Joe Jonas apologised to Frankie Jonas for 'hurtful' nickname Entertainment Fri, Apr 23, 2021 Singer Joe Jonas said that Frankie Jonas has "done a lot of healing" since his family ditched calling him “Bonus Jonas”. Frankie had recently laid his feelings bare to Bustle about growing up in the shadows of his famous brothers saying how it had affected him. In the same interview, Joe spoke about how the family acknowledged the damaging nickname and apologised for it. "He's done a lot of healing behind the scenes, and this is his way of bringing you into his own universe,” Joe told the publication.