Dylan O’Brien’s sibling responded to statements the actor had beforehand made about them.
For context, The Maze Runner and Teen Wolf actor performs a pimp within the film Playboi, which is about an intersex intercourse employee. Although the film was filmed in late 2022, it is set to be launched within the US later this yr.
For this reason, on Could 1, Homosexual Occasions ran a narrative with the headline, “Dylan O’Brien says he is ‘so grateful’ for his trans non-binary sibling.”
The quotes themselves are from a Vulture interview final January, the place Dylan mentioned, “I’ve a trans, nonbinary sibling and I do know folks in my private life as properly who’re queer, and I’m so grateful for the way a lot it deepens my expertise on this world.”
So, the article itself is extra concerning the film, however the headline, caption, and picture posted on Instagram have been all about Dylan’s sibling, Julz — implying that Dylan had mentioned this lately. The caption reads, “O’Brien’s sibling, Julz O’Brien, is non-binary and makes use of they/them pronouns. On Instagram, Julz continuously shares household photographs—together with with O’Brien, whom they’ve described as their ‘very first greatest pal’—and infrequently expresses pleasure in being a part of the LGBTQIA+ group.”
Julz then took to the feedback to write down, “Kinda humorous that this text didn’t ask me a single factor about myself? It’s about me and makes use of my picture. I’m not even tagged.”
He additional clarified that he’s transmasculine:
Julz then “preferred” a remark calling out Dylan’s girlfriend, Rachael Lange, who has beforehand confronted controversy for utilizing anti-gay and anti-Black slurs on-line. In a response remark, they alleged of Dylan, “He additionally hasn’t spoken to me in over a yr. He didn’t examine in after I had high surgical procedure. He didn’t even want me a cheerful bday final week! However glad I may deepen his expertise on this world and make the world love him that rather more 😏.”
BuzzFeed has reached out to a consultant for Dylan for remark.