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    Joe, Nick, And Kevin Jonas Apologized To Frankie For Calling Him The "Bonus Jonas" For All These Years

    “We are all equals.”

    Joyann Jeffrey
    by Joyann Jeffrey

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, and Kevin Jonas are making amends.

    The three siblings apologized to their younger brother, Frankie Jonas, for calling him the “Bonus Jonas” after he told them how much he hated it.

    “I refused to call Frankie ‘Bonus Jonas’ after he opened up to me about how that was hurtful to him,” Joe explained to Bustle.

    Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas of Jonas Brothers with brother Frankie Jonas arrive at Nickelodeon's 23rd Annual Kids' Choice Awards
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    “It completely makes sense,” he continued. “And we’ve had lengthy conversations and apologies behind closed doors that showcased my understanding and respect for his wishes.”

    Frankie Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, and Nick Jonas of The Jonas Brothers arrive at a special screening of Walt Disney Pictures' "Ponyo"
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    “I think to feel like you are second, third, or fourth-best from something is unfair,” Joe added. “We are all equals.”

    (L to R) Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas, Frankie Jonas and Joe Jonas backstage after Nick Jonas' debut in "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" on Broadway
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    Frankie recently opened up about how much he “always hated” that nickname during a recent interview with Bustle.

    He said he joined Twitter at age 12 to see the mean comments that people were writing about him being this “mascot-like” sort of character.

    "It really became a serious issue for me. A lot of that perpetuated the idea that I was just this meme."

    "I was this joke,” Frankie explained. “And my entire identity to people was 'adjacent,' which really affected myself and the way that I thought about the world and the way I felt about myself."

    “I wanted to run away from everything,” he added.

    Eventually, Frankie decided that he would do “everything [he] could to get back to that normal life that [he] thought [he had] watched die.”

    And getting an apology from his older brothers seems like a great place to start.