'I am embarrassed': Scandal-ridden YouTuber Jeffree Star APOLOGIZES to James Charles after branding the teen a 'danger to society' - as he admits he didn't have all the facts before getting involved in the online scandal

  • Jeffree, 33, shared a video on Sunday to officially announce he was done with the drama between himself and James, 19
  • The YouTuber joined the feud after Tati Westbrook, 37, first came for James and accused him of manipulating straight men into relationships
  • These accusations first made it so James lost over three million subscribers
  • But James later defended himself and called out Jeffree and Tati 
  • Jeffree released a series of cruel tweets, now deleted, against James 
  • In his latest video he confessed to having regrets for 'hitting the send button'
  • Tati has also deleted her 43-minute tell-all video in an attempt to end the drama 

What appears to be never-ending drama within the beauty community might finally be coming to a close as YouTuber Jeffree Star released a video to apologize to James Charles — one week after he publicly slammed the 19-year-old and said he was a 'danger to society'. 

On Sunday evening, Jeffree uploaded a video titled Never Doing This Again for his 14 million subscribers where he apologized for his behavior over the last few weeks.

The 33-year-old YouTuber confessed he was in the wrong for putting James on blast publicly after Tati Westbrook, 37, released a 43-minute tell-all video earlier in May. 

Moving on: Jeffree Star, 33, shared a video on Sunday to officially announce he was done with the drama between himself and James Charles, 19

Moving on: Jeffree Star, 33, shared a video on Sunday to officially announce he was done with the drama between himself and James Charles, 19

Regrets: The YouTuber joined the feud after Tati Westbrook, 37, first came for James and accused him of manipulating straight men into relationships. But he later apologized

Regrets: The YouTuber joined the feud after Tati Westbrook, 37, first came for James and accused him of manipulating straight men into relationships. But he later apologized 

Baring all: The Jeffree video comes after James defended himself in a 41-minute video about the allegations against him. He denied allegations made by both Jeffree and Tati

Baring all: The Jeffree video comes after James defended himself in a 41-minute video about the allegations against him. He denied allegations made by both Jeffree and Tati 

'I don't want to play the games anymore. I sat there yesterday, and I started to get really angry,' Jeffree said, referring to a video James released on Saturday to defend himself and the allegations made.  

'I was going to pull voice memos, I was gonna pull old text messages from other people that don't want to be involved. I was just getting into a place where it wasn't healthy,' Jeffree continued. 'Thank god I'm in the head space that I am in today because I stopped those feelings. I let them all subside, and I understand that that now is not OK.'

Jeffree released two heated tweets, which have since been deleted, on Saturday after James' 41-minute video explained his side of the feud. During the video, James accused Jeffree of pushing a false narrative about the notion he's manipulated straight men. 

At the time, Jeffree claimed he had 'receipts' to prove James was not as innocent as he claimed to be. 

He wrote: 'Everyone keeps asking me for my RECEIPTS...I have so much to say and some really sad, disgusting things to show you guys. James Charles tried to mass manipulate you all today. When I show you the proof and WHY I tweeted that tweet about him, you will all finally understand.' 

He was referring to one of his many tweets the past few weeks claiming James was a 'danger to society' based on his behavior towards straight men. But James quickly shot down those claims with his own tell-all video explaining he was, in fact, a virgin. 

'First of all, I'm a 19-year-old virgin,' James said when defending himself. 'I talk about boys quite a lot on my social media networks. Clearly at this point it's not acceptable anymore… just thought I'd bring it up, put it out into the universe, I don't really get a lot of action.'  

'That being 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,' he continued. 'That is disgusting, it is not me, and the fact that Tati brought this up blows my mind, because she knows the real story.' 

Ending the feud: Tati has deleted her 43-minute tell-all video and Jeffree deleted multiple tweets against James this past weekend. This was in response to James defensive video

Ending the feud: Tati has deleted her 43-minute tell-all video and Jeffree deleted multiple tweets against James this past weekend. This was in response to James defensive video

Tati's statement: The beauty guru's most updated statement clarified that she stood by her statements, but she regrets how she put them out publicly
She is currently away from Los Angeles amid all of the drama

Tati's statement: The beauty guru's most updated statement clarified that she stood by her statements, but she regrets how she put them out publicly 

Burying the hatchet: James later tweeted on Sunday his response to both Tati and Jeffree. He agreed to work to move on from the feud

Burying the hatchet: James later tweeted on Sunday his response to both Tati and Jeffree. He agreed to work to move on from the feud 

Broken relationship: The two YouTubers were friends for a couple years until Tati ended their relationship two weeks ago. She accused James of betraying her and manipulating men

Broken relationship: The two YouTubers were friends for a couple years until Tati ended their relationship two weeks ago. She accused James of betraying her and manipulating men 

Breaking his silence: James later spoke up for himself in his own lengthy video, posted on Saturday, where he addressed all allegations made against his character

Breaking his silence: James later spoke up for himself in his own lengthy video, posted on Saturday, where he addressed all allegations made against his character

Upset: There has been many response videos shared by both Tati and James addressing the situation. Tati has since deleted one of her videos

Upset: There has been many response videos shared by both Tati and James addressing the situation. Tati has since deleted one of her videos 

So even though Jeffree appeared ready to refute James' statement, he decided one day later to delete his tweets and officially step out of the drama. 

'I want to say that I regret them,' Jeffree said about his dozens of tweets targeting James. 'I don't regret much in my life but I regret hitting the send button because they were bigger and louder than I ever imagined and it made things worse. Everyone is so used to Jeffree being the most controversial person in the beauty community. 

'Before fully accusing an individual of doing anything I need more facts.' 

He continued: 'I inserted myself into something publicly where I shouldn't have. I'm done doing that...This has to stop. I'm embarrassed by my own actions.' 

Jeffree's video online encouraged Tati to break her social media silence and also release a lengthy statement. She referenced her original video in the statement that sparked the drama in the first place. 

'I have been in communication with James Charles through an intermediary for the last week, and we believe that it is in the best interest of our community, our viewers and our own mental health to put this matter to rest,' Tati wrote. 'For that reason, I will not be making any further public comments and I hope and pray that no one else will make anymore hurtful statements on my behalf.' 

Westbrook went on to say:  'The toxicity and chaos that ensued over the last 10 days was absolutely not my goal, as it was a fight that I was almost certain to lose... Although I do not regret raising my concerns I completely regret the way I went about saying them, I could have and should have found a better way.' 

The 10-day drama has been filled with back and forth commentary between the three prominent YouTubers, as they all worked to let followers know their sides of the lengthy story. 

But James seemed willing to accept both Jeffree and Tati's olive branches, and he published a tweet Sunday evening stating that fact. 

He wrote: 'Thank you @jeffreestar & @glamlifeguru for your sentiments. I am on board to move on, will not speak about this further, but do hope to speak in the future when we're all ready. This week was awful for all of us and I ask that the community focuses on positivity moving forward.'

Not needed: Jeffree pushed himself into the drama by calling James a 'danger to society'. He has since deleted most tweets against James and says he regrets 'hitting the send button'

Not needed: Jeffree pushed himself into the drama by calling James a 'danger to society'. He has since deleted most tweets against James and says he regrets 'hitting the send button' 

The feud began when James attended Coachella on April 22 and promoted Sugar Bear Hair vitamins — a competitor of Tati's own supplement brand
Tati, who has mentored James, said he'd previously disparaged Sugar Bear Hair and promised he was on her side

Beginning: The feud began when James promoted Sugar Bear Hair vitamins — a competitor of Tati's own supplement brand. Tati also accused James of manipulating straight men 

Drama: Then Tati's tell-all accusing James of manipulating men blew up everywhere, costing James three million subscribers. But he has since gained some back after his response

Drama: Then Tati's tell-all accusing James of manipulating men blew up everywhere, costing James three million subscribers. But he has since gained some back after his response  

Drama between the three YouTubers started earlier in May after Tati released her tell-all video to confront James after she felt betrayed by the YouTuber deciding to partner with Sugar Bear Hair for a post. 

Tati is the founder and creator of Halo Beauty and felt that James was supporting one of her biggest competitors.  

But it wasn't just about vitamins, the beauty guru claimed. She was apparently fed up with James' actions and decided to put him on blast to the entire community.  

Detailed accounts of when James was overly sexual to men were mentioned in Tati's video titled 'Bye Sister', including one account of when the YouTuber attended her birthday dinner earlier this year.

'He said some things, telling me about a situation that happened in Seattle at my birthday, and it literally made me want to vomit,' she said at the time.

'Oh my god, you tried to trick a straight man into thinking he's gay, yet again, and somehow you're the victim.

'You know, it's really disgusting to manipulate someone's sexuality, especially when they are still emerging into adulthood and don't quite have everything figured out.

'You are using your fame, your power, your money to play with people's emotions,' she continued. 'You're threatening to ruin them, you're threatening to embarrass them, and you're doing that to have them behave sexually in your favor, even if they're straight.'

Revealed: Multiple heterosexual men have come forward in recent days since Tati's video. Model Jay Alvarrez (pictured) shared DMs from James on his Instagram
Revealed: Multiple heterosexual men have come forward in recent days since Tati's video. Model Jay Alvarrez (pictured) shared DMs from James on his Instagram

Revealed: Multiple heterosexual men came forward in after Tati's video. Model Jay Alvarrez (pictured) shared DMs from James on his Instagram 

Singer Zara Larsson also said James 'hit up my boyfriend in the dms several times knowing damn well he's straight' (Zara pictured with boyfriend)

Singer Zara Larsson also said James 'hit up my boyfriend in the dms several times knowing damn well he's straight' (Zara pictured with boyfriend)

Amid James' and Jeffree's videos and latest tweets, Tati decided to delete her Bye Sister video, which garnered more than 44 million views. 

At the time, her confessions plummeted James' subscriber number by three million. But he has since boosted himself up to 14.7 million, two million shy of what he used to be at, after defending his actions. 

Several heterosexual men, including model Jay Alvarrez and singer Zara Larsson's boyfriend, came forward during the period and showed flirty direct messages they received from James. 

The YouTuber confessed to sending such messages, but he went on to say it never escalated to him manipulation the men into a relationship, like Tati claimed in her now-deleted video. 

'I am attracted to men. Whenever I found someone cute I would send them a simple message saying 'hello' or a nice compliment,' he said.

'If anyone made it clear they weren't interested I would apologize for the unwanted attention and the conversation was put to a halt immediately.'

Fans have been left confused by the entire drama between some of their favorite YouTubers, as some have decided to pick sides. But the hatchet might finally be buried between Tati and James. 

On Sunday, James returned to Instagram by posting a couple snaps featuring his family and the friends who have supported him during all the allegations against his character. But Tati appears to be taking a break from social media and filming. 

It remains unclear if fans will ever one day see Tati, James, and even Jeffree all filming a beauty video together again after all the drama. James, though, appears ready to move back into the spotlight and promote his brand. 

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YouTuber Jeffree Star speaks out about James Charles scandal and APOLOGIZES to the teen

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