Shawn Mendes Takes a Lie Detector Test | Vanity Fair

Nothing is going to hurt, right, it feels like something is going to hurt, well it might, but it goes around my neck and leans forward slightly because I wasn't expecting all of this, what is this exactly? It's going to get weird, here's your name, Shawn Mendes, yes, you're 23 years old. Dude, yeah, are you ready to take this lie

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? No, we're ready to start. Super, I can't stop smiling. I don't know, something strange is happening. Let's get serious. Okay, the first category is your life. In a recent interview you said that your girlfriend thinks you're incapable of lying.

It means I'm pretty bad at lying. I feel like some electricity runs through my fingers. Is that what I'm supposed to be telling the truth? OK, so you've never lied. No, I'm not saying that. I definitely lied to your girlfriend yeah, she didn't know, she didn't know, yeah, that's why I was definitely lying, you said this man Justin Bieber is one of the main reasons you started singing, yeah, and Last year you released a song with him as a big fan. Were you nervous around him when you met? You would definitely do What Did I Do?

I think when I get nervous my face contorts, but apparently that's not the case. I'm pretty sure he had some facial tics. Did you say anything weird to him, probably like definitely some weird things about how much I love, like, his song? Smile when you met Justin Bieber yeah was the Met Gala mentioned when we met now we never talk about he's telling the truth yeah yeah okay let's move on on Reddit someone recently posted that "he treats you better" is the good guy national anthem, oh yeah, not sure if that's a good thing or not, would you agree with that statement? the good guy, yeah, I'm not sure he's telling the truth, okay?

Do you consider yourself a good guy? Yes, he laughs. I can't make a decision on a question like that. I have a problem with that question, maybe not. Aren't you a good guy? I guess I'm not a good guy. Would you say you're one of the best guys in the music industry? I'd say I'm up there in the nicest percentage of people. Do you think you're nicer than Harry Styles? Am I nicer than this man? It's hard to say. I've never actually met him or dated him, but looking at this photo, maybe I think I might be a little nicer than him.

I'm really not capable of lying. I'm done telling the truth. It looks pretty good in this photo. Do you think it's

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to say that nice guys finish last? No, in the end, in the end, in the end, they definitely don't end. Lastly, I mean being the end of life, like when everything falls apart, kind of the end of everything, death, try not to move, affects the

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, okay, good guys always end up in the zone of Friends, no, have you ever been friend-zoned, oh yeah? a lot maybe a few times actually just a few times for the same girl but she's my girlfriend now so it's all good it's all good yeah honest it's okay you recently learned how to do laundry that's right yeah I can do it , I can achieve it like me.

I mean, if I had really gotten there like I could, I probably would have gotten there a couple years earlier, but no, yeah, they explained how clothes work with confidence. I think for me, doing laundry is having to separate the white from the dark. and you have to make sure there's no pink or red on the side of the white clothes and you have to put the detergent and the fabric softener in and you want to put it on soft so it doesn't ruin anything and you might want to put the dryer on gentle too so you want shrink the shirts he's telling the truth yeah in 2018 you said your mom still cleaned your Toronto apartment yeah that's still true yeah I mean yeah I can't say no because sometimes I clean it sometimes she cleans it , I would say less than 50 of the time, okay, we'll move on to the relationship category, okay, my heart rate just went up, yeah, it did a little bit, a little bit, you once said that this man, John Mayer, He's one of your very, very good friends, huh, like his very good friend, do you think he'll be a bachelor for life?

No, I think when he's ready he gives up, the right person will fall into his world, so you're saying he's I'm not ready now I guess I can't say it I mean, I think he I don't feel like he's ready for my conversations with He laughs, have you ever tried to put him in touch with anyone? I think so. I could have thought of it. about that, but I don't think I ever acted on it. No, this is a really important question. Can you give me his number? Don, oh absolutely, you're being misleading with that question.

In no way was he lying. Wow, we toured with Taylor Swift. in 2015. Have you still been friends since then? Yes. I think this photo is very funny. I look so big and weird. They still text each other. Yes. I always ask him for advice about music. When was the last time you texted? Maybe a month ago, so whatever. That counts as continuing to text. Do you approve of Taylor's current boyfriend, Joe Allen? I've never met Joe personally, but he seems like a sweet guy. You're not telling the truth. You are being misleading. I'm lying. a little bit, yeah, kinda, I mean, he has a kind of villain look, I mean, he seems like a good guy, but he likes, any move could turn him into a villain, you know, but he has very blue eyes. and I struggle with blue eyes, you know, I find it easier to trust brown eyes.

I always talked too much about him. 2020 you lived with your girlfriend's family in Miami for several months. I did, would you say you are a good house guest, yes definitely, I am confident in that, so did you always clean up after yourself, no, did you ever buy groceries, yes, how often, I would say, less than half , but as many times as I felt it in my heart. I guess you would ever offer to do the dishes, yeah, oh yeah, the laundry, no, that was a different story. How long is too long for a house guest to stay?

It depends on the house guest, but I think more than two weeks is too much, so. I was definitely there for a long time. I overstayed my welcome. Do you think her family thought you overstayed your welcome? I don't know what they thought, but they seem happy. I was happy. That's all that matters. It is all that matters. How are you? I'm fine. I feel very good about everything so far. You should not. You should not. Alright. The final category is pop culture on Instagram. You follow Michelle Obama but not Barack. I really have no idea why I have no idea. idea why I have nothing secret against Barack Obama, on the other hand, Michelle doesn't follow you.

Do you ever get angry when someone you follow doesn't follow you back? Yes, who likes it? I feel like Harry Styles doesn't follow me. I'm pretty sure no, maybe he's not that nice, yeah, maybe he's not that nice, speaking of Instagram, your dog Tarzan has an Instagram account with over 200,000 followers, I mean 200,000 people follow that account and on Mother's Day she posted for Camila. but not for you, you know why, who do you think runs that again? Tarzan no Ela did that hurt your feelings, she didn't hurt my feelings because you know why she was with Tarzan that day and I felt the love from her, is that

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Tarzan likes mom more no no no no no no I would even go I would say he likes me more yes Camila would say that I think she would say it under her breath Do you think it is possible to spoil a dog too much? Yes, absolutely, right? Absolutely, have you ever claimed Tarzan as an emotional support animal? Oh yes, absolutely, have you organized Tarzana's birthday party? Yes, absolutely not, no, he hasn't even turned a year old, but we organize it as if it were a happy birthday or if he was six months old, but. Like he's not even one, but he's a spoiled dog.

I've never given him CBD to relax on a daily basis, that's not a good thing in the dark community, yeah okay, yeah okay, I mean if I give it to myself I think he's fine with it. your fanbase is called Mendez Army, yes Army is also the name of BTS fanbase. Well, obviously, I stole that from us, that was a joke. BTS Army we are allies. You know, I guess I like to think that we're allies. Big BTS fans. I'm thinking our armies are on similar pages. Do BTS follow you on Instagram? I don't think I can confirm or deny that the Mendez Army is more intense than the BTS Army. um, probably not.

I don't know what, fan. The basis is that you say it's your favorite social media platform, no, but it's progressively becoming that, but I'm addicted to it, so it's evil too. I spent over an hour on Tick Tock, oh yeah, one time when I was browsing The Tick Tock popped up to tell you. drink water and breathe I've never felt so depressed how many hours was it? maybe two or maybe an hour and a half people would be surprised to see what's on your page for you uh yeah I'm sure they would they would do. I don't know what people expect to be on my page for you Sean, what's on your page for you, all kinds of things, but on your page for you, things that are private, yes, that's why it's a page for me, right?

Would you say you are good at ticking? tock I would say no, that is my strength, my strength is in my weakness. You auditioned to be on the Disney Channel when you were younger. Yeah, yeah, at least that's what I thought it was. I didn't know it was like a commercial. on the radio it could have been anything. The next thing I knew, I was reading lines from a Cheerios commercial and I was 13 years old. You didn't do that, you didn't book it, no, do you think you have some secret resentment towards Miley Cyrus because she booked Disney Channel I think I don't think I would have been able to play Hannah Montana if I had tried my best it's true he's telling the truth yeah That wasn't true we'd have some real things to talk about here last question okay right? lie at any time during the slide

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test that we didn't detect you you don't feel good that's why you feel good you are the nicest person I have ever tested on a polygraph