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Makeup YouTuber Tati Westbrook Calls Out James Charles
"It’s really disgusting to manipulate someone’s sexuality, especially when they are still emerging into adulthood, and don’t quite have everything figured out."
UPDATE: Shortly after Tati's video went viral, James uploaded his own response to his YouTube channel.
Original post below:
Like a bad trainwreck, YouTube drama is something we admittedly can't keep our eyes off of, no matter how bad it is. This week's drama involving gay influencer James Charles is no exception.
In an epic, 43-minute video posted to YouTube, longtime makeup guru Tati Westbrook called out her fellow YouTube star for way too many things to keep track of, the likes of which including how uncomfortable she always felt over James' over-sexualized and well-documented thirst for straight men.
"It’s really disgusting to manipulate someone’s sexuality, especially when they are still emerging into adulthood, and don’t quite have everything figured out," she says around the 24-minute mark, specifically citing an instance that allegedly happened in Seattle on her birthday. "You are using your fame, your power, your money to play with people's emotions. You’re threatening to ruin them, you’re threatening to embarrass them and you’re doing that to have them behave sexually in your favor, even if they’re straight. And you know what? That’s not okay. That behavior is not okay."
Since James happens to be one of those YouTube personalities everyone loves to hate, the internet took particular joy in watching Tati spill all the tea:
\u201cJames Charles: Please don't ruin my career and tell all my business. \n\nTati Westbrook:\u201d— Regyonc\u00e9 (@Regyonc\u00e9) 1557520798
None— katie\u2019s house (@katie\u2019s house) 1557526330
None— elizabeth (@elizabeth) 1557521082
Watch all the drama for yourself in Tati's video below.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
