Believe it or not, it’s been an entire year
since the James Charles/Tati Westbrook drama
went down, and honestly we’ve all come a
long way.
Especially James, which rings true when his
good friend Nikita Dragun can jokingly throw
some shade his way for his original apology
video.
What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News
and I know 2020 has been a weird one so far
to say the least, but can you believe it’s
been a whole year since one of the biggest
scandals in YouTube history?!
I mean, I know time is moving at a weird pace
these days, but the James Charles/Tati Westbrook
drama feels like it was yesterday and 10 years
ago all at the same time.
But Tati’s famous “Bye Sister” video
is truly history at this point, as James has
skyrocketed to even more subscribers than
before all the drama.
Though that would’ve been hard to believe
at the time when watching his social blade
numbers take a dive around a year ago today.
And while sure, James has been involved in
some other drama since then, he really has
come a long way in 12 months.
He’s collaborated with some huge names like
Kesha and Charli D’Amelio, he’s connecting
with his fans better than ever, and he even
started his own YouTube reality competition
show ‘Instant Influencer’, which was a
huge success.
But despite the scandal being in the past,
Nikita Dragun couldn't pass up the opportunity
to tease her friend and throw some cheeky
shade his way about his original apology video
on TikTok.
And we’re not talking about James’ well
thought out, 41 minute “No More Lies”
video where he brought all the receipts to
debunk some of what Tati said about him.
We’re talking about his initial crying apology
video from Australia that he uploaded immediately
after seeing Tati’s Bye Sister video.
Yeah, that one.
And you might recall that Nikita actually
got herself involved in the Tati/James drama
when it was all going down, like many others
in the beauty community.
But clearly they can all look back on it a
year later and laugh.
So here’s what happened…
It all started after Nikita posted a TikTok
with Hype House member Tony Lopez.
Nikita was taking part in a Tik Tok trend
where you pretend to hit someone in the face
repeatedly while moving things around in your
car, and honestly, her post was really funny.
And James obviously thought the video was
hilarious too because he liked and commented
on the Tik Tok post, praising Nikita's dedication
to the trend.
He said quote, "I love this Oscar winning
performance."
And Nikita took the opportunity to playfully
poke some fun at James.
She said quote, "Better acting than some apology
vids I've seen."
Ooooh the tea you guys!
Obviously Nikita was just having some fun
with James, as they are good friends, so there’s
no ill will there.
And obviously we don’t know if James was
actually acting in his original apology vid
(personally, I think he was being sincere),
or if Nikita is just joking at James' expense,
but either way fans were totally here for
Nikita teasing James.
One person commented on the post writing quote,
“I love their friendship”
Another chimed in saying “@nikitadragun
best comment ever.”
And this fan wrote quote, “OHHH Roasted
OMG” with laughing emojis.
So clearly fans were totally here for this
funny moment, and while the scandal took a
huge toll on James’ mental health back when
it happened, it seems like he isn’t afraid
to poke a little fun at the situation now…
a year later.
He’s even thrown a little shade at the situation
himself.
Back in January, after the Coachella 2020
lineup was announced, James tweeted his excitement,
writing quote, "THIS IS ABOUT TO BE THE BEST
COACHELLA YET!!!! no boys or vitamins!!!!!!!!
just good music, outfits, photos & memories
let’s GOOOO."
We all know now that Coachella has been postponed,
but I have no doubt that James will be there
doing the most whenever it does happen.
And we’re just glad he’s in a good enough
place where he can make some lighthearted
jokes about the situation now because we know
how tough the last year was for James.
But I want to know what you guys think about
all of this.
What do you think about Nikita’s comment
to James about his apology video?
And can you believe it’s been an entire
year since this scandal?
And for more on truly how far James has come
over the past year, click right over here
for another Clevver News video.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!
