Mayer & Simpson's Post-Grammy PDA

by Marc Malkin

Feb. 11, 2007 11:40 PM

If John Mayer and Jessica Simpson aren't dating, they sure act like
they are. "She's a lovely woman, and I'm glad to be with her," is
what he told Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet—in Japanese.
And later that night, around 9:15 p.m., Mayer was the third celeb to
hit Sony's Grammy after-party at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

He and a posse of a dozen men made a beeline for one of the four
private outdoor cabanas. Mayer immediately sat down, started texting
on his phone and made a brief phone call.

About a half hour later, Simpson popped in. She and Mayer went deep
in conversation, and Simpson made a sweet pouty face.

And then it happened. I saw Mayer kiss Simpson tenderly on the
cheek. They parted ways, and Simpson chatted with her sister,
Ashlee. But few minutes later, she and Mayer were talking. This
time, Mayer was stroking her back.

Now, this certainly wasn't the place for one-on-one time. The
lovebirds were soon joined by Simpson's dad, Joe, and then American
Idol-er Chris Daughtry.

Despite all the interruptions, Mayer kept at it, singing Terence
Trent D'Arby's "Wishing Well" to Simpson.

Let's consider this Mayer and Simpson's coming out, of sorts. It
wasn't a red carpet appearance, but they're certainly not hiding
their romance. Dozens—and I mean dozens—of people were watching.

Celebrity photographer Kevin Mazur even got them to pose arm-in-arm
for a few photos.

Word then came that Justin Timberlake would be expected soon. Hmmm,
I wonder if Scarlett Johansson will be joining him...

(Be sure to click through our full Grammys wrap-up, complete with
pics, clips, backstage blog and lots more.)

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