(CNN) Yes, they are musicians who share the same last name and the same birthday, but Bryan Adams is not Ryan Adams.

This fact has become crucial in light of a report by the New York Times that includes allegations Ryan Adams engaged in sexually charged text messages and conversations with a girl who was underage at the time.

In response, Ryan Adams said he does not recall the alleged exchanges and would not knowingly engage in explicit communication with a girl who was underage.

The story caused consternation among some fans of Bryan Adams.

When someone said that she was sad about hearing the news about Ryan Adams, I freaked out and thought: What did Bryan Adams do? Never heard of Ryan Adams until today. — viet thanh nguyen (@viet_t_nguyen) February 15, 2019

i guess i finally need to learn the difference between ryan and bryan adams — Inkoo Kang (@inkookang) February 13, 2019

I got sooooo bummed just now thinking it was Bryan Adams who acted sketchy but it was Ryan Adams #SummerOf69 — Jamey Jasta (@jameyjasta) February 14, 2019

God, I feel old. All these tweets about Ryan Adams, and I read them as Bryan Adams. 🙄😝😩 — Kristen Callihan (@Kris10Callihan) February 15, 2019

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