Billie Ellish and I are not products of nepotism, says her brother Finneas O'Connell

Nepotism has been a raging topic of debate in

showbiz

during the past few years, be it in India or abroad. The latest to face its heat is the musician sibling duo, Finneas O'Connell and his sister,

Billie Ellish

. Being industry kids — their mother,

Maggie Baird

, is an actress and screenwriter, and their father, Patrick O’Connell, is an actor — Finneas and Billie were targeted by social media users.

They said that it was easy for the duo to enter the music industry because they had famous parents. However, Finneas didn’t take the barbs lying down and reacted to them rather strongly, with a series of (now-deleted) tweets. He said that despite being actors, Maggie and Patrick were never able to offer full financial support to their children. He added that Patrick had worked as a construction worker, while Maggie worked as a teacher.

Finneas went on to state that his parents did not know anyone from the record industry. That’s not all, he also said that while he paid his parents’ mortgage, Billie pays them salaries for touring with them.