Charlie Puth Responded To Critics Saying He Queerbaits For Likes

That he’s just the cutest human being ever.

For anyone unfamiliar, queerbaiting is defined by dictionary.com as “the practice of implying non-heterosexual relationships or attraction to engage or attract an LGBTQ audience or otherwise generate interest without ever actually depicting such relationships or sexual interactions.”

The accusations stem from his photos specifically, which — in the words of GQ — can range from “shirtless, blatant thirst traps” to “just straight-up zooms into his crotch” while he’s wearing the tiniest underwear.

But Charlie says he’s not queerbaiting at all. He’s just “very horny,” he told GQ. “All the time.”

Charlie also said he “doesn’t mean to antagonize anybody” with his posts — he just likes to show off his body because of how hard he works to maintain it.

“These gym sessions are expensive in LA!” he added.