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Cole Sprouse responds to twin brother Dylan claiming they are ‘children of incest’
Cole Sprouse has taken to Instagram to react to the claim that his brother Dylan made about them being 'children of incest'.
Dylan Sprouse made a discovery about the Sprouse family tree that shocked him and his twin, and he explained what he found on a podcast.
The 34-year-old is best known for his role in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and The Suite Life on Deck, both alongside his brother, Cole.
But Dylan claimed that they are ‘children of incest’ after delving into their family's ancestry, telling the Wildmen podcast that after finding out about the link, he called his brother with 'some crazy s***' to tell.
Despite his openness about the subject, Cole doesn't seem pleased with how the story is being reported, if his Instagram story is any indication.
Cole Sprouse's outburst on social media
Despite Dylan claiming that he told Cole about the discovery, the latter wasn't happy with how it was being discussed online.
Dylan only revealed his findings in a podcast episode which was uploaded on Tuesday (October 20), but later that same evening, Cole posted a headline about the topic on his Instagram story.
It read, 'Dylan Sprouse says he & Brother Cole Sprouse Are 'Children Of Incest''.
He reposted the title, writing: "No media training on earth can prep you to read this clickbait headline at 10 am."
But while Dylan did use the term 'children of incest', the former child actors aren't actually products of immediate incest.
Like many families, he discovered that his parents are distant relatives if you go back several generations.
Dylan wanted to research his ancestry to find out more about his relatives before stumbling on the baffling link between his parents' families, which he and Cole weren't aware of.
Dylan Sprouse opened up on his findings
The actor said he went on to the genealogy website Ancestry to find out more about his family background, particularly his father's side.
He explained: "I’ve found a lot of family members, weirdly, who I never met, because my dad’s side of the family is pretty fractured,
“I started to talk to them, compare and contrast.”
As he was doing his research, he said that there was a surprising link dating back to the California Gold Rush during the 19th century.
It was found that both branches of his family had traveled west during that period.
The two families then became linked through marriage towards the end of the 19th century, before their descendants eventually went their separate ways.
However, Dylan believes the family branches crossed paths once again generations later, when his parents met and married, seemingly unaware of their shared ancestry.
‘I called Cole, I showed him a picture, I was like, “Dude, I just found out some crazy s***,”’ Dylan recalled after making the finding.
