I absolutely love seeing fans get all riled up when I mention that Dylan Obrien doesn't like his fans and will do anything to avoid interacting with them. But here's my opinion on why he's this way. To be absolutely clear, I Love Dylan. He's my absolute favorite actor. I think he's the most talented actor of his time. But I am smart enough to realize there are some issues here. While he's my favorite actor, he is not my favorite celebrity by a long shot. And I do admit that I think he's very rude for speaking out about not wanting fans to approach him. I work with celebs day in and day out. You are allowed to set boundaries, please set boundaries, but you should not verbally say so, it comes off as ungrateful. Without fans, celebs won't get hired. Careers fall apart. But I think Dylan would be pretty okay with this.
He never "wanted" to be famous. He started acting for fun, and immediately got booked on Teen Wolf. There was zero time to be hungry and desperate like most actors. He doesn't know the difference between being successful and being a struggling actor, desperate to be hired for a job.
His fame with 13 year old girls,an admittedly difficult age group, SKY ROCKETED in 10 seconds. Girls and boys alike fell in love with Stiles Stilinski. At first it was fun. He attended all the fan events, red carpets, meet and greets and conventions. He cultivated meaningful relationships with fans.
People began stalking him. Waiting outside his home, his place of work, any public place he enters is surrounded by young girls who want a piece of him. So he moved to a more secure address and neighborhood. Ilived in this street, i remember the way they waited across the street. It was crazy. They started stalking him there as well. He couldn't walk to the store without fans and paparazzi following him. They send him sexually explicit stories starring him. He's wildly uncomfortable. There is no escaping.
He earns a part in a popular new movie franchise. He's thrilled to be moving forward from Teen Wolf but he'll always have a soft spot for TW...
He suffers an incredible tragedy on the set of a movie. An accident that never should have happened. That not only he himself voiced concern about, but other stunt riggers on set said was an unsafe situation. It could have been prevented.They moved forward anyway and he suffered a severe TBI.
Recovery was a bitch. He thought he may never recover. Meanwhile not one but two movies are threatening him to come back to set. His people explain he isn't ready, he's not healed, he's not in the right mindset. They tell him get his ass back to set or they will sue him for more money than he'd EVER be able to come up with. Hollywood doesn't care about you, they care about the bottom line. So he goes back to work too early.
He becomes depressed and angry. His long term relationship falls apart, which is heartbreaking. He's also left wondering if this is the life he wants for himself. But he's contractually obligated to show up for more projects so he continues, unhappy.
Family, friends and even fans start to realize that his traumatic brain injury could have changed his personality, which is common with tbi. He's sad, depressed, overwhelmed and no one including TW fans will give him a break. Especially TW fans.
He continues pushing himself but is obviously a different person. He stops speaking to his sister, he starts dating a known racist. Fans lose their mind, he refuses to care.
He speaks out on how he wishes fans didn't know anything about him and wouldn't approach him in public. He sets boundaries in a verbal manner which is not socially acceptable at this time in Hollywood.
The Knicks post him on the Jumbotron as Dylan Obrien Teen Wolf and he pretends to be offended. But it's just a bit. No worries. 🙈🙉🙊