YouTuber James Charles brings major UK city to a halt for 30 second appearance James Charles, Twitter \/ Adobe StockPopular YouTuber and makeup guru James Charles brought Birmingham to a standstill, after making a guest appearance at the city\u2019s Bullring shopping center on January 26. Charles held a meet and greet at the mall\u2019s Morphe store, where a reported number of 8,000 fans crowded the center\u2019s three-story structure to get a glimpse of the makeup mogul. However, other numbers state that just a mere 250 fans ended up actually participating in the in-store event \u2013 which placed a few of Birmingham\u2019s major streets in a gridlock. https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-birmingham-47013978?ns_campaign=bbcnews&ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitterAccording to a report from the BBC, motorists were locked in a four-hour standstill, which lasted from three PM to seven thirty PM. The gridlock reportedly affected Birmingham\u2019s Suffolk Street Queensway, Navigation Street, and Hill Street, with other shoppers in the Bullring center struggling to navigate through crowded aisles and storefronts. I can\u2019t believe this is my life pic.twitter.com\/TOvGjNsk5d \u2014 James Charles (@jamescharles) January 26, 2019 A statement from the West Midlands Police claimed that the gridlock was incited by traffic light malfunctions at the Bristol Street and The Horsefair intersection; however, a contractor by the name of \u2018Amey\u2019 argued that the lights had been in working order all day long. Birmingham City is currently \u201canalysing data\u201d from the incident, in an effort to see if it can \u201chelp inform if any changes are needed to the network in future\u201d. Charles himself had a humorous take on the commotion, captioning the BBC\u2019s article on the subject with a bemused, \u201cOops.\u201d 19-year-old Charles boasts a whopping 13 million YouTube subscribers, and recently secured a collaboration with major makeup brand \u2018Morphe\u2019 \u2013 the store in which his show stopping meet-and-greet took place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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