Sara Vallone 
Grayson and Ethan Dolan are twin brothers. And over the last few years, the now 19-year-olds have gained a rather large fan following on YouTube.
Now best known as the “Dolan Twins,” the young men have embraced their celebrity status and have come to adore their growing fan base.
However, after losing their father on Saturday, January 19, Ethan and Grayson found themselves taking to social media in an attempt to stop some of their biggest fans from showing up to their father’s funeral.
According to NBC, their father, Sean Dolan, passed away after a two-and-half-year long battle with cancer. He was just 50 years old and boasted as a “popular and well-loved teacher, principal, superintendent, and coach” in their home state of New Jersey.
If you are a fan of Grayson and I we love you and appreciate you so much. The best way you could support us during this tough time is to NOT show up at our father’s wake or funeral. thank you guys and please please please respect my wish.
— Ethan Dolan (@EthanDolan) January 22, 2019
Ethan told his over seven million followers on Twitter:
If you are a fan of Grayson and I we love you and appreciate you so much. The best way you could support us during this tough time is to NOT show up at our father’s wake or funeral. thank you guys and please please please respect my wish.
And his twin brother had a similar plea on his own social media platform, which also boasts more than seven million followers:
We want this ceremony to be an opportunity for the people who had a close connection with my Dad to say goodbye and pay their respects. We appreciate all of our fans so so much. Please respect My father Sean, Ethan, my family, and me send your love through social media only!
— Grayson Dolan (@GraysonDolan) January 22, 2019
Your kind posts about my Dad have been heartwarming. Thank you all. Again, please do not show up to his wake, funeral, or any of his services.
— Grayson Dolan (@GraysonDolan) January 22, 2019
He wrote:
We want this ceremony to be an opportunity for the people who had a close connection with my Dad to say goodbye and pay their respects. We appreciate all of our fans so so much. Please respect My father Sean, Ethan, my family, and me send your love through social media only!
Your kind posts about my Dad have been heartwarming. Thank you all. Again, please do not show up to his wake, funeral, or any of his services.
As NBC reported, before their father’s funeral, hashtags like “SeanDolanMeetUpParty” and “seandolanfuneralparty” began popping up on Twitter, prompting the famous brothers to put a stop to them as quickly as possible.
Many of their followers publicly apologized on behalf of others:
sorry that you had to say this, we all love you and have your back, you know this
Literally shows how disrespectful and ignorant people can be just to get attention, the twins need time with their family and this matter should not be thought of as a meet and greet, some people really shouldn’t call them selves fans
you shouldn’t have to ask for this
i love you Ethan. it’s so sad that you even have to say this
It’s moments like this that show the world that while they may not have the most normal lives, celebrities are people too and deserve the same amount of respect, especially in times like these.
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