James Charles smiles as he leaves a lunch at Zinque Cafe on Thursday (January 9) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 20-year-old beauty YouTuber wore a blazer over his hoodie, and was joined by one of his best friends, Drew Scott.
The following day, James uploaded a new “Get Ready With Me” YouTube video and recapped his 2019.
“First video of 2020 coming today!! It’s a chit chat get ready with me & there’s a LOT in it. 2019 recap to finally close the chapter😬, 2020 thoughts, an also my updated snatched makeup routine with a TON of new products and steps. I think you guys are gonna love it! 💞,” Jamestweeted.
The 20-year-old YouTuber attempted to make a joke about the current news events about the possibility of World War 3 and being drafted, but he really missed the mark.
“Me when the government comes knocking on my door for the draft,” Jamestweeted along with several photos of himself wearing wigs and dresses.
After the tweet, many people slammed James for dressing up as a woman and joking about the draft, especially since Trump banned trans individuals from serving in the military.
“Trans women get killed for purely existing and ur out here being all 😁😁😁😁😁I am going to dress as a woman to avoid being drafted even though I am a cis white gay 😂😂😂😂😂 cut the s–t james,” one person tweeted back.
James then clarified his tweet, writing, “Just to clarify, this tweet has nothing to do with the trans military ban, which I obviously do not support. it’s a lighthearted joke regarding the fact that I had to register for the draft when I turned 18, just like every other boy, & i don’t wanna fight in a war. that’s all.”
just to clarify, this tweet has nothing to do with the trans military ban, which I obviously do not support. it’s a lighthearted joke regarding the fact that I had to register for the draft when I turned 18, just like every other boy, & i don’t wanna fight in a war. that’s all
In a new “Carpool Karaoke” video on James‘ channel, the two friends talked about the beauty drama last summer and how she wanted to be there for her friend.
“I was concerned because I don’t like when anyone is going through it, no matter what the situation is, I think bullying is so horrible. Whether people think it’s warranted bullying or not,” Colleen said. “I was just checking in on you. We just had a sweet conversation.”
“I hung up the phone and started sobbing,” James replied. “It was when I was in Australia, and you called me… You, honestly, have been such an amazing friend to me for a long time now.”
“I don’t like cancel culture. I think it’s important to call people out when they make mistakes, and I think it’s important to hold people accountable when they do things wrong,” Colleen continued. “I don’t like when people just don’t listen to every side of the story, and don’t come at it with empathy for anyone.”
“When I called you, I didn’t see James Charles the internet person, I just saw a human who was struggling, and I saw my friend… I didn’t know what was going on, I didn’t know what the truth was, I didn’t know anything. All I knew was that you were getting bullied pretty badly and I wanted to make sure you were okay, regardless of whatever the situation was,” she added.
The 20-year-old beauty YouTuber and the 32-year-old singer teamed up to create a look using her upcoming Kesha Rose Beauty eyeshadow palette.
During the video, Kesha revealed that she would watch James‘ videos when she was just starting to work on her makeup line.
“I mainly knew about you once I started having the desire to make makeup. I was watching your YouTubes and watching you put on makeup, and obviously I’m so impressed with what you do, it’s like a work of art,” Kesha said.
During the video, James asked about her upcoming album, her many collaborations and she even shared some tips on using her palette.
“I could’ve easily continued to fuel the fire and thrown back a million other accusations,” James shared with the magazine. “We chose to keep it to the facts and really work on addressing the issues at hand with my fanbase that I knew I needed to clear up, rather than just creating more fight.”
He adds, “Everybody was just gonna go down. The online community, especially in the beauty space, is already suffering a lot in terms of drama. The last thing I wanted to do was add to that.”
James also address whether he’d still be doing this when he’s older.
“If I am sitting here until I’m 70 years old, blending my eyeshadow and filming tutorials, please, somebody unplug my camera and kick me out,” he adds.
However, he’s open to explore singing along with “tour opportunities, filming bigger-scale projects or production.”
The 20-year-old vlogger will host, direct and executive produce a new beauty influencer reality series called James Charles Instant Influencer, which is set to debut in spring of 2020, with weekly episodes on his YouTube channel, Variety reported on Friday (November 15).
YouTube is funding the four-part series, and the winner will receive a $50,000 cash prize.
“Ever since I entered the beauty space three years ago, I’ve dreamed of producing my own beauty competition show. It’s a dream come true… It’s such an amazing opportunity for [YouTube] to take it above and beyond what we expected,” said James.
Contestants can apply at jamescharlescasting.com for consideration, and entry is available to U.S. residents 18 or older who have an active YouTube beauty channel.
“The whole point is to pick a person I think will bring something positive to the community. It was important for me to make it really true to how the beauty influencer community works,” he explained.
He said he’s looking for “people who already working hard but haven’t had their discovery yet.”
James Charles is finally ready to launch his own beauty brand!
The 20-year-old makeup YouTuber, who has collaborated on an eye shadow palette with Morphe, recently opened up about starting his own company.
“I didn’t want to do it [before] because I didn’t have a solid concept. I didn’t want to put out something that was ridiculous just to slap my name on it and get a few extra dollars in my bank account,” James shared with WWD. “I definitely won’t be doing another palette anytime soon, [but] I do finally have a solid concept for a brand that hopefully will be something new in the market.”
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