Shawn Mendes Responds To Rolling Stone Story, Says ‘Positive Side’ Wasn’t Told

Shawn Mendes is on the cover of Rolling Stone, but the pop star isn’t celebrating. Instead, he took to Twitter to throw some shade at the publication after reading the story.

“Of course i have my insecurities and struggles but that’s just one part of me,” he tweeted. “Sometimes the positive side of a story doesn’t always get fully told and I wish it had here. I love what i do and i love you guys so much.”

The Rolling Stone article, which will be in the December issue, focused Mendes’ insecurities. The headline on the cover reads “Shawn Mendes: Confessions of a Neurotic Pop Idol.” The piece kicks off with Mendes worrying about staying relevant without a famous significant other and then kicking himself for even thinking about such a thing. He goes on to worry about being seen in public with women to defend his sexuality.

“In the back of my heart, I feel like I need to go be seen with someone — like a girl — in public, to prove to people that I’m not gay,” he said. “Even though in my heart I know that it’s not a bad thing. There’s still a piece of me that thinks that. And I hate that side of me.”

The article went on to detail Mendes spending a night depressed in a hotel room, being underwhelmed by an uninformed reporter and implied a hookup with a bartender in Hungary (where Mendes is of the legal drinking age). The 20-year-old was also quoted as saying “I love weed” and revealing that he wants to try mushrooms.