View this post on Instagram So blessed to have this amazing soul in my life ❤️ @jamescharles Thank you for helping me feel so beautiful on such an important day ... your talent is out of this world, but you as a person are even more impressive & special. I'm keeping you close as a friend forever. Love you so much Sister 😘😘😘 Photo Credit: @kaua_wedding_photography<doc-sep>US YouTube star James Charles has lost 2.6 million subscribers in three days following a public falling out with a fellow vlogger. Key points: YouTube star James Charles and his former mentor Tati Westbrook fall out over Charles' promotion of a rival supplement firm YouTube star James Charles and his former mentor Tati Westbrook fall out over Charles' promotion of a rival supplement firm Charles' following dropped from more than 16.5 million subscribers to 13.9 million after the row became public Charles' following dropped from more than 16.5 million subscribers to 13.9 million after the row became public Meanwhile, Westbrook is gaining followers The 19-year-old, who posts makeup tutorials and beauty reviews to YouTube, amassed a following of over 16.5 million subscribers before a row with Tati Westbrook saw his number of subscribers plummet to 13.9 million, according to tracking website Social Blade. Westbrook was Charles' mentor, and Charles — who became the first male ambassador for Covergirl in 2016 — even did Westbrook's makeup on her wedding day in 2017. His follower count appeared to plummet after social media users sided with Westbrook, who objected to content Charles had posted, and amid Westbrook's claims that Charles, who is gay, tried to "manipulate someone's sexuality". As the number of YouTube accounts subscribed to Charles dropped, Westbrook's subscriber count soared, gaining 2.9 million followers over three days, according to Social Blade. The feud between the pair started on April 22, when Charles posted a video to Instagram for Sugar Bear Hair, a gummy vitamins brand, while at Coachella. The supplements are a direct competitor of Westbrook's own brand, Halo Beauty. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch Duration: 2 minutes 1 second 2 m 1 s Tati Westbrook speaks about spat with James Charles Shortly after the clip was uploaded, Westbrook shared a video of her own to Instagram, in which she said she felt "lost" and "betrayed" by someone, though she did not mention who. After Westbrook's video went live, Charles posted a statement to his Instagram story in response, confirming the video was referring to him. He wrote: "I want to publicly apologise to my close friend, Tati". "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. Loading "This weekend I did an Instagram story for sleep vitamins that I've been taking because the brand helped me with security when the crowd around me at Coachella became unsafe. "I did not accept any money from this post." That was not the end of it, however. 'You are using your fame, power and money' After Westbrook was accused of bullying Charles by another YouTube blogger, Gabriel Zamora, the 37-year-old uploaded a 43-minute YouTube video titled "BYE SISTER" on May 10, that detailed the feud with Charles from her point of view, as well as her decision to cut off their friendship. The clip saw Westbrook accuse Charles of being "bought". She said: "When you paired up with my number one competitor it was embarrassing for me and you know that. "You kept saying you can't be bought, but you just were." Westbrook also accused Charles of having tried to sway someone's sexuality. "The last phone conversation me and James Charles had, is that he said something about a situation that happened at my birthday in Seattle. "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 have everything figured out." She added: "You are using your fame, power and money to play with people's emotions. "I don't want to be friends with you. I don't want to be associated with you." Charles was in Australia opening a pop-up store at Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast when Westbrook's latest video went live. He posted a clip in response that specifically addressed Westbrook's latest comments shortly afterwards. James Charles became the first male ambassador for Covergirl in 2016. ( Instagram: jcharlesbeauty "To Tati and James Westbrook [Westbrook's husband], I'm sorry for everything that is going on, everything that I've put you through over the past few weeks," he said in the video. "Most of my career over the past few years has been about me making mistakes and trying to learn and grow from them. "I haven't always done the best job of that, I can admit that. But I have always tried," he added. Speaking on Westbrook's claims that he had tried to manipulate someone's sexuality, he said: "I've learned the hard way about the ways I can interact with boys [and] this is a conversation I should have been far more careful bringing into the public eye." "[Tati] told me how it looked from the outside, she said talking to these boys might get you in trouble one day, and she was right." The video has had more than 29.5 million views — more than double Charles' follower count — at the time of writing. Loading A storied past Loading While Charles built his fame off the back of his makeup skills, he has also courted controversy for comments that strayed into other topics. In February 2017, he was criticised for a tweet about an upcoming trip to Africa. The YouTuber wrote: "I can't believe we're going to Africa today OMG what if we get Ebola." Several hours later, Charles removed the tweet and issued an apology, in which he referred to Africa as a country. Last month, Charles attracted further controversy when he said he had been attracted to transgender men in the past in a YouTube video. Charles apologised on Twitter, where he wrote: "In an attempt to explain the very complex concept of sexuality (and mine) in my vid today, I unintentionally implied that my trans brothers and sisters aren't valid. "This is NOT what I was trying to say. You are valid in your identity! "I apologise and should've chosen my words wiser!" The star most recently landed himself in hot water last week, following the Met Gala. After attending the New York charity event for the first time, Charles took to Instagram to describe his attendance as a "step forward in the right direction for influencer representation in the media". He added: "I am so excited to be a catalyst." The comments were widely ridiculed on social media.<doc-sep>Beauty vlogger James Charles lost more than a million followers (and counting) after his recent drama. He got into a feud with fellow YouTuber Tati Westbrook a couple weeks ago and it was *not* pretty. Please stop what you’re doing because we have some very important YouTube beauty vlogger drama to attend to, and I need your full emotional support to get through it. So the latest and most dramatic vlogger feud is between YouTube beauty stars James Charles and Tati Westbrook, who were formerly friends. It started a couple weeks ago when Tati accused James—although she never mentioned him by name—of being unsupportive after he posted an Insta vid about SugarBearHair supplements (lol). She has her own Halo Beauty hair-supplement brand, so she took to YouTube to call out friends who didn’t return her support, saying that she felt “used” and hurt. . James apologized but it didn’t seem to work, because after multiple 40-minute-long videos were posted, the feud eventually escalated to Tati releasing a pretty incendiary video yesterday. In the video, she says that James made up lies about her, takes advantage of others, and once made inappropriate comments about wanting to hook up with a straight man while disregarding his sexual orientation. Oof. This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. And it seems like the internet is on Tati’s side in this feud. According to Socialblade, James has lost more than a million subscribers since Tuesday—meanwhile, Tati has gained almost a million! But some are also speculating that James’s follower loss could be because of more than his feud with Tati. When James appeared at the Met Gala earlier this week, he called it “a step forward in the right direction for influencer representation in the media.” And yeah—that comment caused some eye-rolls. Plus, James also upset some of his fan base for charging $500 (!!) for meet-and-greet tickets on his live tour. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. ah, yes. the historically oppressed and marginalized class, "influencers." pic.twitter.com/g3gFko2eyz — Fran Tirado (@fransquishco) May 7, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. everyone @ James Charles when he revealed the ticket prices for his live tour pic.twitter.com/BBo6hEBt0Z — ангела⁷ #blm (@angxIaxox) May 5, 2019 No matter the cause, this doesn’t look great for his brand.... 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American YouTuber James Charles has now lost more than 2.6 million subscribers, amid allegations that he used his fame, power and money to 'play with people's emotions'. Another YouTuber called Tati Westbrook made the allegations about 19-year-old beauty vlogger Charles in a video, in which she said: "The last phone conversation me and James Charles had, is that he said something about a situation that happened at my birthday in Seattle. "Oh my God, you tried to trick a straight man into thinking that he's gay yet again, and somehow you're the victim. You know it's really disgusting to manipulate someone's sexuality... you are using your fame, your power, your money to play with people's emotions. Advert 10 "You're threatening to ruin them, you're threatening to embarrass them, and you're doing that to have them behave sexually in your favour even if they're straight, and you know what, that's not okay." Westbrook was Charles' mentor. Credit: YouTube The controversy stemming from Westbrook's comments caused Charles' follower count to start dropping drastically. Before the feud went public, he had 16.5 million YouTube subscribers, but according to SocialBlade, the figure now sits at 13.9 million, meaning he has now lost around 2.6 million. Advert 10 Westbrook, meanwhile, seems to have enjoyed the opposite effect on her account - having gained more than three million subscribers over the course of the weekend. The two had been friends before, with Charles saying longtime mentor Westbrook was 'like a mother' to him. But now it looks as though that friendship could be over, with Westbrook also accusing him of being disloyal after he promoted a rival hair product to hers. Charles has since issued an apology to Westbrook - in the form of a YouTube video, naturally - in which he admitted to playing the victim in the past. Advert 10 Beauty vlogger James Charles. Credit: PA He said: "What sucks the most is that I know there's nothing I can say or do to ever earn that friendship or trust back but I don't blame them for it. "A lot of the time when I've had to address things in the past, I've acted out of impulse and I've gone off and tried to pull receipts or facts or screenshots and play the victim and I'm not doing that today, I'm not. That is all I have to say, I'm sorry." According to Sky News, Charles has become the first ever YouTube personality to lose one million subscribers in 24 hours, with the biggest drop taking place on Saturday.