Makeup mogul James Charles made headlines in May after mentor Tati Westbrook accused him of using his fame to manipulate straight men – and it doesn’t look like these accusations are dying down.
While Charles made the comeback of a lifetime after exposing Tati’s “Lies” in a forty-minute long video. the speculation surrounding her allegations continues to follow the beauty guru into the winter months.
In early December, critics accused the YouTuber of identifying as “female” on dating apps to lure in straight men – an allegation that has been noted across the net by Distractify.
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In fact, a fellow YouTuber by the name of “Dustin Dailey” appeared to reference the matter in a series of Tweets on December 4, where he aired his grievances concerning matching up with possible partners on Tinder.
“If you identify as a gay man, do not set your Tinder settings to female for straight men to find you,” he wrote, repeating the line. “That’s all.”
if you identify as a gay man do not set your tinder settings to female for straight men to find you
if you identify as a gay man do not set your tinder settings to female for straight men to find you
that’s all
— Dustin Dailey (@ThreeDailey) December 4, 2019
While Dailey made no mention of Charles in his post, his comments seemed to put the beauty star on edge, who popped off in a long string of Tweets concerning the past controversy surrounding his fame and love life.
“I’m so sick of people talking about this,” he wrote. “My identity on dating apps was listed as ‘androgynous’ – someone who expresses themselves in both feminine & masculine ways. NOT a female to ‘trick’ anyone.”
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3. Having simple conversations with people that swipe right on you on dating apps is NOT predatory.4. As a gay man, you know that “curious” men use feminine gays as an outlet to experiment. I stopped allowing myself to take part, but let’s not pretend like it doesn’t happen.
— James Charles (@jamescharles) December 5, 2019
Charles went on to clarify that he has never attempted to “bait” straight men using dating apps, and even deleted such applications from his phone after receiving “harassment” from critics hoping to “make a spectacle” out of him in wake of Tati’s accusations.
However, when a fan brought up the fact that Dailey did not mention him in his post, Charles was quick with a comeback, arguing that “I have a right to stand up for myself when I’m being labeled as a predator.”
No Maggie, it’s been 7 months and people clearly have NOT let it go so I have a right to stand up for myself when I’m being labeled as a predator
— James Charles (@jamescharles) December 5, 2019
Considering the mass backlash he received after Tati’s video went viral, it isn’t completely unsurprising that Charles is defensive about what could be attacks on his character – but Dailey posted a video clarifying that his Tweet was not in reference to the young star’s past drama, whatsoever.
i didn’t tag james as i made a general statement. i did use a gif of james when referring to tinder but that’s it. i do not hate the guy and i did not link the article until after the fact because i thought he was implying i started this up again. regardless, let’s keep it moving pic.twitter.com/p3qREAX60J
— Dustin Dailey (@ThreeDailey) December 5, 2019
Although he may have recovered from his beef with Tati, it seems that her accusations are continuing to follow the star, with no thanks to social media.