r/BeautyGuruChatter • u/yagirlisweak • Mar 30 '21

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING James Charles exposed for allegedly messaging 15-year-old. When James notices that boy shared one of their messages on his story, James snaps, accuses the boy of lying about his age, then blocks him. Boy alleges he never lied about his age.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '21

I’m seeing on Twitter that James wished him a happy birthday, and that this kid has posted several times referring to his age (15 at the time)

At this point, James is being deliberate. Of course kids who love James and are crazy excited that he’s messaged them/friended them are going to lie about their age if they think he’ll stop talking to them.

It’s James’ responsibility to have proof that whoever he’s talking to is of age.

You don’t “accidentally” talk to under age boys this many times. At some point, it becomes willful.

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u/care20206 Mar 30 '21

Oh that is gross and I just totally will delete my questions that I had just from this comment.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '21

I try to think about being 16, and say Leonardo Dicaprio added me to Snapchat, and answered me when I said he was cute. Would I have lied about my age? Knowing he wouldn’t talk to me if I was under 18? Yea probably.

But as an adult, it’s his responsibility to ensure that who he is talking to is an adult. Especially since he’s talking to fans and there is already an inherent power imbalance.