Arnold Schwarzenegger was married to Maria Shriver for nearly twenty-five years, and the couple has four children, all of whom are often seen in the limelight because of their relationship with Schwarzenegger. However, Schwarzenegger also has a fifth child, Joseph Baena, who was born out of an affair the actor had years ago.
As a result of the circumstances around Baena’s birth, there have been plenty of rumors on the internet hinting at an estranged relationship between Baena and his half-siblings. Naturally, those invested in the lives of the Schwarzenegger family must be curious to learn whether Baena is on cordial terms with his siblings, and here is everything we learned in that regard.
Does Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Joseph Baena Follow His Half-Siblings On Social Media?
Joseph Baena was born on October 2, 1997, and is the biological son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mildred Patricia “Patty” Baena. Schwarzenegger’s other four children, Katherine, Christina, Patrick, and Christopher were born from the Terminator actor’s marriage with Maria Shriver, making them half-siblings of Baena.
According to a post on the social media platform Instagram, Baena allegedly follows all his siblings on social media. However, none of the Schwarzenegger children follow him back. “They fear his superior genes,” states a comment under the post, implying that the Schwarzeneggers hold a grudge against their half-sibling.
However, the post appears to be partially inaccurate. While neither of Schwarzenegger’s four children with Shriver follow Baena, the latter also does not follow them back on Instagram. It is unclear whether Baena followed any of his half-siblings on Instagram in the past, and none of them follow him on the platform as of this writing.
The Truth About the Relationship Between Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Children
The Instagram situation strongly hints at a rift between Katherine, Christina, Patrick, Christopher Schwarzenegger, and their half-sibling, Joseph Baena. In 2023, some of the Schwarzenegger siblings and Baena were in attendance at the premiere of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Netflix series FUBAR.
While the Schwarzenegger siblings posed with their father on the red carpet, Baena was pictured solo. Later, Baena also spoke with a correspondent of Entertainment Tonight on the event’s red carpet. When asked whether Baena got to spend a lot of time with his half-siblings, the 26-year-old stated:
“I mean that’s something we don’t really talk about.”
Baena’s response suggests that he was uncomfortable with the question but also implied that he did not spend a lot of time with his half-siblings. According to a report from 2023, a source close to the Schwarzenegger family claimed that the siblings did not like Baena, but he was close to Schwarzenegger and the actor had always treated all his children equally.
Ultimately, it seems like Schwarzenegger’s children are not close with their half-brother but there is no evidence that suggests hostility between them. Furthermore, Baena appears to share a wholesome bond with his father as he often posts pictures with the True Lies star on his social media profiles. Baena is also following in Schwarzenegger’s footsteps by pursuing a career as an actor.
