The famous makeup blogger, who has millions of followers, was removed from the social network's affiliate program after admitting to sexual correspondence with minors • And that's not all
Never stops getting involved.
James Charles
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Makeup blogger and popular network anchor James Charles once again finds himself in unflattering headlines.
Charles (21), who has 25 million subscribers to the YouTube channel and is known as an influencer who tends to get into trouble - mainly due to sexual background, was recently removed from YouTube's affiliate program, which allows active and popular creators on the web to make money from their content.
The aggravated disciplinary move came after Charles admitted in an inappropriate sexual correspondence he had with two 16-year-old minors, who were his fans.
This is not the first time, as mentioned, that Charles has gotten into trouble.
In the past, YouTuber Tati Westbrook (who even left the social network after the affair exploded) claimed that, among other things, she saw "predatory" behavior on the part of Charles towards young people who were not interested in him and even towards those who declared themselves straight.
Later, videos were published of various young people revealing sexual messages sent to them on behalf of Charles, who they said changed his attitude towards them when he realized that they were not interested in a romantic relationship.
In February this year, Charles was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old minor, whom Charles insisted he thought was 18. Although he initially denied his conduct was inappropriate, earlier this month he admitted to driving improperly and spoke of another incident in which he was also involved. minor.
"These are conversations that should never have taken place," he confessed, adding that he had to look for information about the boys he corresponded with on social media and verify their true age.
Charles' apology video
In the 14-minute video, which garnered millions of views, Charles also apologized to the boys, adding that he would "take a step back" from his online activities to "educate" himself and learn about these issues.
Since then, Charles has not uploaded any more videos to his channel.
YouTube's sanctions come after another company with which Charles collaborated, Murphy - which makes makeup products, and released a eyeshadow palette in Charles' name that was one of the best-selling, ended its professional relationship with him.
A statement from Murphy said that in light of the allegations against James, the company, along with Charles, decided to end their cooperation and reduce the quantities of eyeshadow palettes offered for sale.
The YouTuber himself also released a statement, according to which he was the one who contacted the company and subsequently agreed on the issue.
His removal from YouTube's affiliate program is a severe blow on the part of the company, after it was announced that Charles would not return for the second season of his successful YouTube network program "Instant Influencer", which he said was the one that conceived it.
A YouTube representative confirmed the sanction imposed on Charles following the revelations of his actions, but declined to say how long it would last.
"If we find that a creator has violated his or her responsibilities as a partner in the program, in his or her online or offline behavior, in a manner that harms our user community, employees or the environment, we will take steps to protect the community," it said.
Charles tweeted in response that after the affair was published, a variety of false stories and serious accusations began to float on the networks against him, which have no grip on reality, and that his legal team will fight the spreaders of lies with all their might.