After news broke that the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star was looking to legally change his name, he took to Instagram to explain himself. Noting that he’s aware of the silly nature of this whole debacle, he also addressed the major reason why he’s decided to do this, saying:

Rob McElhenney has seen the online discourse around his name change and is chiming in. The Emmy winner, who made headlines for filing to legally change his name to Rob Mac last week, took to social media to “dedicate exactly one minute” to explaining why he took such significant measures.

Rob McElhenney announced in May that he would be shortening his name to "Rob Mac" and has now explained his reasons for the name change after filing legal documents