The James Charles vs Tati Westbrook saga...the story so far

So, last week was massive as far as Youtube Drama goes - and for good reason.

One of the sites biggest success stories, James Charles was called out on the platform by his former mentor, Tati Westbrook. For those not in the loop, Charles is a famous, gay make up artist with his own make up line and global celebrity status.
Westbrook is also from the beauty industry but is nearly 20 years older, at age 37...whereas Charles is still 19 years old.

In short, she made a Youtube video calling out Charles, claiming he was disloyal, not responding to her messages and also sexually inappropriate (apparently hitting on a straight waiter and also discussing sexual acts in front of Tati and his own parents at a dinner).

The result was absolutely massive. Within days Charles had nearly lost 2 million subscribers from the site and 'cancel culture' was in full effect. Not only this, but another long-time friend and collaborator of his, Jeffree Star had also cut ties with him.
In the meantime, Westbrook seemed to go from strength to strength, gaining millions of subscribers herself and gaining more popularity than she previously had - as she was mostly known within the beauty industry but not elsewhere.

Anyway, a few days back - Charles made a second video (the first was a typical, sobbing apology video). Here Charles hit back and shared text-messages between the two as 'proof' against the claims of Westbrook. In short, he claimed the waiter was bi and so it wasn't as sexually inappropriate; and also that he and Westbrook still had a solid, speaking relationship until recently.
Not only this, but one of her beefs was that he endorsed a nutrients company shortly after turning down a plug for one of her companies; to which she was saddened (although Charles claimed he did this merely to gain more anonymity at Coachella music festival.

Not only this, but since then Jeffree Star has since chimed in, claiming he also has dirt on Charles and that the latest James Charles video was not accurate.

At this point it is fairly unknown as to what will happen next, but there is probably more gossip around the corner as it doesn't seem finished.

What has also come to light is just how catty the beauty industry is and that fame is not always as it seems. For instance, on the one hand a grown woman going after a 19 year old seems quite harsh, but also the public image of Charles also seems less innocent than previously thought. In short, all parties involved will have lost some credibility as this plays out and more mud gets slung.

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Youtube singer Austin Jones pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

Earlier this week, Youtube singer Austin Jones pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography; a confession which will land him between 5 and 20 years jail time depending on his plea and how lenient the judge is with his case.

The news comes from claims in 2017 that he asked underage girls to send him explicit images and videos which included twerking and nudity. Further allegations began since as early as 2015 when an anonymous 15 year old girl made claims about his sexually inappropriate behaviour.
Since then, Jones denied the claims until this week, where he decided to plead guilty.

Jones currently has a Youtube channel with over 500,000 subscribers which was gained through his popular covers of pop songs. Combined with his good looks and talented voice, he quickly became an internet sensation.

In recent times, his Facebook account has been taken down from the site, yet Youtube are still yet to act on potentially banning his channel.
Regardless of what Youtube decide to do, one thing is for sure that his career is over and he will definitely be serving jail time until at least his 30's.

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Youtuber Eugenia Cooney sparks anorexia concerns

This story has recently gained more traction, but the truth is that if you have followed the story of Youtuber Eugenia Cooney, then you will know that there has been growing concerns about her health for some time now.

The Youtube personality is most famous for her vlogs which mostly feature beauty tips and cosplay-fashion videos. In short, she is like many other Youtube channels which focus on the beauty industry via vlogging.

However, her most recent video has generated a lot of attention, with the likes of Keemstar and Pewdiepie both mentioning it. Here, in a cosplay outfit she can be seen looking incredibly thin - and it is mostly assumed that this is down to anorexia.
In the video shown, you can see pictures of Cooney from several years back which show her with a fuller-face, whereas in todays pictures she is seen looking much more thin and gaunt.
Cooney has claimed for some time that she simply cannot put on weight and that it is not a concern...also stating that she is not a role model, i.e. her younger audience should not follow her lifestyle too seriously.

Whilst it is concerning to see her physical condition, it is at least heart-warming to see the Youtube community offer their support - as in an industry full of disses and name-calling, they have rallied round her asking for fans to help her and for Cooney to get help.

Whether Cooney will get help is completely up to her however and ultimately it would be her decision to do so, but it is nice to see fan support. As has been mentioned in some videos already, we just hope she gets help before it is too late.

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Memelous gets copyright claim on video from 'The Unknown vlogs'

Earlier this week we featured a story with British Youtuber, Memelous. It was a short video highlighting a cringe-worthy vlogger who was constantly trying to flex and prove his worth...

Anyway, this is a common feature of the Memelous channel; bashing corny Youtube personalities for laughs.
This week however things got more serious, as Memelous released a video which claimed his channel could potentially be taken down from Youtube as it breached a copyright rule. Several months back he covered a Youtuber called 'The Unknown vlogs' which was a fashion vlog, where Memelous called him out for showing off overly-expensive clothing on mostly teenagers...overall it was everything wrong with the whole flexing culture; a bunch of rich kids trying to look edgy and arrogant.

Fast forward to this week and Memelous' video has been hit with a copyright claim from The Unknown vlogs and Studio 71 (a Youtube partner company). Basically, they are arguing that he unfairly used their content without permission, whereas Memelous is arguing that it was used in context of the 'fair use act' which enables people to feature other videos under the lines of criticism (there is a difference for example with straight ripping another video - and doing a reaction video which is seen as fair use)...or not in this case.

Two appeals later and Memelous has been denied his video from Youtube. He now has to remove the video or it is removed via a copyright strike which is more serious, meaning two more could get his banned removed completely, and therefore lose his job and income.

This is a classic example of how Youtube's policies aren't seemingly as black and white as they seem, and yet again another Youtube critique/reaction video personality is being hit with successful copyright claims.

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British Youtube beef...Memelous calls out Jake Mitchell

Serial Youtuber-critic Memelous is at it again, this time calling out 'flexer' Jake Mitchell for his general cringy videos and overall image.
In this video, Memelous mostly laughs at his at attempts to make a music career as well as his cliched fashion sense which includes Gucci hats, man-bags and snap-backs. To complete the look, Mitchell often accompanies this on Instagram which even more cliches such as fire and 100 emojis.

For the most part however, Memelous focuses on the music side of things, where Mitchell claims to have made songs in a studio. This wouldn't be too odd but it seems that literally every Youtube personality is now getting in on the act and producing their own brand of mediocre-at-best music.

Calling him a wannabe 'English Jake Paul', Memelous goes in like usual on Mitchell who is yet to respond...as yet another hype-beast is called out for their contrived, over-hyped videos and stereotypical persona.

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H3H3 vs Ricegum beef continues...

Starting in early 2019, prominent Youtuber H3H3 took shots at Ricegum for promoting an online gambling service where users could spend real money to win real items online, by paying to open a digital box, where prizes could be won from a couple of dollars up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

This is not the first time loot crate-style gambling has been promoted by famous Youtube members and is a cause of controversy as these can entice young children into gambling, which could result in a lifetime of gambling addiction.

The original video (uploaded a few weeks back) also featured Jake Paul doing the same promotion, so it is not the first time that H3H3 has gone after either Youtuber for their schemes.

Anyway, whilst Jake Paul has not yet responded - Ricegum has which was quite typical as he seems to love controversy and the infamy it brings.

Replying in his own video, Ricegum mostly insulted H3's Hila Klein who he called 'monotone Monica', based on her lack of emotion in her voice. Overall the response felt a bit of a cheap shot but probably worked in terms of getting a response...which is what Ethan Klein has done just yesterday.

In the video he further addresses Ricegum's controversies as well as an ironic diss song which Ricegum is known for doing himself.

Overall the beef seems a bit petty, especially with insults being flung at a pregnant woman. Watch the video and make your own mind up.

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Ace Family in sex shop scandal...WTF?

Two days back a Twitter video emerged which was creepy and inappropriate to say the least.

The father from the Youtube couple, "The Ace Family" - also known as Austin McBroom was shown in a video with what may have been his daughter in a sex-shop, where the child (around 5 years old) is seen with a phallic shaped, rainbow lollipop.

According to Youtube guru Keemstar, the child was actually his wife’s younger sister...which is still totally weird and bizarre and has since raised the question, why the hell would you take a young child into a sex shop? It is completely inappropriate and as of right now, the Ace Family have yet to respond to those questioning the video.

The clip was leaked on Twitter and probably won't be on Youtube due to it being against the websites violation policy. However, it can still probably be found on Twitter.

In 2019, it is well established that many Youtube stars are a bit odd and will seemingly do anything for views, but this is something more unusual and disgusting than usual. Hopefully The Ace video will comment, but often with celebrity Youtubers, scandals are too often swept under the rug and moved on with haste.

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