Shane Dawson has apologised to James Charles and the beauty community, following his explosive comments earlier this week.
In a now-deleted four-page tweet, Shane previously slammed the YouTube beauty community and announced he's "quitting", saying, "They are all attention seeking, game playing, egocentric, narcissistic, vengeful, two-faced, ticking time bombs ready to explode. And I'm OVER it."
Shane also called out James Charles personally, writing, "Do I think James is THE DEVIL? No. Do I think he was a young, egocentric, power-hungry guru who needed to be served a slice of humble pie in the size of the f***ing Empire State Building? YES. Has he grown as a person since then? It really seems like it! And that's AMAZING."
This all follows the YouTube beauty community dramz, where Shane Dawson, Jeffree Star and Tati Westbrook were accused of allegedly planning James' downfall.
However, now Shane has taken to YouTube to apologise to James and the online beauty community in a 20-minute video titled 'Taking Accountability'.
Addressing his comments about James, Shane said, "The part of the Twitter note that I regret more than anything in my entire life, was the part where I said that James deserve a slice of humble pie the size of the Empire State Building."
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"I'm sorry, James. First of all, nobody deserves what happened. The whole internet ganging up on somebody, nobody deserved that," he added. "Who am I to say that somebody needs to be humbled? Me? Who am I to say that? I have literally put so much hate onto the internet over my last 15 years."
He also commented on his friendship with Jeffree Star, who has come under fire recently for racist and offensive comments, saying, "I'm aware that I hold my friends or people I care about to a lower standard than I hold other people. That's wrong and I'm so sorry. I'm aware that I'm friends with some people that have done some bad things on the internet and I don't condone it and I don't co-sign it."
Shane finished his apology by explaining that he understands if some followers don't want to accept it, saying, "It's okay to be upset at your past self for making mistakes, but also it's okay if people don't want to accept your apology and don't want to support you anymore. That's okay, too, and I understand."
Will this finally put an end to the beauty community's ongoing feud? Let's hope so.
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Emily Gulla was Cosmopolitan UK’s Former Editorial Assistant/Junior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer, covering celebs, TV and film for the site, magazine and video. She’s interviewed the casts of your favourite TV shows, from Bridgerton to Derry Girls and Stranger Things, as well as dozens of Love Islanders. She also loves getting stuck into long-read features, writing on all things digital culture (including her favourite topic: memes), and dating - having appeared on the radio to discuss dating.
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