James Charles speaks out after Tati Westbrook exposes Shane Dawson James Charles, YouTube[jwplayer mgzBNoPb]Makeup mogul James Charles has finally addressed Tati Westbrook\u2019s viral \u201cBreaking my Silence\u201d video, which accused YouTubers Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star of orchestrating the scandal that attempted to cancel him in 2019. James Charles made headlines in May of last year, after Westbrook published a video titled \u201cBye Sister,\u201d claiming that Charles had used his fame to manipulate the sexuality of straight male fans, among other accusations. While Charles later debunked her claims in a video of his own (and subsequently gained back the hundreds of thousands of subscribers he\u2019d lost), the drama was far from over, with Westbrook alleging she\u2019d been \u201cgaslit\u201d into making her video nearly a year later. In a June 2020 upload, Tati claimed that she\u2019d been fed rumors regarding Charles\u2019 character, and was encouraged to make her viral expos\u00e9 against her prot\u00e9g\u00e9e to unseat him in preparation for Dawson and Star\u2019s \u201cConspiracy\u201d palette launch in the fall. Alongside accusations of potential sexual misconduct against Charles (as told by Tati in her video), fans are more anxious than ever to hear his side of the story \u2014 but they might be disappointed in what he has (or doesn\u2019t) have to say. Paparazzi caught up with Charles two weeks after Tati\u2019s \u201cBreaking my silence\u201d video released, making sure to ask the YouTuber about his stance on the topic. Unfortunately, Charles made a point of refusing to speak on the matter, declining the cameraman\u2019s questions on two occasions. \u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about anything in relation to [Shane Dawson],\u201d Charles answered. However, he did give his two cents on so-called \u201ccancel culture\u201d surrounding Dawson, saying: \u201cI think it should always be looked at on a case-by-case basis, and make sure that people are changing actively. That\u2019s kind of what I\u2019ve always believed in.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t really want to address anything regarding the drama,\u201d he continued. (Topic begins at 1:34) While Charles could be attempting to rise above the entire situation, he may very well be choosing to stay silent due to legal matters, with Westbrook admitting to fans that her legal team is involved in her allegations against Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson. With Charles and Westbrook both following each other back on social media, it\u2019s safe to say that these influencers are back on good terms \u2014 but Charles\u2019 real thoughts regarding the scandal are still up in the air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
James Charles speaks out after Tati Westbrook exposes Shane Dawson James Charles, YouTube[jwplayer mgzBNoPb]Makeup mogul James Charles has finally addressed Tati Westbrook\u2019s viral \u201cBreaking my Silence\u201d video, which accused YouTubers Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star of orchestrating the scandal that attempted to cancel him in 2019. James Charles made headlines in May of last year, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51815\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}