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James Charles Poked Fun At That Infamous “Birthday Dinner” With Tati Westbrook 4 Years After Losing Millions Of Followers During Their Messy Feud
James Charles Poked Fun At That Infamous “Birthday Dinner” With Tati Westbrook 4 Years After Losing Millions Of Followers During Their Messy Feud,Is it 2019 again?!

James Charles Poked Fun At That Infamous “Birthday Dinner” With Tati Westbrook 4 Years After Losing Millions Of Followers During Their Messy Feud

If you were on social media at all in 2019, you’re likely aware of the infamous feud between James Charles and Tati Westbrook.

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So, things kicked off in April 2019 when James promoted a rival brand of this then-close friend Tati’s. For context, the pair had been frequent collaborators for quite some time, and Tati, an OG beauty guru whom James frequently called his “mom,” acted as somewhat of a mentor to the then-19-year-old.

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Tati consequently uploaded a 43-minute video to YouTube titled “Bye Sister,” in which she detailed feeling “used” by James, explained how she’d helped him out over the years in terms of his career, and highlighted several alleged disturbing incidents about him. Most notably, she claimed that James had a history of trying to convince straight men to hook up with him.

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“How dare you laugh about it and make meme after meme and retweet and this and that, and [say] ‘I love straight boys,’” Tati said, before adding, “This behavior is not normal.”

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Then, perhaps most memorably, Tati recounted a time that James had allegedly “tried to trick a straight man into thinking that he’s gay” at her birthday dinner, which had taken place in February.

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Claiming that James had a history of speaking explicitly about sex in a vulgar manner, Tati said, “And you did it at my birthday dinner. You were talking in detail about things you wanted to do to the waiter. And when I said, ‘James, he’s straight,’ your response was, ‘doesn’t matter, I’m a celebrity.’”

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In the months that the “Bye Sister” video was live on YouTube, and even after it was deleted in June 2019, James lost millions of followers while Tati’s subscriber count massively increased. Meanwhile, other YouTubers wound up entering the conversation with their “receipts” and opinions on the whole thing, and at one point, Tati ended up being dragged after fans realized she’d only spoken out about James’s alleged behavior when it affected her business and income.

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Celebrating his birthday this weekend, James shared a photo of the cake he was seemingly given by a friend, which read, “and you did it at my birthday dinner!” If you recall, this is the exact quote from the “Bye Sister” video that was in reference to Tati’s claims that he allegedly “tried to trick” the straight waiter into thinking he was gay while out for Tati’s birthday.

James Charles posts photo of his birthday cake referencing his infamous feud with Tati Westbrook. pic.twitter.com/0G1nsRYmfc

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Several fans were quick to express their thoughts on James’s decision to post photos of the cake making light of Tati’s quote. While some people found it funny, others felt that the subject wasn’t “something to joke about.”

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— James Charles Updates (@updatesofjames) May 24, 2023

“He’s so…he’s just so anything and unserious. He’s got wayyyyyyy too many accusations in his file to be acting like this. Time and place, James. TIME AND PLACE,” one person wrote.

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“it’s not funny anymore,” said another. “that’s just rude af of him to bring something up like that mocking her.”

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