James Charles has been through his share of
drama over the past year, and as he reflected
on the feud with Tati Westbrook that changed
everything, he was brought to tears over the
thought of wanting to end his life.
What’s up y’all, it’s Emile Ennis Jr.
with Clevver News, and never forget this time
last year when Tati Westbrook’s “Bye Sister”
video broke the Internet, completely exposing
James Charles.
What started as private tension between two
of the YouTube beauty community’s biggest
influencers quickly made its way public after
Tati shared a 43-minute long video airing
out every issue she came to have with James
over the past few months.
If, for some odd reason, you haven’t heard
about the drama, it basically all started
when James posted an Instagram ad promoting
Sugar Bear Hair vitamins, which just so happen
to be a direct competitor to Tati’s brand,
Halo Beauty.
In Tati’s now-deleted video, many shots
were fired at James, including Tati taking
credit for most of his career, not having
respect for anyone in the industry and most
shocking of all, accusing him of sexual misconduct.
James then posted an eight-minute apology
video addressing many of the claims and owning
up to what actually was factual.
This was followed by a 41-minute video titled
“No More Lies,” where he spoke confidently
about his many attempts to contact Tati and
even refuted the claims she addressed.
This caused James’ subscriber count to drop
by the millions, brands to pull out of major
collaborations, and his reputation tarnished
for quite some time.
Fast forward to a whole year later and James
is doing better than ever, although he is
still coping with the aftermath of the feud
to this day.
Last week on May 11th, James shared a series
of videos on Snapchat recalling his “scandal-versary”
and revealing that he’s been able to love
the person he’s become through all
of this.
James added QUOTE, “We have rebuilt pretty
much everything in this family together, and
we did it ourselves.
We’re almost to 20 million subscribers together,
which is crazy!”
He also mentioned the relaunch of his Sisters
apparel, the first season of his Instant Influencer
YouTube series, and teased many other projects
in the works.
On a more serious note, James then began to
break down as he recalled the heartbreaking
mental health struggle he went through because
of the public blowout.
He thanked his team and his best friends,
whom he credits for being alive to this day…
You can literally feel the pain that James
endured through this entire situation, and
until recently, many of James’ biggest fans
had no idea exactly how big of an impact Tati’s
video made on his entire life and well-being.
It’s refreshing to see how far he’s come
since that day a year ago, and his newfound
gratitude and perspective on life.
His biggest fans and supporters have left
uplifting comments on his Snapchat video,
praising him for his strength and congratulating
him on his comeback.
One user wrote, “We broke him.
He may have recovered but this will always
be a traumatic memory for him.
I really wish I hadn’t pressed unsubscribe
that day before I’d gotten both sides of
the story, or that this ever even happened.
Yes, Jeffree and Tati sparked the flame, but
this is also on all of us who under the standards
of cancel culture decided to use a ‘guilty
before proven innocent’ mindset.”
Another fan said, “I’m 26 and couldn’t
imagine doing what Tati did.
This made me tear up.
Poor James.
Didn’t deserve it”
And this user wrote, “bro he’s literally
talking about how he would’ve killed himself
because of this, because of the haters.
That is so so so so so bad and messed up.
ily james keep doing what you do best.”
Thankfully fans seem to have moved past the
drama as this instance just goes to show that
we need to continue to spread kindness, because
you just never know what people are battling.
But if you want more on James Charles, click
over here for all the details on his most
embarrassing on set moment.
And I want to know what you guys think about
James’ video -- was it also hard to watch
for you?
And do you think he’s now in a better place
a year later?
Let me know down in the comments below.
I’m your host, Emile Ennis Jr., see ya next
time!
