A complete timeline of James Charles and Tati Westbrook'south explosive feud that tore their human relationship apart

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Tati Westbrook and James Charles have a long history.
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  • Dazzler YouTubers James Charles and Tati Westbrook are in the middle of a bitter feud.
  • The feud was sparked afterwards Charles posted an advert for a competitor to Westbrook's brand of beauty vitamins.
  • The advertizing prompted Westbrook to seemingly stop her friendship with Charles in a now-deleted video titled, "Goodbye Sister ... "
  • The feud came as a shock to their fans, as Westbrook and Charles accept formed quite a close bond since 2017.
  • The two accept since seemed to put their feud to rest.
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James Charles and Tati Westbrook are two of the virtually pop YouTubers in the beauty community, and on May x, a bitter war erupted between the ii that shook their fans.

Westbrook seemingly ended her friendship with Charles in a now-deleted 43-minute video titled "Goodbye Sister ..." in which she said she was "completely blindsided" by Charles' decision to post an ad for a Sugar Comport Pilus, which is a straight competitor to her brand of beauty vitamins. She too defendant Charles of "manipulating someone'south sexuality" past repeatedly going after straight men. Charles followed up with an amends video titled, "tati," and later on posted another video titled "No More Lies," in which he attempts to articulate up the claims Westbrook mentioned in her video.

Here's a look at how Westbrook went from being "like a mother" to Charles to 1 of his biggest critics.

James Charles is likewise a wildly popular dazzler YouTuber, with over 13 million subscribers at the time of this mail.

James Charles attends the 2019 Met Gala.
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The xix-yr-erstwhile started his YouTube career in 2015 and has become known for his impressive makeup tutorials. His career began to skyrocket in 2016 when he became the first male spokesperson for CoverGirl cosmetics.

At the peak of his popularity in early 2019, Charles had over 16 million YouTube subscribers. His eye shadow palette in collaboration with Morphe was as well a huge seller in Nov 2018.

Westbrook eventually noticed Charles' talents, and a friendship was quickly formed.

Tati Westbrook flew James Charles out for her wedding ceremony.
Tati Westbrook/YouTube

Westbrook was and then taken with Charles' talents that she asked the and so 17-yr-onetime to exercise her makeup for her wedding in January 2017.

The duo made their showtime video together in January 2017, where Westbrook called Charles "a wonderful friend" and "actually, actually talented."

In Jan 2017, Charles tweeted a photo from Westbrook's wedding calling her his "second parent."

James Charles called Tati Westbrook i his "all-time friends."
James Charles/Twitter

A strong mentor-mentee human relationship seemed to be forming between the two, which would go on to develop throughout the next two years.

Charles appeared on Westbrook's channel multiple times in diverse reviews and tutorials, and Westbrook would also promote Charles' Morphe palette and affiliate codes in multiple videos.

Charles detailed his strong bond with Westbrook in their outset collaboration on Charles' aqueduct in September 2018.

The ii formed a close bond.
James Charles/YouTube

Charles calls Westbrook his "beautiful, amazing mother," and refers to her as "THE adult female of the makeup customs."

"She'due south literally been here since the beginning of my makeup career and helped me move out to Los Angeles," Charles said in the video while talking about his relationship with Westbrook.

"It's so insane to see how far you've come and how far you've grown," Westbrook said in the video to Charles. "I reached out to James way back when because he was so mega-talented, and information technology'southward so absurd to watch what you've go."

In early on 2018, Westbrook launched a line of dazzler vitamins called Halo Beauty.

Halo Dazzler launched in 2018.
Tati Westbrook/YouTube

YouTubers launching products and brands is zip new, only Halo Beauty would soon get a major factor in the disintegration of Westbrook and Charles' relationship.

Halo Beauty is a line of supplements that claims to strengthen the appearance of the users' hair, skin, and nails. One of the brand's biggest competitors is Sugar Bear Hair, which is often advertised by huge celebrities like Kim Kardashian Due west and Kylie Jenner.

Westbrook and Charles' relationship took a turn in April 2019, when Charles promoted Sugar Bear Hair in a video on his Instagram story.

Charles posted an advertisement for one of Westbrook's competitors.
James Charles/Instagram

He said in the video that the team at Sugar Carry Hair helped him by supplying security, which led him to make a video in support of the brand's sleep vitamins.

Westbrook and so quickly posted a bawling video to Instagram that many believed to be aimed at Charles.

Westbrook said she felt "used" in an Instagram story.
Tati Westbrook/Instagram

"I feel really used," Westbrook said in the video. "That'south the bad part of Hollywood. Welcome to testify business organisation. Everybody says what they need to say and uses who they need to employ to get ahead, and I have had about plenty. I've had about enough. It's non right."

Charles then posted an apology to Westbrook on his Instagram story.

Charles posted the apology to his Instagram story.
James Charles/Instagram

Destractify shared a screenshot of the message, in which Charles says that he didn't accept any money for the post and that he considers Westbrook "like a mother" since his start in the industry.

"As most of you know, Tati has a vitamin make which I have on a daily basis," Charles wrote. "But in the moment, I did not call back almost the competition, which was a major oversight. I've supported Tati both online and off similar she has done for me and am devastated that I hurt someone that I truly dearest and have endless respect for."

Young man beauty YouTuber Gabriel Zamora then became a part of the story when he voiced his opinions on Instagram and YouTube.

Zamora chosen out Westbrook in two videos.
Gabriel Zamora/YouTube

He showtime posted a video to his Instagram story where he seemed to be accusing Westbrook of "crying over vitamins," which Twitter user Dustin Dailey shared.

He then posted a video titled "Makeup and Opinions" on his YouTube channel on May four, in which Zamora defends Charles by proverb that he shouldn't be expected to remain solely loyal to Westbrook's brand. He as well said that Westbrook should fully address the situation publicly.

"So if you're going to go along the internet and cry and heavily imply that there's a horrible human beingness, and everybody can get what it is, and then daughter sit on the net and talk nigh it so," Zamora said when talking about how Westbrook was handling the situation.

On May 10, Westbrook addressed the situation with Charles in a now-deleted video titled, "BYE SISTER ..."

Westbrook dropped an explosive video on May x.
Tati Westbrook/YouTube

She begins the video with clips from Zamora's videos, and says that him calling her out by name in his "Makeup and Opinions" video prompted her to accost the situation publicly.

In the video, Westbrook says that Charles said he would not promote Halo Dazzler due to his young audition, which is why his video with Sugar Bear Pilus "completely blindsided" her. She besides claimed that "fame, power, and a fatty banking company account" influenced Charles' behavior.

"This is me having someone that I mentored, someone that I cared for, actually not care for me and exhibit that," Westbrook said in the video.

Westbrook as well details how she helped build Charles' career. She says her husband helped Charles properly monetize his videos and navigate business deals, and she also points out that she took him under her wing at a time when Westbrook's channel was more pop.

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In the 43-infinitesimal video, Westbrook also accused Charles of manipulating straight men's sexuality.

Westbrook said Charles has attempted to "manipulate someone's sexuality."
Tati Westbrook/YouTube

Westbrook says in the video that the last phone conversation she and Charles had was near a situation in Seattle where she accused Charles of manipulating someone'due south sexuality.

"Oh my god, you tried to play a joke on a straight homo into thinking he's gay, yet again, and somehow you're the victim," Westbrook said in her video. "It's really disgusting to manipulate someone's sexuality, especially when they are all the same emerging into machismo, and don't quite have everything figured out."

Charles has fabricated several references to his affinity for directly men in the by. He tweeted "attractive directly boys volition be the death of me" back in April 2014, and he also talked about it in a collaboration with YouTuber Ryland Adams in a video from March 2018.

When Adams told Charles that he "has an issue with straight guys" and says he should be able to find a "masculine gay guy," Charles said, "I mean there are a million of them, simply there'south no challenge in that."

Charles then posted a response video titled "tati" on May 10.

Charles posted his response video after that twenty-four hours.
James Charles/YouTube

In the video, he apologizes to Westbrook and her husband.

"I'm and then disappointed in myself that I ruined a relationship that did hateful and so much to me, even if I didn't do the best job at showing it all the time," Charles said.

He also addressed the sexual-manipulation accusations.

"I've learned the hard mode about ways that I tin interact with boys that I'g interested in and as well ones that I should or shouldn't be talking to," Charles said.

He likewise says that Westbrook was one of the starting time people to address the situation with him.

"Tati actually was one of the people to sit down me down and tell me how information technology looked from the exterior and allow me know, 'Hey, talking to these boys might get you in problem one mean solar day,'" he said. "And she was right."

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Zamora then came to Charles' defense over again in a Snapchat video.

Zamora stood up for Charles in a Snapchat video.
Gariel Zamora/Snapchat

YouTube user THE VIEWERS Vocalism shared a prune of the video, where Zamora says that the manipulative behavior Westbrook defendant Charles of was instigated past the directly man in question, and calls her a "fraud" for perpetuating the "predatory" angle of the story.

Westbrook tweeted that her "heart is heavy" on May 12.

Westbrook says her "center is heavy" following the situation.
Tati Westbrook/YouTube

"There won't be a video tomorrow," Westbrook wrote to her fans. "My heart is still too heavy. I feel similar I need to remind you that we can hold truth & inspire alter without grabbing onto detest. Accolade your blessings, don't abuse them. Celebrating hurting will only bring it to your door. love you guys, meet you soon."

Westbrook broke her silence once again in a video titled "Why I Did It ..." on May xvi in which she asks viewers to cease the hate for Charles.

Tati Westbrook addressed the responses to her original video.
Tati/YouTube and Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

"I do really want the hate to stop. I want the picking sides and the abusive memes and the language and all of that, I really promise on both sides information technology tin end," Westbrooksaid in her video.

Westbrook added that she had individual conversations with Charles before the video and that she all the same has honey for him.

"I don't detest James Charles. I don't want yous guys hating on him," she told her viewers. "I can't even go online right now. It's painful to scout someone that you have cared about exist dragged and to know that this all started considering of me, and I don't think anyone deserves that."

She also addressed the new batch of subscribers she'due south gained in the wake of the scandal.

"There is no celebration in what'southward happening," Westbrook said. "And if I could requite all of the new success back and the new subscribers dorsum, I would. That's non why I did this."

Westbrook likewise deleted her original "BYE SISTER ..." video.

Read more: Beauty YouTuber Tati Westbrook asks her followers to cease the hate towards James Charles in a tearful new video following their explosive feud

Charles fabricated a response of his own on May 18 titled "No More than Lies."

James Charles broke his silence in a new video.
James Charles/YouTube

In the video, Charles refutes the claims Westbrook well-nigh him attempting to manipulate men's sexuality.

"I have never and would never and will never use my fame, money or power to manipulate or become whatever sexual activity from a guy," Charlessaid in the video. "That is disgusting and blows my mind. And the fact that Tati brought this upwards blows my mind because she knows the real story."

He also goes on to say that he still has beloved for the people involved in the feud, but that he is taking some time away.

Westbook so uploaded a new statement to her Instagram story on May 19.

Tati Westbrook let her audience know she was in advice with James Charles.
Tati Westbrook/Instagram

"I have been in communication with James Charles through an intermediary for the terminal week," she wrote in her Instagram story. "And we believe that it is in the best involvement of our community, our viewers and ain mental wellness to put this matter to a remainder."

She also goes on to say that she regrets the mode she communicated her concerns.

"Although I do not regret raising my concerns, I completely regret the way I went about maxim them," she wrote. "I could take and should have plant a better style."

Westbrook did non immediately answer to INSIDER'southward asking for comment.

Star likewise seemed to put his part in the feud to residual in a video titled "Never Doing This Once more" on May 19.

Jeffree Star said he's "so sorry" for his initial tweet.
Jeffree Star/YouTube

"I am so sad for ever sending that tweet," Starsaid in the video. "If I could accept it back I would and I did not understand what I was doing in that moment."

He besides goes on to clarify that he thinks he mishandled the fashion he addressed the situation.

"Because I said those things, that does not equal me hating James Charles," Star said. "He'due south been in my life a few years at present. Are we the all-time of friends? No. But we had a existent connection, I loved and cared nigh him, and I definitely recollect I mishandled our friendship."

Star did non immediately respond to INSIDER's asking for comment.

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