He accused Charles of continuing to flirt with him, even after learning that he was only 17 years old.Īt the end of March, another minor, who said he was 16, shared images of messages allegedly sent by Charles to him on Snapchat.
However, the following day, a second minor - who said he was 17 - accused Charles of inappropriate messages. The accuser then sent “lewd photos of himself,” which Charles said prompted him to ask how old the accuser was.Ĭharles claims that after exchanging messages he “questioned the validity of his original age” and the user “admitted he was 16.” After some back and forth, in which he said the minor became upset, “I unfriended him. He said that he added the accuser on Snapchat after noticing that he followed Charles on Instagram. In one video that was circulated on TikTok and Twitter, a minor accused Charles of “grooming” him.Ĭharles initially responded to the allegations in a tweet on February 26, calling accusations of grooming “completely false.” “It is and has always been Morphe’s goal to create a positive, safe, and empowering space where all beauty lovers can freely share their artistry and passion for cosmetics,” Morphe continued, adding that it was “committed to furthering that goal.”Īccusations of Charles exchanging inappropriate and sexually explicit messages with minors emerged at the start of the year.Īt least two boys, who both said they were under the age of 18, accused Charles of soliciting nude photos from them and exchanging explicit messages and photos with them. “In light of the recent allegations against James Charles, Morphe and James have agreed to end our business relationship and wind down sales of the Morphe X James Charles product offering,” the company tweeted. The move came after makeup brand Morphe ended its working relationship with Charles last week. Charles, who is gay, currently has 25.5 million subscribers on the platform and has gained more than 3.4 billion views. The company did not state if or when Charles would be allowed back into its program.