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March 2024

2 Mar

James Charles, Tati Westbrook and the Chaos of Cancel

James Charles, Tati Westbrook and the Chaos of Cancel
It began with a video — or was it an Instagram Story promoting vitamins? James Charles and Tati Westbrook — and Jeffree Star, who inserted himself into the fray somewhere along the way in which — have publicly put an end to the virtual maelstrom that moved thousands and thousands. The highly publicized back-and-forth between 20-year-old Charles, who shot to Web stardom in 2016 when CoverGirl named him its first male spokesmodel, and 37-year-old Westbrook, Charles’ mentor who's credited as one in all the primary beauty influencers, centered around a social media post promoting vitamins and mushroomed over allegations of sexual harassment. The exchange took off on May 10 with Westbrook’s “Bye Sister” video and snowballed online for a full nine days...
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