I met so many amazing people and nothing is going to take away my amazing time that I had.” But Regardless, it was a such a huge honour and I had so much fun being there. “I knew this was going to happen though… Anytime anything like this ever happens, with an influencer doing something new, people tend to be very up in arms about it, but I can see why. James responded to the backlash on Instagram stories, saying, "I wanted to say thank you for those who left positive comments on today’s Met Gala video, the reaction is definitely quite split," he explained. He quickly deleted the Tweet and posted a heartfelt apology, explaining that he understood that his remark was "offensive and ignorant" and that he "clearly has a lot to learn" On a school trip to Africa, he tweeted "I can't believe we're going to Africa today omg what if we get Ebola?" However, the following year his career was damaged when he posted a tweet that many found offensive. So what's all the drama about, here's a timeline of everything that's gone on so far.įeb 2017 - James posted an offensive tweetīack in 2016, James made history when he was named as a spokesmodel for US beauty brand, CoverGirl. Everyone from Jeffree Star to Kylie Jenner have been getting involved in the drama, and James has lost over 2.6 million subscribers. On Friday 10th May, fellow YouTuber Tati Westbrook posted a 43-min video to her YouTube channel titled ' Bye Sister' and since then, the beauty community has been going wild. Now however, things are looking a little bit different. When dropped by the beauty conglomerate, he founded a direct-to-consumer beauty line, which reportedly sold 1 million eyeshadow palettes in 30 minutes.James Charles is one of the most influential humans in the world of beauty, and up until this weekend, he was one of the most popular makeup gurus on YouTube. Star, who was not demonetized, earned $15 million last year, even after Morphe stopped selling his cosmetics line. Take Jeffree Star, the one-time rival of Charles who has apologized for self-described past racist behavior and has faced allegations of sexual assault, which he denies. There is always the chance of a comeback, thanks to loyal fans and direct relationships with their audiences. Dobrik has since posted an apology video. By the end of March, more than a dozen brands from Chipotle to Audible said they cut ties with Dobrik and would not work with him in the future. Dobrik also stepped down from the board of Dispo, a photo app he cofounded. David Dobrik, who earned $15.5 million last year, making him the world’s ninth highest-paid YouTuber, saw his future earnings potential crumble over the past month following an investigation by Insider into a rape allegation against a former member of his “Vlog Squad.” YouTube demonetized his video channel, as it did with Charles’, and Angel City Football Club, which Dobrik invested in, cut ties with him. His first eyeshadow palette sold out four times, and he followed that up with a second collection last year.Ĭharles isn’t the only YouTuber set to lose it all-or at least most of it-lately. His line of brushes and eyeshadows were sold both online and in store at Ulta Beauty ULTA. Morphe contributed even more to his earnings. He also earned six figures for hosting YouTube’s series Instant Influencer, though he lost that gig last month YouTube did not comment as to the reasoning behind the decision to remove him from the show. YouTube did not specify when it will resume advertisements on his channel. For now, that income has been eliminated in a not-so-uncommon practice at YouTube to “demonetize” channels that step out of bounds. Forbes estimates Charles earns nearly $5 million each year from the advertisements that YouTube serves on these videos. Since he began posting on the platform in 2015, his videos have been viewed 3.4 billion times. On YouTube, Charles, who was propelled into the mainstream thanks to a 2016 CoverGirl contract, has 25.5 million subscribers and garners more than 500 million views each year.
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