What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and with around 5 months of social distancing
under our belts we all know how to remain safely socially distant to protect both ourselves
and people around us from COVID-19.
But that hasn’t stopped some celebs from completely disobeying the social distancing
guidelines, even after they were called out by fans on social media for setting a bad
example.
And don’t get me wrong, there have been plenty of celebs who’ve practiced what they’ve
preached and stayed home.
Selena Gomez has been posting about her new quarantine hobbies like playing guitar and
cooking.
Taylor Swift wrote and released an entire album from home.
And Lizzo has been finding some creative inspiration at a safe distance out in the desert.
But other very influential celebrities and viral stars can’t quite say the same.
They’ve been hosting parties, going on trips, and posting it all to social media for their
millions of impressionable fans to see.
And I know y’all are curious who’s been up to what, so let’s get into it.
Starting with Jake Paul.
Jake has outwardly said that he has no plans to stop partying amid the pandemic.
After the Mayor of Calabasas called Jake out for throwing a massive party at his home where
no masks or social distancing were seen, Jake said quote, “I personally am not the type
of person who's gonna sit around and not live my life.”
But Mayor Alicia Weintraub replied saying quote, “It wasn’t just myself who was
outraged, it was everyone who saw the video.
They’re having this large party, no social distancing, no masks, it’s just a big huge
disregard for everything that everybody is trying to do to get things back to functioning.
It’s really just a party acting like COVID does not exist, it’s acting that businesses
aren’t closed.”
And the mayor was right.
Tons of fans took to social media to call Jake out for throwing parties and disregarding
the social distancing guidelines, especially in California where there are so many coronavirus
cases.
But Jake isn’t the only influencer that’s been throwing parties.
Last month, Nikita Dragun threw a birthday party for her friend Larray and a bunch of
other influencers were in attendance.
Tana Mongeau, James Charles, Charli D’Amelio, Dixie D’Amelio, Emma Chamberlain, and Bryce
Hall were JUST A FEW of the MANY influencers all at the party.
In Nikita’s post about the event she wrote quote, “@larray doesn’t like to celebrate
his bday so i decided to throw him the most insane surprise party ever... nikita style
!”
And this party didn’t only face criticism from fans, but another influencer, Tyler Oakley
called them out.
In a series of tweets he wrote quote, “if your favorite influencers are at huge house
parties during a pandemic (& are dumb enough to post it on social media)... they are bad
influences.
unfollow them.”
And he followed that up by calling them out by name saying quote “hi @jamescharles @NikitaDragun
@tanamongeau @larrayxo @charlidamelio @dixiedamelio & any others who have been partying in large
groups - please consider social distancing, mask wearing, & using your huge platforms
to encourage responsibility during a worldwide pandemic.”
James, Larray, and Tana have all since issued apologies for being irresponsible and partying
during a pandemic.
James even removed footage from the party from his vlog YouTube video of that day saying
quote, “Going to a party during a pandemic was a selfish and stupid decision.
People’s safety and keeping COVID-19 contained is FAR more important than celebrating a friend’s
birthday and unsafe partying is not something I want to promote to my audience.”
Tana has also issued her own apology for not only attending this party, but others as well.
But it hasn’t only been influencers facing criticism for breaking social distancing guidelines.
Both Kendall and Kylie Jenner have been under fire for not taking COVID seriously at times.
When the U.S. Surgeon General first called on Kylie to ask her followers to take the
coronavirus seriously in mid-March, she posted asking her fans to stay home.
But a few months later, she seemed to have shifted away from that mentality.
Kylie was seen out at a nightclub in June, she’s attended multiple friend’s birthday
parties, and has even gone on a few vacations including a trip to Utah and a family getaway
for her birthday.
Her sister Kendall has also faced backlash for non-essential travel during the height
of the lockdowns.
Kenny took a road trip with NBA player Devin Booker back in April.
According to TMZ, the two traveled across state lines and went to Arizona during a time
when we were all being asked to stay at home.
At the time, California's state guidelines said that individuals should only travel for
"urgent" or "essential" needs, not for pleasure.
Fans were calling out Kendall and Kylie for not staying home when they have massive properties
in comparison to some of the much smaller spaces many of us are quarantining in.
And listen, obviously we all need to go for a drive or get some fresh air for our mental
health, but let’s just try to be safe about it ok?!
Hopefully these celebs, and others, have learned their lesson and take the current state of
the world more seriously.
We gotta look out for one another, do our best, and at the very least, please wear a
mask!
Masks can be cute ok?
Ariana Grande has been slaying the mask game.
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Also, let us know down in the comments below if you think these celebs are setting a bad
example for their fans or not.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!