Inside the controversies and feuds of beauty influencer James Charles

James Charles attends the 2018 People's Choice Awards.Jon Kopaloff / Stringer / Getty Images

• James Charles is a beloved beauty influencer with nearly 24 million YouTube subscribers.
• The 21-year-old has also faced a string of scandals throughout his internet career — starting with a joke he made about contracting the Ebola virus while visiting South Africa in 2017.
• His most famous controversy, however, began in 2019 when he feuded with YouTuber Tati Westbrook and their former mutual friend Jeffree Star.
• He's also been criticized on various occasions for strongly editing his photos and criticizing other celebrities, among other things.

James Charles is widely known as one of the biggest beauty creators online. He's also faced a plethora of scandals and feuds throughout his internet career.

Many people might recognize the 21-year-old makeup artist from his previous feud with Tati Westbrook and Jeffree Star — dubbed "Dramageddon 2.0." He's also faced backlash for making inappropriate jokes, allegedly manipulating people, and describing influencers as a marginalized group, among other instances.

From his first controversy in 2017 to his most recent feud, here's a look back at the beauty mogul's controversial past.