Seems like everybody is picking sides in the James Charles vs. Tati Westbrook drama — especially fellow YouTube beauty gurus.
But Jeffree Star’s reaction is by far the greatest tea of the week, and it’s only Monday.
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You probably don’t need me to tell you about James Charles and Tati Wastbook’s feud. But I’m going to anyway.
Long story short, their friendship has gone up in flames since they let business come between them.
Tati has been a mentor and BFF to James over the last two years.
Tati is what you may call an OG online beauty guru . She has been one of the trailblazers in the industry. She is also the founder of Halo Beauty — a line of vitamins for hair and skin.
She befriended James and guided him through the YouTube beauty industry — ultimately leading to his profound success.
But in April, things began to go awry when James started promoting hair vitamins for a company that is a direct competitor of Halo Beauty.
In the past, James had refused to promote Halo Beauty on his channel — claiming he didn’t feel “comfortable” advertising supplements to his millions of young fans.
But that proved to be untrue.
Tati vented on social media, revealing that she felt deeply betrayed by James.
In response, James posted a lengthy written apology on Instagram. But Tati never responded.
Until now.
She recorded a 40-minute video explaining in detail all the reasons why she has decided to cut ties with James.
Essentially, she felt like James had taken advantage of her kindness and she regretfully can no longer remain friends with him because of it.
She also accused James of flirting with straight men, and abusing his power as a “celebrity”.
Since the allegations, many people have come forward saying that James has tried to hit on them.
In response to Tati’s video, James posted his own — tearfully apologizing for all of his wrongdoings.
He addresses Tati and her husband, thanking them for everything they have done for him and weepily apologizes for disappointing them.
Despite seeming completely genuine, James has lost millions of YouTube subscribers.
Needless to say, the YouTube beauty community and fans alike have been shook af.
And who better than Jeffree Star to spill even more tea on the matter?
In a since-deleted tweet, Jeffree Star called out James, calling him “a danger to society”.
It’s pretty clear who’s side he is on.
( sips tea )
“There is a reason that Nathan banned James Charles from ever coming over to our home again,” Jeffree wrote.
“There’s a reason why I haven’t seen him since @GlamLifeGuru’s birthday in February. He is a danger to society. Everything Tati said is 100% true.”
In retaliation to Jeffree’s tweet, James’ 17-year-old brother tweeted to his fans, trying to defend his brother.
“Why does everyone act so tough on the internet,” he wrote.
Jeffree didn’t take so kindly to that tweet, however.
Why is your brother a predator?? Why’d you really move back to NYC? Exactly. Shut the [expletive] up,” Jeffree replied in a since-deleted tweet .
Fans are reacting hilariously on Twitter.
Whenever something dramatic happens in the beauty community, you can bet that Jeffree is there in some way, shape or form.
And you can bet that this drama between James and Tati was no exception.
The consensus seems to be that this drama may have just been a dealbreaker for James’ entire empire.
But some fans think that the YouTube beauty community ganging up on James when he’s at his lowest is bullying.
They went on to ask why they never addressed these issues in the past instead of bringing it up now — adding salt to the wound.
And that’s all the tea! For now, anyway.
Do you think Jeffree getting involved was unnecessary?
Do you think that James and Tati will hash it out and become friends again in the future?
