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Inside the life of YouTuber Tati Westbrook, from her controversial friendships and feuds to her questionable vitamin brand
Inside the life of YouTuber Tati Westbrook, from her controversial friendships and feuds to her questionable vitamin brand
Amanda KrauseNov 10, 2020, 05:33 IST
Tati Westbrook is a YouTuber and the founder of Halo Beauty.Gregg DeGuire/Stringer/Getty Images
Tati Westbrook is a beauty influencer with more than 9 million subscribers on YouTube.
She's also the owner of Halo Beauty, a supplement brand, and Tati Beauty, which sells cosmetics like eye shadow.
In recent years, however, Westbrook has become more well-known for an internet feud and her questionable vitamin brand than she is for her makeup expertise.
The YouTuber and her husband are now being sued by their former business partner, who claims the couple committed fraud, negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty as Halo Beauty owners.
But there's a lot more to her than the infamous internet scandal. She began making YouTube videos about budget-friendly makeup in 2010, and later became one of the top influencers in the beauty space with more than 9 million subscribers at the time of writing. She even launched her own cosmetics brand in 2019.
In recent years, however, attention has shifted from the 38-year-old's passion for makeup to her controversial friendships, questionable vitamin brand, and most recently a lawsuit involving her husband. Here's what you need to know about the YouTube star.
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Tati Westbrook was born as Tatiana Aleksandra Krievins.
Tati Westbrook shared this childhood photo to Instagram on December 26, 2013.
Tati Westbrook/Instagram
She was seemingly destined for stardom, working as a dancer and actress throughout her childhood and teenage years.
Tati Westbrook shared this photo to Instagram on May 10, 2012.
Tati Westbrook/Instagram
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She also developed her passion for makeup as a child, and taught herself how to be an artist.
Tati Westbrook at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, California, on February 23, 2017.
(Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)
Westbrook created her YouTube channel in 2010 — and she kept her full name a secret at the start of her career.
Tati Westbrook stars in a YouTube video from January 2011.
Tati Westbrook/YouTube
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She met James Westbrook online in 2010, and they married in 2017.
Tati and James Westbrook at an Elton John AIDS Foundation event in February 2020.
Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage
Westbrook was close friends with YouTuber James Charles at the time, and he did her makeup on her wedding day.
Tati Westbrook shared this photo to Instagram on January 13, 2017.
Tati Westbrook/Instagram
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On YouTube, Westbrook became a consistent presence known for her makeup reviews, budget-friendly beauty tips, and unboxing videos.
A view of Tati Westbrook's YouTube channel.
Tati Westbrook/YouTube
She formed friendships with controversial influencers like Jeffree Star as she grew her YouTube channel.
Jeffree Star and Tati Westbrook apply makeup in a private jet in June 2017.
Jeffree Star/YouTube
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She launched her vitamin company Halo Beauty in February 2018.
Tati Westbrook holds a bottle of Halo Beauty supplements for a YouTube video.
Tati Westbrook/YouTube
People shared mixed reactions in response to the vitamins.
Not everyone is a fan of Tati Westbrook's Halo Beauty vitamins.
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Despite the success of Westbrook's brand, supplements led to the demise of her friendship with Charles.
Tati Westbrook in her "Bye Sister" Youtube video on May 10, 2019.
Tati Westbrook/YouTube
The falling out turned into a public feud that captivated fans and fellow influencers, like Star.
Jeffree Star, James Charles, and Tati Westbrook were all involved in a public feud.
James Charles/YouTube
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Westbrook later launched new supplements and a variety of cosmetics products under a different brand.
A view of Blendiful puffs from Tati Westbrook's brand Tati Beauty.
Tati Westbrook/YouTube
She took a two-month-long break from YouTube starting in May 2020, and came back at the end of June with another explosive video about Star, Charles, and Shane Dawson.
Tati Westbrook uploaded this YouTube video on June 30, 2020.
Screen shot of Tati/YouTube
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Now, the YouTuber and her husband are being sued by their former business partner.
Both Tati Westbrook and her husband James are being sued by their former business partner.
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