Shawn Mendes has revealed what really happened during his infamous run-in with Drake’s bodyguard in September last year.
The 19-year-old Canadian singer said he was left in an ‘arm bar’ after the guard thought he was going to ‘attack’ the rapper, 31.
Speaking to KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O on Friday, the In My Blood singer described the incident as ‘funny.’
‘He thought I was going to attack Drake!’ Shawn Mendes reveals what really happened during THAT clash with the rapper’s bodyguard… that left him in an ‘arm bar’
‘I heard you had a run in with one of Drake’s bodyguards,’ shock jock Kyle began.
‘You know Drake and went to say “what’s up Drake?” And some big bloke tried to do an arm wrestle with you and thought you were just some red nutty fan. What happened there?’ he asked.
Shawn joked he ‘couldn’t explain it better myself’ and branded Kyle’s description as a very ‘Australian’ recount of the incident.
Awkward: Shawn said that he didn’t have his own security team there to help him
Drama: Shawn and fellow Canadian star Drake were both watching The Weeknd perform in Toronto, when the incident took place
‘Basically what happened was I walked up to Drake at a concert once and security thought I was going to, I guess, attack Drake,’ Shawn explained.
‘I wasn’t so they put me in an arm bar and it was really, really funny.’
He added: ‘I’m not going to lie, I don’t really know what an arm bar is!’
Shawn said that he didn’t have his own security team there to help him.
‘It was in Toronto and I was home with some friends,’ Shawn said.
Shawn and fellow Canadian star Drake were both watching The Weeknd perform in Toronto when the incident took place.
Lucky! Shawn – who has been linked recently to model Hailey Baldwin (pictured) – told Jimmy Fallon last year that Drake helped him after the scuffle, recognising him as they had met twice
Shawn – who has been linked recently to model Hailey Baldwin – told Jimmy Fallon last year that Drake helped him after the scuffle, recognising him as they had met twice.
Describing the incident, he said: ‘Next thing I know I’m in the middle of The Weeknd show with my arm hooked behind my back. Drake’s security guard has me completely at his mercy,’ People reports Shawn told Jimmy Fallon.
‘I see Drake look over, my eyes I knew it was like, “help me, please Drake.” In that moment, if he didn’t know who I was it would’ve been the most embarrassing, I don’t know what I would’ve done. I would’ve been in jail.’
Shawn said that Drake told his bodyguard to let him go.