The first two times Gage Gomez said no but ultimately agreed and went to Coachella. Charles then asked Gomez to be his date for Coachella. He said that James Charles would often block him when he didn’t get a response from Gage Gomez immediately and then unblock him later on. And that he ended up being manipulated by James. Gage did mention in his now-deleted video that he was somewhat questioning his sexuality. James would always get upset when Gage would tell him he was straight. He shared that he told James Charles he was straight and not interested in him romantically. What happened with James Charles and Gage Gomez?Īnd at that time, a YouTuber by the name of Gage Gomez shared his story of James Charles sexually harassed him at the Coachella event in 2019. At this time, James Charles received a lot of support from his close friends Nikita Dragun and Tana Mongeau. Tati Westbrook also came out a few months later to say that she was fed ‘lies’ by their mutual friends Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star. In it, Charles explained that everything he did was consensual. The video cleared his name to the public. Charles ended up making a long video addressing all the allegations called, ‘No More Lies’. This immediately led to a lot of backlash to James Charles whose career almost ended. While making the long expose video, Tati Westbrook opened up how James Charles would manipulate straight men and coerce them into engaging in sexual acts with him. At that time, Westbrook was upset that Charles had taken a sponsorship from her rival company, Sugar Bear Hair. James Charles faced his first cancellation in 2019 when Tati Westbrook made her expose video, It all happened right after Coachella. Related: James Charles returns to Social Media for his Birthday The sexual harassment incident in 2019 with James Charles and his alleged victim Gage Now, she’s made a statement saying James Charles manipulated her in 2019 and led her to believe that his victim was lying about what actually happened. Tana Mongeau is a notable YouTuber who was good friends with both Dobrik and Charles.
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Both are now dethroned as serious cases of sexual assault and harassment are linked with both.
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We had YouTubers such as James Charles and David Dobrik, at the top of the list having immense popularity and fan following. The YouTuber hierarchy is certainly changing.