Hey what’s up everyone, it’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and it’s been more
than a year since dramageddon and now fellow YouTuber Shane Dawson is opening up about
with more details.
But, if you need a refresh before we dive into the current drama, let's fill in the
blanks on what exactly went down between Tati Westbrook and James Charles.
As you probably know, the two had been close for years leading up to their big feud with
James even calling Tati “mom” after first contacting her in her DMs.
They were so close, James even did her makeup on her wedding day.
But, last April, James did a collaboration with Sugar Bear Hair, a hair vitamin, and
this didn’t sit well with Tati as it is a direct competitor of her brand, Halo Beauty.
Following James’ post, Tati shared a story of her own writing, "Everybody says what they
need to say and uses who they need to use, and I have had about enough.
It's not right."
James then released his own Instagram story writing, "She has been like a mother to me
since my first days in this industry and has given me more love, support, resources and
advice than I could ever ask for.
I'm devastated that I hurt someone that I truly love and have endless respect for."
He claimed that he only promoted the brand due to their help when crowds got too big
at Coachella to the point he didn’t feel safe and also added he didn’t accept any
money for the post.
And then weeks later, Tati uploaded her 40-minute bombshell video calling James out on his past
actions.
The video got millions of views with Tati saying at one point, quote "We've had plenty
of in-person conversations about other influencers doing the same deal and about him not liking
Sugar Bear Hair and him dragging other people and being like Tati, I'm on your side, you've
got me.
I will support you.
You've got my loyalty.”
She later says, "The reason that James always said that he couldn't promote Halo on his
channel is because he has a teenage audience and it'd be really inappropriate."
As we know, James did end up promoting her competitor’s products which is what kicked
off the whole drama.
Tati also claimed that James wasn’t authentic in his apologies to her and even added, "I
found out that he had been giving his side to drama channels, he had been in contact
with plenty of them.
I knew this was all about damage control."
Fellow YouTuber and beauty guru Jeffree Star even weighed in at the time in a now-deleted
tweet writing, “There is a reason that Nathan banned James Charles from ever coming over
to our home ever again.
There is a reason why I haven’t seen him since Tati’s birthday in February.
He is a danger to society.
Everything Tati said is 100% true.”
There was a lot more that happened and said surrounding Jeffree’s involvement in this
drama but we aren’t going to get into all of that here and now.
As now, Shane Dawson released his own lengthy statement regarding questions he’s been
receiving about his involvement, if any, in the drama.
In his statement he also gave his thoughts on the beauty world.
While Shane wasn’t publicly involved in the drama, many fans hoped to get an in depth
look at the details of dramageddon from Shane’s perspective after the drama was teased during
the trailer of his new conspiracy palette series.
In what was part of a since-deleted lengthy tweet, Shane said, "Putting drama in the trailer
was something I regret more than anything in the world and I'm mad that I chose tea
over my morals."
Now, this has recently all come up again with many fans questioning whether Shane was more
involved in the drama at the time and whether Shane & Jeffree were aware of all of Tati’s
moves before her bombshell video, also wondering if they instigated any part of it.
These questions have come up again after beauty youtuber and model Kameron Lester released
a 27 minute IGTV video explaining why he will no longer support Jeffree Star cosmetics,
detailing his experiences working with him and as a friend.
In Kameron discussing Jeffree asking him if he liked James Charles and conversations around
that, Kameron also detailed allegedly witnessing a FaceTime call between Jeffree and Shane,
where he alleges Shane was speaking negatively about James before dramageddon.
As we mentioned, this has resulted in a lot of fans questioning Shane’s involvement
and knowledge of Drammageddon before it happened and now Shane has released a long statement
in response to all the questions to Twitter.
Taking to Twitter Shane started off by saying “WELCOME TO THE CIRCUS - my final thoughts
on the beauty world.
A few questions I have been getting lately.
1.
Did I know that she was thinking about making a video?
Yes 2.
Did I tell her to make a video?
No 3.
Did I have any involvement in the video?
No 4.
Did I orchestrate it?
No 5.
Did I need that kind of “drama” to make a good series?
No 6.
Have I ever tried to ruin a career or make someone look bad in my 15 years on youtube?
No 7.
Do I have a track record of getting into drama with people or having fights with other youtubers?
No 8.
Am I innocent and don’t have HUGE anxiety provoking regrets about how I could have helped
everyone handle everything better?
No.
I’ve had a pit in my stomach since it all happened.”
Shane then went into great detail about his “final thoughts on the beauty world” and
his experience in it.
There is a lot there so we aren’t going to read the entire post here.
However he started by explaining how the conspiracy palette was one of the best experiences of
his life.
Shane then said quote “So to honor the series and what I learned from it, I’m gonna say
this: The beauty gurus who are ALWAYS involved in scandals are ALL THE FUCKING SAME.
They are all attention seeking game playing egocentric narcissistic vengeful two faced
ticking time bombs ready to explode.
And I’m OVER IT.”
Shane continued on describing that yes the community is talented, creative and smart
but then also described their dark side and said that he would “rather eat his own hands
off” than play their games.
Shane said as for being in the beauty world quote “I can’t take the drama anymore
and it’s not how I’m wired so IM OUT.”
He went on to say, "So did I 'plan' dramageddon?
Are you SERIOUS?
NO.
Do people in the Youtube world come to me like a grandpa and ask me for advice?
Yes.
Is it easy for me to get wrapped up in something potentially toxic if I think someone I love
is hurting or upset?
Yes.
It's an issue I need to work on and have been working on."
Shane then went on to describe his interactions with Tati before she she spoke out about James,
saying “When she told me how upset she was in person I had the same reaction the world
did when they saw her video… so was I shocked that she decided to make a video?
No.
Was I shocked that she READ his ass for F**** FILTH?
YES…
I didn’t know it was going to be that intense.”
Shane really expressed all of his thoughts, saying, “Does it mean we should see james
as some poor innocent sweet angel?
No.”
He made clear though to not get it twisted, that James and Jeffree have always been at
the top of the dramatic gurus list and that he means that with love.
Leaving no stone unturned, Shane went on to say, “Did I warn James about the video?
No.
Why?
For reasons that I will never discuss.
We’ve spoken privately on it and that’s that.
Do I think James is the DEVIL?
No.”
He continued, “Do I think he was a young egocentric power hungry guru who needed to
be served a slice of humble pie the size of the f**** Empire State Building?
YES”
Shane went on to say that it seems that James has grown as a person since then.
So, basically what Shane is saying is that while he did know about the video before it
was published, he in no way tried to manipulate anyone involved for his own benefit and he
also had no idea Tati was going to go in that hard on James.
Shane went on to reveal that he doesn’t want to be a part of the beauty world anymore
and to not expect any beauty or makeup related videos on his channel, he will be enjoying
and playing with makeup offline.
Shortly after his long post, Shane came back with another addition to clarify a few things
saying, “Do I think it was ok for the internet to bully James?
NO.
Of course not.
Not sure why some people would take that away from my last post.”
He continued, “Me saying he needed to be humbled isn’t mean, it's honest.
And he said that in his own video.”
Shane wrapped up his note saying he was leaving twitter for a few months as it is bad for
his brain and that he feels good in his heart about what he said and that’s all he can
do.
Shane actually ended up deleting the lengthy statement off Twitter, in his final tweet
writing, “I deleted everything.
I’m done.
For those who wanted me to “address it” I did.
I’m sure u can find it reposted somewhere.
But I don’t want this energy in my life or on my timeline.
I’m too sensitive for this shit and I’m done.”
Of course, a number of fans had screenshotted the statement and shared it in the comments
of his final tweet.
Following his statement, fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on this whole matter.
And quite a number of people weren’t as understanding as Shane may have hoped with
one user writing, “The internet didn't bully James.
You guys did that.
You guy's straight up called him a predator and a danger to society.
You guys did that.
People double his age... did that.”
And someone else said, “Shane clearly had a large role to play in this though.
He literally has said what Tati said in her video was right even though it’s all lies.
He’s STILL trying to push this “James is a predator” idea out there when it’s
bs.
He doesn’t need protecting.
He needs to make amends not run.”
But many of Shane’s fans also came to his defence with someone writing, “Haven't we
all at some point vented about a friend being shitty before?
He said he talked to Tati before her video released, so he probably vented to the wrong
friend about gossip.
I think it's a universal experience.”
And someone else wrote, “Hmm when did he do it tho?
Like, the bullies were Tati and Jeffree.”
Eugenia Cooney was also was there in the comments tweeting her support saying, “Stay strong
Shane and know that you are such an amazing person.
You’re truly one of the kindest people in the world and you always deserve to do what’s
best for you and your happiness.”
Clearly there is a lot here to unpack and based on the comments the internet is divided.
We will continue to keep you updated on anything that further develops.
Now, I want to know YOUR hot take in the comments below.
And of course, if you liked this video be sure to check out this video.
It’s been a pleasure hanging out with you.
Once again, I’m Sussan Mourad and I’ll see you all real soon.