{"id":730511,"date":"2026-06-28T05:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/730511\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T05:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:20:14","slug":"olsen-twins-make-rare-appearance-for-brothers-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/730511\/","title":{"rendered":"Olsen twins make rare appearance for brother\u2019s wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/full-house-mary-kate-ashley-olsen-filming-b2876010.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen<\/a> made a rare public appearance in support of their brother Trent\u2019s recent wedding.<\/p>\n<p>The fraternal twins, 40, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/elizabeth-olsen-mary-kate-ashley-b2875256.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who formally retired from acting<\/a> in 2012, attended the May ceremony of their oldest sibling and his new wife, Alexis. <\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, in a joint Instagram post shared by the newlyweds, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/full-house-jeff-franklin-worst-episode-b2789483.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Full House stars<\/a> posed for a family photo. They stood to the left of the happy couple, alongside Ashley\u2019s husband, Louis Eisner, their half-siblings Courtney, 29, and Jake Olsen, 28, and other family members. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/features\/elizabeth-olsen-interview-doctor-strange-2-b2072025.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Their younger sister, WandaVision star Elizabeth<\/a>, 37, and her husband, Robbie Arnett, could be seen in the back.<\/p>\n<p>Each person wore black, except for Alexis and her flower girl, who wore white, and Courtney, who wore a navy dress. <\/p>\n<p>The post\u2019s caption simply reads, \u201cFamily,\u201d next to a single white heart emoji. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The celebration marks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/elizabeth-mary-kate-ashley-olsen-twins-b2721441.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mary-Kate and Ashley\u2019s<\/a> first public appearance since attending W Magazine and Bloomindale\u2019s 2025 New York Fashion Week party.<\/p>\n<p>The former child actors, best known for playing Michelle Tanner on the popular sitcom Full House and its sequel series Fuller House, officially stepped away from acting in the early 2010s to focus on careers in fashion. They now co-run a luxury brand, The Row, and a lifestyle brand, Elizabeth &amp; James.<\/p>\n<p>Mary-Kate\u2019s final on-screen appearance was in the 2011 fantasy romance film Beastly, starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer, while Ashley\u2019s final acting credit was a brief cameo in 2008\u2019s Josh Henderson-led romcom The Jerk Theory. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mary-Kate-and-Ashley-Olsen.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen retired from acting in 2012\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/>Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen retired from acting in 2012 (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The sisters last acted together in the 2004 family comedy, New York Minute, in which they played teenage Long Island twins who find themselves on numerous misadventures during a trip into Manhattan on a school day. It also starred Eugene Levy, the late Bob Saget and Gilmore Girls starJared Padalecki. <\/p>\n<p>Their sister Elizabeth, however, has continued acting, most recently appearing in the 2025 romcom Eternity and voicing her WandaVision character, Wanda Maximoff, in three episodes of the limited animated series Marvel Zombies. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/elizabeth-mary-kate-ashley-olsen-twins-b2721441.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Opening up about their family dynamic<\/a>, Elizabeth said in a 2025 segment of Today with Jenna &amp; Friends: \u201cI\u2019m one of six [children]. I loved it. Especially being the baby. I really enjoyed it. I also really admire the partnership that [Mary-Kate and Ashley] have and don\u2019t compete with it, in a way. It\u2019s something different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Love &amp; Death star reiterated how much she \u201cadmires\u201d Mary-Kate and Ashley\u2019s relationship with each other, adding: \u201cIt\u2019s a really interesting thing to watch\u2026 It\u2019s a different kind of connection.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":730512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88],"class_list":["post-730511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/730512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}