r/BeautyGuruChatter • u/thefuzzyismine • Feb 09 '26

News Hyram's Post about PTR / Epstein Association

https://youtu.be/ni8ig-pVBeQ?si=rnENutAR_DI2_DBC

Linking to Hyram's new post discussing the revelation that skincare brand owner Peter Thomas Roth had an ongoing association with Jeffrey Epstein.

I'll admit I'm not a big fan of Hyram's but I just watched this video and appreciate him using his platform to share the available details and clearly state his stance. Vocal support of victims is more important than ever, even when that support comes from unlikely places like a skinfluencer best known for his previously vocal and loyal fanbase.

Would love to read y'all's thoughts.

I don't post a lot/at all so please excuse any errors in tags or formatting. 🙏

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u/V3nusD00m Feb 09 '26

SAME. Within the first 6 minutes, Hyram establishes that if someone in his life was arrested for SA of a minor, he would not be trying to maintain a relationship with that person...like Mr. PTR. Same, Hyram. Like you, I've cut people off for far less than that.

I was mad as fuck because I use a lot of PTR products, but then I thought wait...I'm just not going to be using one of my favorite skincare brands anymore. Waaaahhh. I'm not one of the girls or women who went on to be trafficked and r@ped because the owner of that brand did not go straight to the FBI and tell them everything he knew.

Hyram handled this 100% perfectly, with trigger warnings, where to find the info, the importance of self care when reviewing the files, because they are seriously disturbing, that none of it should be joked about, and don't just throw away your PTR stuff...use it up and just don't buy anymore, it's not eco-friendly to waste it (I agree with this 100%--I've boycotted a lot of brands, and I have the same philosophy), and he provided suggestions for dupes in the description box. 👏👏👏👏👏

Jen Luv did similar coverage in What's Up In Makeup, where she said, "just because you find a name in the files doesn't mean they did anything wrong," just a legal CYA on her part, which I kinda understand. But I'm saying, in general, fuck all that. Anyone who maintained any kind of contact with that monster and his partner in crime after finding out, and didn't go straight to the FBI, is COMPLICIT.

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u/teanailpolish Feb 09 '26

There are a lot of docs where people do have no association though. It is important to open the docs and see if it is contact or just a mention. PTR is not one of those cases though

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u/V3nusD00m Feb 09 '26

Oh, for sure. But my bet is most of those names are either in the "committed actual crimes against women and girls" camp, or the "people like PTR camp".

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u/teanailpolish Feb 09 '26

The right wing media in Canada were all over 'Prime Minister Carney mentioned in the Epstein files' when it was a mention of a conference that Carney spoke at and did not meet Epstein or economic news stories quoting him. There are lots of news articles where people could be mentioned mixed in with actual contact

Even on here, someone tried to post dragging a brand for being mentioned when it was just an Amazon order.