What’s up you guys?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News
and James Charles is very upset and speaking
out after a fan apparently ‘faked their
own death’ to get his attention.
Before we get into all the details of what
went down, I just wanted to give a trigger
warning that the content of this story is
heavy, so please only continue watching this
if you feel comfortable doing so.
Also, we wanted to make it clear that the
sort of behavior this fan exhibited can be
extremely damaging and is unacceptable no
matter how badly you want attention from your
favorite celebs or influencers.
Alright, so here’s what happened…
According to these screenshots of the now
deleted tweets, this fan was claiming to be
terminally ill and was constantly tagging
James Charles in their posts.
I’m not going to go through all of them
because they are extremely upsetting but they
said things like “Today is unfortunately
my last birthday I’ll ever have which sucks
I’ve tried my hardest to try and get a notice
from @jamescharles or @joewoahy”
Asset: Screenshot
And “@jamescharles I don’t have much longer
to live, cancer is kicking my ass and I can’t
fight it no more.
Please remember that you gave me the best
thing I could ask for and I love you so much.”
James reportedly had engaged with this fan
on Twitter previously, before he knew it was
fake.
And some people think the hoaxer may have
gotten the idea for this because James has
responded to fans going through something
similar in the past.
James has also been very outspoken about how
cancer has impacted his family as his mom
is a breast cancer survivor.
The fan faking cancer eventually ended up
posting a fake message from their supposed
sibling who confirmed their death.
Asset: Screenshot
Again, we can’t stress enough how upsetting
this whole thing is given that there are real
people going through situations like this
and it’s unacceptable to fake a terminal
illness to seek attention from someone like
James Charles, or anyone for that matter.
And James found this whole situation to be
disturbing, taking to Twitter to share his
thoughts once he finally found out it was
a hoax.
James wrote quote, “I just found out that
one of my fan accounts faked cancer and their
death...?
I understand people wanting to get noticed
by their idol but my mom’s a cancer survivor
and lying about something so serious just
does not sit right in my heart…”
Many fans quickly came to James’ defense
writing things like “facts, its so disgusting
that this has happened.
im so sorry james <3”
And “hate that someone would take advantage
of your good heart like that.
so gross.
i’m literally at a loss for words rn.”
This fan added quote, “That’s insane Jesus.
Crazy people wanting attention.”
But there were some fans who shared that they
were suspicious of this person since day one,
like this user who tweeted quote, “When
I saw the original tweet it felt so off but
I thought I was so crazy for thinking there
was sum fishy going on.
Sucks that these people drag you into this
shit.
So not ok”
This fan knew exactly who James was talking
about writing quote, “THEY FAKED IT?
that’s so messed up i know exactly who your
talking about, who does that”
Some people had a feeling the account was
fake, such as this person who wrote quote,
“I figured it was.
They didn’t have much on their account except
their attempt at stealing your attention.
Some people go to devastating and petty lengths
to get what they want.”
Others even apologized for being fooled too
and for reaching out to James on the hoaxer’s
behalf.
Since being called out by James, the account,
which was followed by James along with other
YouTubers, has been deleted.
Hopefully that’s a lesson learned for that
person and anyone else thinking about pulling
a similar trick.
Please always keep in mind that celebs are
people too and pulling tricks like this can
be extremely damaging for both them and their
fans.
And if you’re in the mood for some lighter
James Charles news, click right over here
for an exclusive Clevver interview where we
sat down with James and looked back at his
old Insta pics.
And feel free to share your thoughts on this
whole situation down in the comments below
and let us know what you thought of James’
response to the hoaxer.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!
