home.
Previously, Mayer and Shipka were spotted together in February, and she was photographed hugging Mayer at the Tower Bar in Los Angeles.
The Internet’s Take On The Mayer-Shipka Match
Since the time the news came out in the open, several have taken to social media to express their concern about the age gap.
In fact, the internet had gone to the point of adding mathematics to the mix and pointing out that by the time Kiernan Shipka was born, John Mayer was of legal drinking age.
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On the other hand, some have included Taylor Swift’s lyrics from her songs – Dear John in 2010 and Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve from Midnights album. It’s believed that both these songs are about John Mayer from the time they dated.
The History Between John Mayer And Taylor Swift
Back in 2009, Mayer reached out to Swift via Twitter to ask if she would want to record a song with him. Considering it was John Mayer and she had just released her second album, she was extremely excited.
The duo went on to work together, and while they never confirmed any dating rumors, they were officially a couple from December 2009 to mid-2010. At this point, Swift was 19 years old, while Mayer was 32 years old.
In 2010, Swift released a song called Dear John, which detailed an explicit break-up and was clearly about John Mayer. However, Mayer wasn’t aware of it until the song was released and referred to it as a cheap use of one’s talent.
On the other hand, John Mayer released a song named Paper Doll in 2013, and the lyrics were quite similar to that of Dear John . Anyone who knew their history figured out who Paper Doll was about.
John Mayer and Taylor Swift’s brief relationship is one of the juiciest topics in pop-culture history.
Other Celebrities John Mayer Has Dated
Besides Taylor Swift, Mayer’s dating history is a long list of celebrities.
Here are some of the names from his dating life – Jennifer Anniston, Katy Perry, Cameron Diaz, and Jessica Simpson.
