Joe Jonas is eager to dispel rumors swirling about his alleged drug use during a recent concert performance.

During an interview with Esquire on October 20, the 36-year-old singer addressed the speculation, stating, “I’ve never experimented with cocaine. If I ever did, I certainly wouldn’t choose to do it onstage.”

The buzz began after fan footage from Joe’s September show at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome surfaced, showing him inspecting his nose in a mirror and then wiping it. The video sparked online chatter, with some viewers questioning if he was using cocaine. Joe humorously responded to the clip, quipping, “lol you never had a booger?”

In the same Esquire interview, Joe also touched upon his 2024 divorce from British actress Sophie Turner, after five years of marriage. The couple shares two daughters, Willa, 5, and Delphine, 3. Last month, Joe traveled to London to accompany his daughters to their first days of school, as reported by the outlet.

Additionally, Joe Jonas expressed his support for his former girlfriend Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl. In a recent digital cover story with his brothers for Esquire, released on October 20, Joe, 36, confessed he’s only “heard some of” Swift’s 12th record, which debuted earlier this month. He remarked, “I think she’s obviously the biggest…”

As for Joe’s current love life, his touring schedule with brothers Kevin, 37, and Nick, 33, makes dating a challenge. 

“Five shows in a row doesn’t make it easy to meet someone for coffee,” the self-described “extremely online” musician told the outlet, adding, “I guess Instagram and TikTok are apps, and I’ve met people that way.” 

When asked for his take on ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, Joe replied, “I’ve heard some of it. I think she’s obviously the biggest artist out there, and I think it’s good. Everybody’s got an opinion about it, but from what I’ve heard, there are some catchy melodies.”

In August, Joe reunited with another famous ex — Demi Lovato — when she helped kick off the JONAS20: Greetings from Your Hometown Tour at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Joe and Lovato, 33, performed “Wouldn’t Change a Thing,” their duet from Disney Channel’s 2010 Camp Rock sequel.

The duo played onscreen love interests Mitchie and Shane in the film, also sparking a real-life romance years ago. 

“I really got to know her and got to see the ins and outs of what she was struggling with,” Joe told Vulture in 2013, referring to Lovato’s battle with substance abuse. “I felt like I needed to take care of her, but at the same time, I was living a lie because I wasn’t happy but felt like I had to stay in it for her because she needed help. I couldn’t express any of that, of course, because I had a brand to protect.”

Recently, Joe reflected on his early fame and the media attention directed toward the purity rings he and his siblings wore as a promise to save themselves for marriage. 

“Famously, we were known for, like, purity rings, which were something in the community of a church where that was, like, what everybody else our age were doing around 10, 11 years old. Like, we’re going to wait for the right person,” Joe explained on Penn Badgley’s “Podcrushed” podcast in July. 

Joe Jonas‘ love life has made headlines over the years as he navigated dating in the public eye. Shortly after the musician started dating Taylor Swift in 2008, their messy split became a topic of conversation. Following three months together, the Pennsylvania native revealed that Jonas broke up with her in a 27-second phone call. […]

He added, “One person on an interview — when you’re 15, 16 — would ask you about it, and you’re like, ‘I don’t want to talk about this,’ and then they’re like, ‘Well, I’m going to write that you guys are in a cult.’”