After being silent for almost a month, Jeffree Star is back, this time armed with an apology.
Background
In 2019, Tati Westbrook uploaded a video titled “Bye sister” in which she accuses James Charles of using his fame and money to prey on straight boys. This accusation was later backed up by Jeffree Star.
Charles suffered backlash from these accusations and lost several followers on his channel, but eventually came back and defended himself. However, Jeffree Star has managed to remain one of the central characters during this debacle.
Tati Westbrook then accused Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson of feeding her ‘poisonous lies’ about James Charles.
In his own video titled, “Doing What’s Right”, Jeffree apologised to James and denied trying to “take anyone down,” continuing that he isn’t “a villain in a movie”.
“This isn’t a Netflix series with a crazy story line, I know it sounds like it, and trust me, I’m sure I’d watch it as well. But this is my real life and a lot of things that are happening and being said are false.”
“2020 has been really crazy and I’ve added to the chaos,” he said,
Indirectly addressing Tati’s claims that Jeffree blackmailed members of the beauty community, he said:
“I will not be exposing anyone. For everyone saying Jeffree’s going to be coming with the receipts and we all need to get ready to forgive, that is the opposite of who I am.
“I know I’m dramatic, I’m crazy at times, I’m outspoken. But at the end of the day, that is not who I am.”
It seems as if the YouTube Beauty community is still pretty confused whether or not they accept Star’s apology, as the video has received over 300,000 dislikes.
As a result of the drama, major makeup retailer Morphe cut ties with Star which has undeniably affected his dominant presence in the beauty world and of course, his income.
Watch the video below and let us know whether or not you accept his apology
