Every few years, a grainy photo or a creepypasta story circulates on Reddit or 4chan about a man named “John Persons” who supposedly vanished after being photographed with two unknown blondes at a 1980s pool party. No evidence supports this. It appears to be a fabricated internet meme.
One archived forum post from 2012 (since deleted) reads:
“Anyone remember that old photo of John Persons and the two hot blondes in the red Corvette? I swear it was in a magazine.”
No such magazine exists. Likely, the poster confused a vintage ad for a Corvette featuring two blonde models with a random male model named “John.” john persons two hot blondes
The famous film producer and hair stylist (known for A Star is Born, Batman) was romantically linked to several blonde actresses in the 1980s-90s, including Barbra Streisand (though not blonde) and Kim Basinger. “Jon Peters two blondes” is a possible misspelling. Every few years, a grainy photo or a
Often photographed in the 1990s with his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (a blonde) and her sister Lauren Bessette (also blonde). The image of JFK Jr. walking with two tall, elegant blondes was tabloid gold. A fuzzy memory could turn “John Kennedy two blondes” into “John Persons two hot blondes.” One archived forum post from 2012 (since deleted)
The singer-songwriter has dated multiple blonde celebrities (Jessica Simpson, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry at different times). A composite memory of “John Mayer + two blonde exes” might generate a phantom search.
If the user misremembered the last name “Persons,” they might have intended one of these famous Johns: