'Teen Wolf' Star Tyler Posey Says He's 'Not Gay,' Apologizes for Snapchat Comments: 'I Just Want to Spread Love'
Tyler Posey is under fire for his latest Snapchat videos.
On Friday, the Teen Wolf star posted a video of himself to the popular app, which showed him standing under a Gay Street sign in New York City's West Village neighborhood as he exclaimed, "This is me. I am this and this is me. I've never felt more alive. I'm gay!"
Tyler Posey coming out on snapchat? I'm suddenly alive and I'm so here for this pic.twitter.com/uDZxmzz4Tw
— joel (@purposehoIy) July 29, 2016
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Within minutes, fans took to Twitter writing things like, "Did Tyler Posey just come out on Snapchat because this is what I call living" and "Tyler Posey just came out as gay in the cutest way, I wasn't expecting that and I am so proud of him."
Posey -- who called off his engagement to longtime girlfriend Seana Gorlick in 2014 -- set the record straight in a series of tweets one day later. He confirmed he is "not gay," and claimed the posts were intended to "spread love."
"I am a big proponent of love over hate, and standing together during divisive times," the 24-year-old actor explained. "Although I'm not gay, I fully support the LGBTQ community. This was a moment intended to reflect that."
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"And everyone, I am truly sorry to the people I've offended or lessened how big coming out is," he continued. "I just want to spread love in this world."
I am a big proponent of love over hate, and standing together during divisive times.
— tyler posey (@tylergposey) July 30, 2016
[Part 2]: Although I'm not gay, I fully support the LGBTQ community. This was a moment intended to reflect that.
— tyler posey (@tylergposey) July 30, 2016
And everyone, I am truly sorry to the people I've offended or lessened how big coming out is. I just want to spread love in this world.
— tyler posey (@tylergposey) July 30, 2016
ET reached out to Posey's rep for comment.
Back in May, Posey's former Teen Wolf co-star, Colton Haynes, opened up about coming out after a cheeky comment he left on Tumblr about his "secret gay past" went viral.
"I should have made a comment or a statement [at the time], but I just wasn't ready," he explained. "I didn't feel like I owed anyone anything."
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"I think in due time, everyone has to make those decisions when they're ready, and I wasn't yet," he continued. "But I felt like I was letting people down by not coming forward with the rest of what I should have said."
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