James Charlesis setting the record straight about what happened on New Year’s Eve.
On Tuesday, the YouTube beauty influencer, 20, shared a video of himself on his Instagram Story singing along to Saweetie’s hit, “My Type” while at a New Year’s Eve party.
A few hours after Charles shared the clip, multiple people on Twitter accused him of mouthing the N-word along with the lyrics.
“Why is nobody talking about James Charles SAYING THE N WORD TWO TIMES IN A IG STORY,” one person tweeted along with ascreengrab of the video.
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The video quickly began circulating online with many fans asking Charles if he had actually said the derogatory word or not.
“my guy did u say the n word on ur insta story,” onefan asked on Twitter. As the drama heated up, Charles eventually spoke out andreplied to that Twitter user’s question.
“no? turn up the volume & listen, I skip over it. how stupid would I have to be to confidently record a video of me singing the n word and still have it up the next morning,” the beauty guru said.
A source close to Charles tells PEOPLE: “If you actually watch the video, it’s clear he skips over the word. James would never, ever utter that word. This is just an attempt of bored Twitter trolls grasping at straws.”
The scandal comes six months after Charles facedintense internet scrutinyafter avicious feudwith former friend and fellow YouTuberTati Westbrook. In November 2019, the star admitted he still wasdealing with fallout of the dramasince the hate onlineseverely impacted his mental health.
“I’m not mentally in a place where I want to be. What’s even harder to swallow is that it’s been six months since all the drama happened,” the star toldPapermagazine.
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At the time of their feud, Charles fired back at Westbrook’s video in amore in-depth videoof his own titled “No More Lies” where he shut down all her sexual harassment allegations. He said: “I have never and would never and will never use my fame, money or power to manipulate or get any sexual actions from a guy. That is disgusting. It is not me and the fact that Tati brought this up blows my mind.”
Charles also faced backlash in the past for tweeting aracist remark about Africa. In a now-deleted tweet posted in early 2017, he said, “‘I can’t believe we’re going to Africa today omg what if we get Ebola?’ ‘James we’re fine we could’ve gotten it at chipotle last year.’ …. ?”
After being called out for the ignorant remark, Charles apologized on Twitter.
“I am extremely sorry. Regardless of my intentions, words have consequences. I take full responsibility and will learn and do better,” he said.
source: people.com
