Billie Eilish's brother Finneas accused of queer baiting after kissing man live on stage

Finneas O'Connell has been accused of 'queer-baiting' after kissing a male guitarist live on stage.

The musician and producer, who is the older brother of pop sensation Billie Eilish, was performing at Warsaw Concerts in Brooklyn on Saturday night.

It was during his song 'Till Forever Falls Apart' that the 26-year-old briefly smooched guitarist Ricky Gourmet. Finneas then jokingly pushed Ricky's face away as fans at the 1,000-capacity venue cheered on.

Clips of the spontaneous moment have since gone viral online, sparking a mixed reaction from the public.

Responding to the video on Twitter, one person said: "Finneas is f****** queer baiting" as a second chimed in: "The queer baiting is insane."

Finneas and guitarist Ricky shared a brief kiss on stage (@morehonestt/X)

A third said: "Here we go again".

But many fans jumped to his defense as one said: "there’s no way i’m seeing twt [Twitter] cancel finneas for being a “queerbaiter” for kissing his bandmate on stage. i BEG some of you get a life !!!!!!!!!!!"

A second agreed: "no way we gotta defend finneas from queerbaiting allegations now."

It comes weeks after Finneas defended sister Billie over her feature on Charli XCX's Brat hit, 'Guess'. Music fans on TikTok slammed Billie's verse and accused the star, who disclosed she was physically attracted to woman in a 2023 Variety interview, of 'queerbaiting' and 'reducing girls to mere objects, all in an effort to convince the masses that she’s actually into them.'

Billie Eilish has also been accused of queer-baiting over the years (Sarah Morris/WireImage)

Finneas hit back at the commenter: “What a take you little clown. I got to watch the entire internet slam my sister for queer-baiting for an entire year when in reality, you were all forcing her to label and out herself.”

Billie was previously accused of queer-baiting in 2021 over her 'Lost Cause' music video, which features the star laying in bed with a group of girls.

Meanwhile, Finneas has been in a relationship with presenter and actress Claudia Sulewski since 2018.

The pair first connected on celebrity dating app Raya and have been public about their love for each other over the years.

Finneas has been in a relationship with Claudia Sulewski for six years (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

She is thought to be Finneas' muse, having inspired his 2019 track 'Claudia' and 2022's 'Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa'.

Later into Saturday night's show, he brought Claudia, 28, onstage and shared a longer kiss with her.

UNILAD has reached out to Finneas for further comment.