Dylan O’Brien called out by trans sibling over estrangement after interview on queer support resurfaces

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'Teen Wolf' star Dylan O’Brien is facing backlash from his trans sibling, Julz O’Brien, over his public comments about supporting queer people in his life.

The comments resurfaced from a 2024 interview at the Sundance Film Festival, where he promoted his film 'Ponyboi'.

Dylan O’Brien's trans sibling Julz O’Brien claimed they have been estranged for a year

Julz O’Brien, 35, responded directly to an Instagram post highlighting Dylan O'Brien’s statement, saying they haven’t heard from the actor in over a year, despite his public gratitude for the LGBTQ+ community.

In the resurfaced interview with Vulture, Dylan O’Brien said, “I have a trans, non-binary sibling and I know people in my personal life as well who are queer. I am so grateful for how much it deepens my experience in this world.” This quote was reposted by Gay Times on Instagram.

Julz responded to the post before it was deleted, writing, “He also hasn’t spoken to me in over a year.”

They continued, “He didn’t check in when I had top surgery. He didn’t even wish me a happy bday last week!”

They added, “But glad I could deepen his experience in this world and make the world love him that much more," as reported by Page Six. 

Julz also clarified their identity in the comment, saying they are transmasculine and use he/they pronouns.

Julz O’Brien criticizes Dylan O'Brien for using their image without consent

In addition to calling out Dylan O'Brien's lack of personal contact, Julz O’Brien criticized the media for using their photo and referring to them without permission.

“Kinda funny that this article didn’t ask me for a single thing about myself? It’s about me and uses my photo. I’m not even tagged,” Julz wrote.

Julz and Dylan previously appeared to have a close relationship.

In 2022, Julz posted on Instagram, “Happy Birthday, Dyl!! Love you so much,” along with throwback photos. In earlier posts, Julz called Dylan their “very first best friend.”

Internet reacts to Dylan O'Brien's trans sibling's claims 

Online reactions were swift and divided after Julz O'Brien’s comments.

One user on X posted, “Not wishing your sibling a happy birthday is just so sad.”

Another commented, “Damn, that’s rough. Hope they can work it out.”

"Nothing wrong with that, I'd be disappointed with my sibling if they did that," wrote one more.

One user suggested, “maybe he just doesn’t like his sibling for a valid reason and it has nothing to do with them being trans? just a thought.”

Meanwhile, others were more blunt, with one writing, “CANCEL HIM!” and another sarcastically posting, “Love that for dylan.”

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