<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12257794" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="erika-costell" source="Orion">Erika Costell</keyword> hopes to inspire confidence in those who wear clothing from her brand Akire Sport.</li><li>She told Insider there is a pressure to look perfect, even though "99.99%" of Instagram is fake.</li><li>Costell rose to fame as an original member of Jake Paul's content collective Team 10.</li></ul>When Erika Costell looks at the influencer industry, she sees young women holding all the power. But she still sees many struggling with their self-esteem. "We all use FaceTune," she told Insider. "Anything you see on here, I would say 99.99%, realistically, is fake."Costell is a model and influencer turned clothing designer, with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/erikacostell/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3.4 million followers on Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrCkLipGria4UloMpvNil5g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4.2 million YouTube subscribers</a>. She rose to fame in 2015 when she joined Jake Paul's Team 10 and they embarked on a very public relationship in 2017, which was documented on both their channels. After they broke up and Team 10 dissolved in 2018, Costell became more private with what she shared online, and focused on her dream to start a business, which she's done with the clothing brand <a href="https://akiresport.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Akire Sport</a>.Now, Costell, who is 28, says she sees girls who are "growing up so fast" and constantly analyzing the other faces and bodies they see on Instagram."They are comparing themselves to unrealistic expectations," she said. "I feel like it's really important for girls to just keep working hard and to try and remember as much as social media helps us, it is also very curated."An Instagram feed makes people's lives "look a little bit more shiny" and their journeys "look a little bit more sparkly" than what they actually are, she said.Costell hopes that through her brand, she can help inspire girls to be more confident.<h2>Erika Costell launched her clothing brand anonymously this year</h2>Female empowerment is a huge part of Costell's brand, which she started working on in 2018, and launched anonymously in March this year. She decided not to put her name on it at first because she wanted to prove to herself and others she could succeed without the clout she'd already built."Nobody will be able to say, 'Oh, well that's just a model with a brand, that's why she has a clothing line,'" she said. "No. I was like, I'm the investor, I'm the founder, I'm the designer, I'm the creator, I'm the marketer. I'm everything."The brand focuses on sports and loungewear - sweatsuits, tank tops, and bike shorts that she says are more light-wearing and better fitting than many of the brands in the saturated market. Costell, who said she is a tomboy at heart, wanted to emphasize that "sexy and confidence are a feeling.""I really want girls to know sexy is an internal thing," she said. "It's not your makeup you are putting on, it's not your designer clothing - it's how you feel about yourself when you wake up and do what you want to do."<div type="image" title="Erika Costell Akire Sport" height="1500" width="2000" msid="86814449" hostid="261"></div>Costell became one of the original members of Team 10, who lived and made videos in Paul's Calabasas mansion. The group was the first modern iteration of a content collective, and set up the blueprint for many generations afterward, including the mega-famous TikTok Hype House.Back then, Costell said, she was one of only a few female vloggers in LA, which meant she was surrounded by men. But now, she said, she's seeing a shift, with <keyword id="11894122" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="influencers" source="Orion">influencers</keyword> such as Addison Rae, the D'Amelio sisters dominating both the internet world and crossing over to mainstream media."There are so many powerful females in the world right now," she said. "I want to inspire women to just do what they want to do, regardless of what people on social media are saying, what their bank account looks like, and what they look like."As Costell has grown up, so has her loyal following. She has a close relationship with her fans - many of whom have followed her since the beginning. She said she hopes to encourage them to "make the first move" if they have dreams of starting their own businesses one day."They've not only seen me mature as a woman, but a businesswoman and a founder," she said. "I feel a greater responsibility now to put something back out on my platform that's more than just content - something that shows women that you can do anything you want to."<a href="https://www.insider.com/culture">Read more stories from Insider's Digital Culture desk.</a>

Erika Costell says 99% of what you see on social media 'is fake,' despite the pressure created by Instagram culture

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12257794" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="erika-costell" source="Orion">Erika Costell</keyword> was one of the first <keyword id="11894122" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="influencers" source="Orion">influencers</keyword> to be involved in a content house - <keyword id="12257795" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="team-10" source="Orion">Team 10</keyword>.</li><li>She told Insider since she left in 2018, she has taken a step back from sharing everything online.</li><li>She said influencer collectives can be bad for your mental health, but there is still value in them.</li></ul>Erika Costell says that while she was a member of the content house Team 10, she had "a false sense of reality." Costell, an influencer and model turned fashion designer, rose to fame when she was hired by Jake Paul in 2015 to help him with running the first modern influencer house. Back then, Costell told Insider, she was trying to one-up herself every day."That might not bother you at the time because you're seeing numbers, and basically your career is exploding," she said. "But that's not a life. Waking up and trying to outdo yourself every single day, it's so bad for your mental health."She added: "It's crazy to me that I even made it through that time period in my life."Costell launched her brand <a href="https://akiresport.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Akire Sport</a> in March this year anonymously. She had made branded merch from her time as a vlogger, and knew it would be easy to sell out clothing with her name on it thanks to her fanbase of 4 million followers on platforms like YouTube and Instagram. But she wanted to prove she could do it without her existing clout.When working on her brand, which she has been doing solidly since 2018, Costell took a step back from sharing everything online. She said looking back, she didn't realize how "toxic" it was, and "how much emptiness" having her whole life on the internet had caused."All these people thinking they know you, and they do to an extent," she said. "But when you give too much of yourself, you kind of lose a part of yourself."Costell also had an incredibly visible relationship and ultimate breakup with Paul in 2017, and has no desire to share that part of herself again, she said."I definitely took a step back and I like to keep things that are special to me private," she said. "If it's a relationship it's definitely private. If I get married I'm keeping that private forever."<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-creator-collab-house-database-for-influencers-on-tiktok-youtube-2021-2?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">At least 19 influencer creator houses</a> have cropped up in the last few years - the most notable examples include <keyword id="12257796" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hype-house" source="Orion">Hype House</keyword> and Sway. Costell admits she doesn't know "who belongs in what house anymore" and they are "oversaturated" now. But they still have a lot of value, she said, especially at the start of a young influencer's career.The key thing is to not get too distracted, and to focus on your career in social media, which she said is a "full-time job.""If you don't see it as that, and everything else just kind of gets in your way, we all see how fast people come and go," she said.The challenges of Team 10 and being so open with the world about her life "caught up" to Costell after a couple of years, she said. But she has no regrets."It taught me so much," she said. "I would never ever take that experience back for anything because it really did set me up to be who I am in my career today."<a href="https://www.insider.com/culture">Read more stories from Insider's Digital Culture desk.</a>

Erika Costell says influencer houses like Team 10 are 'bad for your mental health,' but they still have value

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="7352776" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Belle-delphine">Belle Delphine</keyword> is one of the most popular adult entertainers online, and she's capitalized off her viral stunts with an extremely profitable <keyword id="9183253" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="onlyfans">OnlyFans</keyword> page.</li><li>Delphine shared a screenshot of her November OnlyFans earnings with Insider, and she made over $1.2 million that month. </li><li>OnlyFans continues to gain a foothold among celebrities, with Delphine as an example of someone who is both a sex worker and influencer. </li></ul>In June 2020, Belle Delphine announced in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL470fJMi7w&amp;has_verified=1ed=1">viral YouTube video</a> that she planned to make a "big bag" - slang for a lot of money - on OnlyFans. Six months later, she shared a screenshot of her November OnlyFans earnings with Insider that shows she makes $1.2 million a month. Mission accomplished. OnlyFans has exploded in popularity as <a href="https://influencermarketinghub.com/what-is-onlyfans/#:~:text=The%20site%20was%20founded%20in,than%20%24600%20million%20to%20creators.">more than 450,000 creators</a>, many of whom are sex workers, sell direct-to-consumer content. Delphine, 21, <a href="https://www.insider.com/belle-delphine-onlyfans-only-fans-porn-nudes-leak-im-back-2020-12">has become a phenomenon</a> in the online porn world alongside the growth of OnlyFans, and it made perfect sense for her to start using the platform in 2020. Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/belle-delphine-onlyfans-only-fans-porn-nudes-leak-im-back-2020-12">Belle Delphine is a next-generation porn star, trolling followers for clicks and controversy</a>Delphine is well-practiced in the art of lewd photos, which are sexual in nature but don't technically qualify as porn. She <a href="https://www.insider.com/belle-delphine-onlyfans-only-fans-porn-nudes-leak-im-back-2020-12">first built an audience</a> on Instagram, where her strange, sexy "kawaii" (Japanese for "cute") photos attracted more than 4.5 million followers. But Delphine's online antics, which included <a href="https://www.insider.com/belle-delphine-onlyfans-only-fans-porn-nudes-leak-im-back-2020-12">selling $30 jars</a> of her own used "gamer girl" bathwater, got her permanently banned from Instagram in July 2019. On OnlyFans, Delphine first sold content of a similar nature that was semi-nude or partially censored. On Christmas Day 2020, she released her first hardcore porn on OnlyFans.<div type="image" title="Belle Delphine is best known for her &quot;gamer girl bathwater&quot; stunt where she sold $30 jars of her own used bathwater." height="1890" width="3355" msid="80490436" hostid="261"></div>Delphine is best known for being a provocateur, but her large social media following also makes her somewhat of an influencer. She's not the only influencer or content creator to pursue OnlyFans. YouTubers <a href="https://www.insider.com/blac-chyna-and-celebrities-who-have-made-onlyfans-profiles-2020-5">like Tana Mongeau</a> and Erika Costell have launched successful OnlyFans accounts, and celebrities like Cardi B and Bella Thorne have also marketed behind-the-scenes content on the platform. Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/blac-chyna-and-celebrities-who-have-made-onlyfans-profiles-2020-5">Michael B. Jordan and 15 other celebrities who have made OnlyFans pages</a>Delphine told Insider that she planned to "milk" her porn career indefinitely, but that she would consider other online career paths, like Twitch streaming, once her content's appeal wears off. She cautions other young provocateurs who are looking to make the same kind of "bag" that she secured from OnlyFans, since Delphine's pre-existing fanbase is why she's able to profit so much from the platform. "People can see me and see my numbers and think, 'Oh, she's doing really well so that means I can do really well,'" Delphine said in an interview with Insider. "For every one successful girl you see, there are thousands of other girls working really hard and not earning anything."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>As California COVID-19 cases spike, many LA-based <keyword id="1112328" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Influencers">influencers</keyword> are ignoring social distancing guidelines and attending huge parties to socialize and make content. </li><li>The parties, which have been attended by top influencers such as members of the <keyword id="8532020" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Hype-House">Hype House</keyword> TikTok collective, the D'Amelio sisters, and YouTubers like <keyword id="6130340" type="DEFINITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jake-Paul">Jake Paul</keyword> and James Charles, have been criticized by older creators, fans, and politicians.</li><li>Twitter personality Elijah Daniel wrote on July 28, days after a Hype House rager, that "influencers have been confirmed to me testing positive COVID-19 after the influencer parties, like a LOT."</li><li>Daniel also wrote that influencers who he's heard have tested positive aren't going public about contracting the disease, or warning others who have been exposed to them.</li><li>One YouTuber named Tanner Fox made a vlog about testing positive for the coronavirus, and when he told Paul that he had been in contact with him, Paul said he didn't care. </li></ul>Coronavirus cases have been on the rise in California and Los Angeles County, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/los-angeles-county/">reaching new heights</a> each day. LA County has <a href="https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/los-angeles-county/">failed to meet</a> state government benchmarks regarding the coronavirus, putting it on a watchlist that could result in additional closures and increased oversight.But in lavish homes, surrounded by cameras and onlookers, LA's influencer population has continued to meet up, work, and party without adhering to social distancing guidelines. Over the past two weeks, as this summer's high-profile <a href="https://www.insider.com/shane-dawson-tati-westbrook-video-jeffree-star-drama-timeline-cancelled-2020-6">YouTuber cancellations</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/tiktokalypse-tiktok-drama-chase-hudson-lilhuddy-charli-damelio-2020-7">TikToker feuds</a> have settled down, influencers have begun to receive increased scrutiny regarding their posts and parties in close proximity to one another. <h2>Two major influencer parties sparked rumors that social media stars have prompted an 'outbreak' </h2>Two recent events, in particular, generated outrage: On July 14, Jake Paul, a controversial YouTube vlogger, held a backyard party where maskless influencers <a href="https://www.insider.com/jake-paul-party-video-calabasas-mayor-covid-19-bryce-hall-2020-7">swung from heavy machinery</a>. Throngs of young LA socialites gathered outside, but videos — including <a href="https://www.insider.com/jake-paul-new-music-video-fresh-outta-london-party-footage-2020-7">the music video</a> the event turned out to be staged for — showed that social distancing guidelines were unquestionably ignored. One week later, on July 21, an estimated 67 influencers <a href="https://www.insider.com/party-hype-house-larray-birthday-la-james-charles-tana-influencer-2020-7">crowded into the Hype House</a>, a TikTok collective of the app's A-listers. Guests included YouTubers <keyword id="8016339" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nikita-dragun">Nikita Dragun</keyword>, James Charles, Emma Chamberlain, and Tana Mongeau, along with TikTokers Charli and Dixie D'Amelio. The occasion was a birthday party for TikToker Larri Merritt (known online as Larray).According to Elijah Daniel, an LA-based creator, "a lot of influencers have been confirmed to me testing positive for COVID-19 after the influencer parties, like a LOT." Daniel tweeted about the influencer "outbeak" on July 28, adding "And they aren't saying anything &amp; aren't warning people they came in contact with after." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—elijah daniel (@elijahdaniel) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1288052744129929217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2020</a></blockquote>Daniel told Insider he wasn't going to call out specific influencers by name — yet. Some influencers have seemingly confirmed they haven't gotten the coronavirus, with several alluding to or stating that they have been tested regularly.Charles <a href="https://www.insider.com/james-charles-apologizes-for-partying-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-7">apologized for attending</a> Larray's birthday in a recent vlog and said he has tested negative "multiple times." Dragun, who organized the event, tweeted and deleted <a href="https://twitter.com/alissaviolet_32/status/1287118418055819265/photo/1">a screenshot</a> of a negative COVID-19 test result.But at least one YouTuber has tested positive, and posted <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26xykWlH69M">a vlog</a> of him finding out on July 15. In the vlog Tanner Fox says he was in close proximity to Paul two days prior, on or around July 13 — the day before Paul's party. On camera, Fox calls Paul and gives him the <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">news</keyword>. Paul says he doesn't care about having potentially been exposed, and says a doctor had just tested him at his home prior to Fox's call. Paul and his team didn't self-quarantine after exposure. In his vlog, Fox says he had just started experiencing symptoms that morning. But according <a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/if-youve-been-exposed-to-the-coronavirus">to Harvard Medical School</a>, a person with COVID-19 may be contagious 48 to 72 hours before showing symptoms, and emerging research shows that period may be when people <a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/if-youve-been-exposed-to-the-coronavirus">are most likely</a> to spread the virus.Harvard Medical School also says a COVID-19 test is <a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/if-youve-been-exposed-to-the-coronavirus#:~:text=In%20the%20US%2C%20the,a%20test%20becomes%20positive.">will produce</a> a false negative 40% of the time if a person is tested within four days of exposure and 100% of the time if the test is conducted the day of exposure.<h2>Party-goers were subjected to strong online backlash, but that hasn't stopped them from continuing to go out </h2>None of the influencers who partied at the Hype House responded to Insider's request for comment, but several of them continued to go out. On July 25, Mongeau attended an indoor party with influencer Erika Costell and recorded a video of the two maskless, in close proximity, for her Instagram story. Mongeau and Costell have since apologized, and Mongeau told fans she would stop attending parties and start social distancing. She has not posted to her Instagram story, where she previously chronicled outings, since. Larray <a href="https://twitter.com/larrayxo/status/1286042647618961408">also apologized</a> and has posted himself self-quarantining after the Hype House party. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Def Noodles (@defnoodles) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1287414780420952064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>Dragun, however, threw another gathering at the Hype House, to celebrate another member's birthday. Social media sleuth Def Noodles noted on Twitter that "It appears to be much smaller in scale than Larray's party."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Def Noodles (@defnoodles) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1288509194509799424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2020</a></blockquote>Despite continued non-adherence to social distancing guidelines, influencers have faced considerable online backlash. Older creators like <a href="https://twitter.com/tyleroakley/status/1286011042670104577">Tyler Oakley</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utwaZNjqcDA">Philip DeFranco</a>, and Ethan Klein have cautioned influencers against spreading the virus and modeling bad behavior for their young fans. <ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/james-charles-apologizes-for-partying-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-7">James Charles apologized for being 'stupid and selfish' after partying without a mask during the coronavirus pandemic</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/disney-reopening-world-coronavirus-walt-instagram-park-safety-2020-7">As Disney stages controversial park reopenings, some Disney influencers are rushing back. Others are questioning the Magic Kingdom.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/jake-paul-new-music-video-fresh-outta-london-party-footage-2020-7">Jake Paul's new music video features footage from a party condemned by the mayor of Calabasas, where mask-less influencers swung from heavy machinery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/party-hype-house-larray-birthday-la-james-charles-tana-influencer-2020-7">Dozens of top influencers gathered for a massive Hype House birthday party despite record COVID-19 numbers in California</a></li></ul>

LA influencers won't stop partying, but few are revealing whether they've spread the coronavirus

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="5566648" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="tana-mongeau">Tana Mongeau</keyword>'s show "<keyword id="9687997" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mtv-no-filter">MTV No Filter</keyword>" won't be returning for a third season.</li><li>The show, originally called "<keyword id="8959" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="MTV">MTV</keyword> No Filter: Tana Turns 21," premiered on MTV's <keyword id="10879" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="YouTube">YouTube</keyword> channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePpY2OEumwQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in July 2019</a>.</li><li>Mongeau has been entangled in quite a lot of drama in the last few weeks, after former friends <a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-racist-tweets-allegations-response-to-her-past-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused her of gaslighting and racist microaggressions</a>.</li><li>She's also been criticized by commentators and followers alike for partying during the coronavirus pandemic, which they have called irresponsible and setting a bad example to her young fanbase.</li><li>MTV confirmed to Insider that a third season of "No Filter" was not planned, but this was a decision made before all the recent controversy and criticism surrounding Mongeau was brought up.</li><li>Insider has reached out to Mongeau's manager for comment.</li></ul>Tana Mongeau's show "MTV No Filter" will not be returning for a third season.The YouTube show, which premiered <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePpY2OEumwQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on MTV's channel in July 2019</a>, was originally going to center around Mongeau turning 21. But as filming went on, the focus shifted to Mongeau's turbulent, whirlwind <a href="https://www.insider.com/timeline-of-jake-paul-and-tana-mongeaus-relationship-2019-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">engagement to fellow controversial creator Jake Paul</a>.The first two seasons consisted of 7 episodes each, plus one Christmas special, totaling to 15 episodes overall. But it looks like its run will finish there, MTV told Insider.Mongeau has been entangled in quite a lot of drama in the last few weeks. <keyword id="1112328" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Influencers">Influencers</keyword> and former friends of Mongeau, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAev3BVNh6g&amp;t=390s390s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kahlen Barry</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVplcecMjzY&amp;t=2019s019s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nessa Briella</a>, both recently put out videos alleging Mongeau and her manager Jordan Worona were involved in <a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-racist-tweets-allegations-response-to-her-past-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">racial insensitivities, microaggressions, and mistreatment towards</a> them.Commentators and followers of Mongeau have also criticized her behavior during the coronavirus pandemic. She was caught on camera going out multiple times with several different groups of people, often not wearing a mask.In one video on Mongeau's Instagram story, she and Erika Costell, another ex-girlfriend of Paul, brazenly told the camera they "don't care" about old tensions between them. However, many took the "don't care" comment to be a blatant disregard for following recommended guidelines during the pandemic.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Def Noodles (@defnoodles) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1287414780420952064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>Mongeau apologized in a statement on her Instagram story a couple of days later, saying it was "careless and irresponsible" to go out partying during a global crisis."Actions like that don't deserve a platform and I want to fully apologize and be better than this," she said. "I need to be a better example and person."However, the apology it wasn't taken seriously by some commentators."Classic Tana Mongeau," tweeted the YouTuber who goes by Shook. "Girl ... You didn't care when you were going to multiple parties and posting it everywhere so save the fake apology."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—shook (@shook_yt) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1287732879376744454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2020</a></blockquote>Amid all the recent controversy, a rumor started going around that "No Filter" had not been renewed for a third season after "Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant" star Ashley Jones posted about it on Instagram."Very proud of MTV for taking a stand and firing Tana," she said in the now-deleted post. "Very happy that the standard is the same for everyone. Very happy that the company I work for is taking a step in the right direction."MTV confirmed to Insider that a third season was not planned, and they and Mongeau had gone their separate ways professionally. However, this decision was apparently made months ago before any of the recent accusations were made.Mongeau has previously spoken about how she "hated" filming the second season of "No Filter." <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgt_F1vvLsY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In a YouTube video</a> she posted in March, she addressed cricisism <a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-calls-out-mtv-for-editing-2020-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">about treating her friends badly</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-asthma-puts-her-at-higher-risk-of-coronavirus-2020-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">downplaying her asthma diagnosis</a>.She claimed the way she came across was down to MTV's editing. For example, in one episode she and her manager appear to be fighting. She said in reality these conversations consisted of "sarcastic things we were saying to each other" and "five minutes of a heated discussion.""MTV wanted the drama, and I didn't think the episode would end up the way it did," she said. "There's probably people who are still skeptical when it comes to that, but I know my truth to this."Insider has contacted Mongeau's manager for comment.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/jake-paul-party-video-calabasas-mayor-covid-19-bryce-hall-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jake Paul was called out by the mayor of Calabasas for throwing a massive party where mask-less influencers swung from heavy machinery</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jake-paul-interview-party-coronavirus-calabasas-mayor-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jake Paul doesn't know if he'll stop partying during the coronavirus pandemic, but says 'our leadership is failing us'</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/why-some-celebrities-seem-bulletproof-to-being-canceled-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeffree Star is staying quiet while Shane Dawson's career lies in tatters. Here's why celebrities like him seem uncancelable.</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/james-charles-apologizes-for-partying-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Charles apologized for being 'stupid and selfish' after partying without a mask during the coronavirus pandemic</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/la-influencers-coronavirus-party-jake-paul-youtube-tiktok-nikita-tana-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LA influencers won't stop partying, but few are revealing whether they've spread the coronavirus</a>

Tana Mongeau's MTV show 'No Filter' will not return for a third season

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="5566648" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="tana-mongeau">Tana Mongeau</keyword> was accused of racist <keyword id="8366298" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="microaggressions">microaggressions</keyword> by two former friends, <keyword id="9671598" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="kahlen-barry">Kahlen Barry</keyword> and Simplynessa15 (Nessa Briella), over the summer. </li><li>She posted a "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwLiy4ti9is&amp;ab_channel=TanaMongeaugeau" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long overdue apology</a>" in September, but received further criticism for her robotic delivery and over-editing.</li><li>Others also took issue with the fact it took three months to address the allegations while she continued to party during the coronavirus pandemic.</li><li>Mongeau spoke to Insider about the backlash and what she would have done differently.</li></ul>Tana Mongeau posted her first YouTube video in several months in September, which was a "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwLiy4ti9is&amp;ab_channel=TanaMongeaugeau" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long overdue apology</a>" addressed to some former friends and her fans. She had been <a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-racist-tweets-allegations-response-to-her-past-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused of racist microaggressions</a> in videos posted in June and July by two <keyword id="1112328" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Influencers">influencers</keyword> she used to work with — Kahlen Barry and <a href="https://youtu.be/mVplcecMjzY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Simplynessa15</a> (Nessa Briella) — and immediately came under pressure to respond.But while Mongeau kept posting Instagram stories with promises of addressing the allegations and concerns, it took over three months to publish her <keyword id="3329321" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="apology-video">apology video</keyword>.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vwLiy4ti9is" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mongeau is one of YouTube's most popular creators, who has risen to fame over the last six years with her candid, over-the-top storytime videos, and controversies such as her <a href="https://www.insider.com/timeline-of-jake-paul-and-tana-mongeaus-relationship-2019-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">turbulent relationship with fellow YouTuber Jake Paul</a>.She spoke to Insider about the things she had to face up to about herself over the summer, and how she's still on a learning curve to be a worthy role model to her 5.5 million-strong fanbase.<h2>Tana Mongeau and Kahlen Barry's friendship</h2>Barry posted his video, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAev3BVNh6g&amp;t=2st=2s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">finally revealing the truth about Tana Mongeau</a>," on June 16 where he accused Mongeau of gaslighting and dismissing his feelings and concerns over her using racial slurs <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf2qWFW-VvY&amp;ab_channel=KTl=KT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in old footage</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/needysmiIe/status/1274931799253118976" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social media posts</a> when they worked together in 2016.<a href="https://www.insider.com/racist-jokes-microaggressions-and-tokenism-in-the-influencer-world-2020-8">Barry told Insider</a> he stood by Mongeau publicly at the time due to having a collaborative channel together, but voiced his concerns to her in private. He said Mongeau was not receptive of what he had to say, making him feel like she was dismissing him as an "angry Black person.""It was very shocking," Mongeau said of watching the video for the first time. "It's definitely not something I saw coming at all."She said her initial reaction to the internalized shame and anger at what she was watching was to start questioning everything she knew about herself. But instead of facing up to her past, she sought to distract herself from it at parties and gatherings. This, in hindsight, was the catalyst for further harming her relationship with Barry and her fans.<div type="image" title="Tana Mongeau and Kahlen Barry" height="1500" width="2000" msid="78558046" hostid="261"></div>Fans and commentators were left confused by Mongeau's reaction when she promised to address Barry's story then went silent on the matter for weeks on end. Instead of explanations, they saw Mongeau partying — often maskless — on her Instagram story.In one particularly memorable clip, Mongeau and Erika Costell — another ex-girlfriend of Jake Paul — <a href="https://www.popbuzz.com/internet/youtubers/tana-mongeau-erika-costell-coronavirus-party/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the camera they "don't f---ing care."</a> What Mongeau and Costell had meant as a reference to old tensions between them was taken as a blatant disregard for public health and their fans' opinions.This also led many to see Mongeau's support of the Black Lives Matter movement as performative, and culminated in many more negative videos about her behavior."It's unfortunate because I look back and I would have handled things so differently now with all of the things that I feel I've learned over this time," Mongeau said. "I just feel like I was in an industry, and still am in an industry, where the normality has always been to handle those situations internally and push things under the rug and not address them head-on."<h2>'That video was a really big wake up call for me'</h2>She said she wished she had reached out to Barry directly as soon as he'd posted his video to apologize; to have a conversation about what really happened between them. But as a very emotionally reactive person, Mongeau couldn't take the pressure and "ran away" from what was happening.She said she didn't see Barry's video any differently to the masses of videos made about her every day, picking apart her mistakes and reminding her when she falls short of people's expectations. She had normalized the negative attention, she said, and had learned to no longer bother watching videos with her name in."It wasn't even until I realized that this situation was very different that I dove into these videos and began to start really watching everything Kahlen was saying and researching stuff," she said. "This was definitely an eyeopening situation, and that video was a really big wake up call for me."She said it was also a mistake to promise videos that she wasn't "in the headspace" to deliver."I was so afraid of people being angry with me," she said. "My entire career, that's what you're taught by everyone in the industry — whenever people are angry at you, the best thing you can do is just try to make people like you again."<div type="image" title="Tana Mongeau" height="1500" width="2000" msid="78558048" hostid="261"></div>When Mongeau finally did post her apology video, it wasn't met with praise. It currently stands at 107,000 dislikes to 39,000 likes and the comments are flooded with criticisms of Mongeau's robotic, emotionless delivery, over-use of jump cuts, and lack of clarity about what she was actually apologizing for.Mongeau said she understands why people were disappointed and frustrated with how she came across, and would rewind to do it all differently if she could. She said it was the one time she really needed to connect with her fans, but she failed."I was so afraid of putting any ounce of emotion into that video," she said. "I wrote out bullet points and I simply read them point-blank with no emotion ... And people did not like that."She said she still stands by everything she said — that she's sorry for her past actions, but she is not a racist person."I just think I could have delivered it in a far better way," she said.<h2>The apology wasn't accepted</h2>Mongeau hasn't spoken to Barry directly yet, which is why <a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-apology-video-kahlen-barry-simply-nessa-briella-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">neither Barry nor Briella accepted her apology</a>. She said she doesn't know if she will reach out because she doesn't know if Barry would want to talk to her, but it is something she thinks about every day."I want to know the right thing to do without stepping on any toes or further upsetting Kahlen, and further angering him in any way," she said. '"I just don't know where we stand and it breaks my heart."Mongeau said she isn't sure Barry wants to hear from her, whether that's in private or a live stream conversation, and is trying to figure out the best "public approach" to "address so many of my angering and frustrating actions." (Barry has told Insider several times he only ever wanted a private apology and was against her making a public video about his accusations.)<div type="image" title="tana mongeau shane" height="720" width="960" msid="78558051" hostid="261"></div>Mongeau said one thing she can do is to show her followers through her actions that "there's not an ounce of me that is micro-aggressively racist.""I know for a fact that is not who I am as a person, and I will continue to clarify that until the day that I die," she said."But if I ever hurt [Barry] in any way, all I want to do is apologize for the pain that I've caused, no matter what. And it's a hard situation to find peace in knowing that someone might always think that no matter what you say."<h2>The endless apology video cycle</h2>Mongeau has posted several apology videos over her YouTube career, and said she wanted to end that cycle of making mistakes and apologizing. She said she would rather address mistakes when she makes them, instead of contributing more apologies into the internet space that people may not take seriously.She said she also understands and validates many of the claims made about her behavior over the last few months."If it wasn't for their voices and the things they were saying to me, I would not have been so hard on myself and actually faced a lot of these things and grown so much," she said."And I understand their frustration with everything I was doing, from partying, to saying videos were going to be out, and then not putting them out, to being emotionless and dry in my actual video, to continuing to just be frustrating."She said her focus is now on building the trust with her audience back by trying to be the best role model possible, rather than "someone that's known as just problematic." Part of that is going to be sharing the journey she's been on with a therapist in upcoming videos."It was having life coaches come in, it was struggles with sobriety, it was a terrible unearthing of so many demons and it's been just very ... not cute," she said. "A lot of the things [my followers] were calling me out for, I was realizing at that time."<h2>Being a better role model</h2>For the first five years of her career, Mongeau refused to take on the title of a role model. She now realizes there came a point where it's wasn't her choice anymore, and she can no longer ignore that she is an influence on millennials and Gen Z. Part of coming to terms with that is learning about herself and her flaws, she said."I think this situation taught me a lot about myself and the way I've always so explosively handled problems like that," she said. "I've always handled situations like this incorrectly, and this was definitely the moment where all of that kind of came to a head and I realized that I didn't want to continue to live my life like that."Whatever happens, Mongeau said she wants to come from a place of complete honesty from now on, which includes talking more about her mental health and taking responsibility for her actions during "downfalls or nights where I am my absolute worst.""It's not my place to expect or ask forgiveness," she said. "I'm just going to live my most authentic journey, and whatever comes with that is the hand that I've been dealt."<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-racist-tweets-allegations-response-to-her-past-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tana Mongeau may finally have to face her problematic past after former friends accused her of racist microaggressions and gaslighting</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-mental-health-jake-paul-and-her-explosive-career-2020-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tana Mongeau's authenticity is the secret to her skyrocketing career, but she'll probably never date anyone in the spotlight again</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-denies-committing-election-fraud-nudes-for-biden-votes-2020-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tana Mongeau says her promise to send free nudes to Biden voters was sarcastic: 'That would be illegal and weird'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-responds-to-accusations-of-racism-and-ignorance-2020-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tana Mongeau responded to accusations of racism and ignorance in her past: 'I am forever sorry for things I've said'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/youtuber-tana-mongeau-interview-paris-hilton-gen-z-playlist-live-2020-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTuber Tana Mongeau is Gen Z's Paris Hilton, redefining tabloid stardom for today's teens</a></li></ul>

Tana Mongeau talks racism accusations, the end of apology videos, and becoming a better role model

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Many top <keyword id="1112328" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Influencers">Influencers</keyword> won't stop <keyword id="17049" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="partying">partying</keyword>, despite the fury they are facing from their contemporaries and fans due to public <keyword id="6354750" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="health">health</keyword> risks associated with large gatherings during the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> <keyword id="43587" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="pandemic">pandemic</keyword>.</li><li>Some excuse their behavior by saying that creating digital content is vital to keep their careers afloat, but the endless parties and lack of masks come across as selfish to many. </li><li>There's a blatant discrepancy between the influencers who are celebrating birthdays and holidays alone, pleading with their fellow creators to stay indoors, and those routinely attending large gatherings.</li><li>Many influencers have a built-in audience that is used to or even attracted to their controversial behavior.</li><li>Thus continues the cycle of partying, apologizing, and then doing it all over again.</li></ul>A video of a rosy-cheeked, cap-wearing spring breaker went viral in March, where he and several of his college buddies refused to let the coronavirus pandemic stand in the way of their Miami vacation."If I get corona, I get corona," <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1240371160078000128?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he told the CBS News interviewer</a>, with glassy eyes. "At the end of the day, I'm not gonna let it stop me from partying."The student was almost universally vilified for what <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/19/selfish-spring-breakers-wont-let-coronavirus-stop-partying-12423823/">critics</a> said was a self-serving mindset. But it was just a taste of the pandemic partying that was to come, which has been most notably paraded by top influencers in Los Angeles, California.<h2>The influencer parties started in July</h2>There's a group of influencers who seemingly can't stop attending parties. It doesn't matter how much criticism they receive from their fans, fellow celebrities, or <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/how-tea-channels-feed-youtube-feuds/589618/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the tea channels</a> that meticulously catalog bad influencer behavior — it seems that gathering together trumps social distancing for some.After a few weeks of apparently sticking to the rules (at least according to social media), the parties started with <a href="https://www.insider.com/jake-paul-controversies-timeline-looting-scandals-racist-slurs-drama-2020-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">known controversy-seeker</a> Jake Paul inviting dozens of internet stars <a href="https://www.insider.com/jake-paul-party-video-calabasas-mayor-covid-19-bryce-hall-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to his Calabasas mansion on July 14</a>, where they gathered without face masks, drank, and swung from heavy machinery. A few days later on July 21, <a href="https://www.insider.com/party-hype-house-larray-birthday-la-james-charles-tana-influencer-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">67 maskless influencers attended a Birthday party for TikToker Larray</a> at the Hype House, a home where some of the app's A-listers dwell.Tana Mongeau, a YouTuber who attended both events, <a href="https://twitter.com/defnoodles/status/1287414780420952064?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted an Instagram story</a> the following week with fellow influencer Erika Costell, where they told the camera "we don't f---ing care." Both stars have millions of online followers. Despite later saying the comment referred to historic bad blood between the women (both have dated Paul), Mongeau's words, and her subsequent perpetual cycle of partying, apologizing, and then doing it all over again, set the tone for how some influencers would continue to behave.The next month, for example, <a href="https://www.insider.com/bryce-hall-sway-house-birthday-party-lapd-tiktok-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bryce Hall crammed over 100 guests</a> into his own TikToker mansion called the Sway House, which resulted in LA's mayor <a href="https://www.insider.com/bryce-hall-power-shut-off-sway-house-party-blake-gray-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shutting off their power</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RrYN4bDrkU&amp;ab_channel=EntertainmentTonightight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hall told Entertainment Tonight</a> he regretted throwing the party in an interview on October 1, but was then seen attending a maskless gathering with various influencers <a href="https://www.insider.com/bryce-hall-parties-days-after-claims-regrets-partying-during-pandemic-2020-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a few days later</a>.<h2>The partying has continued despite criticism from across the internet</h2>YouTuber kodeerants, <a href="https://twitter.com/kodeerants/status/1333566180007751683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who went viral this week</a> for directing a rage-induced rant at partying influencers, told Insider she felt like their actions oftentimes don't reflect their words."They apologize, not because they mean it, but only to get people to stop talking about them," she said. "If they truly were sorry they would stop going to social events and stay home like the rest of us."As well as being a YouTuber, kodeerants, who withholds her legal name online, is an essential worker at a major corporation. But seeing influencers openly disregard the pandemic and flout local rules and guidelines makes her feel like working hard and taking precautions in the field is pointless, she said."These influencers are responsible for being role models for their audiences and all they are doing is showing them that you can do anything you want and you don't have to care about other people," she said.<div type="image" title="Jake Paul party" height="795" width="1590" msid="79551571" hostid="261"></div>YouTuber Chris Klemens, who has over one million followers on the platform, has also called out influencers who aren't socially distancing despite <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-01/california-covid-19-cases-break-daily-record-again" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19</a> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-29/california-breaks-record-covid-hospitalizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hospitalizations</a> reaching record heights in California. He pleaded with his peers to stop risking other people's health for the sake of their Instagram stories in a video called "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRNnsfj5ZFA&amp;ab_channel=ChrisKlemensmens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I'm Just Done</a>" in July. On November 19, he posted a video where he revealed he'd <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DpZ-Y4Tnj8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tested positive for the coronavirus</a> despite following the guidelines for months."It just doesn't feel fair at all," <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DpZ-Y4Tnj8&amp;ab_channel=ChrisKlemensmens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he said through tears</a> of shock as he drove home from the test center. "I'm just so angry."The backlash against the selfish behavior of influencers also received traction from huge stars such as <a href="https://www.insider.com/billie-eilish-calls-out-influencers-partying-in-pandemic-video-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Billie Eilish</a> and Ariana Grande."Did we really all need to go to f---ing Saddle Ranch that badly that we couldn't have waited for the deathly pandemic to pass?" <a href="https://www.insider.com/ariana-grande-calls-out-tiktokers-for-going-out-during-pandemic-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grande said on a podcast earlier in November, referencing a restaurant that's popular with LA influencers</a>. "We all needed that Instagram post that badly?"<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Arianators Indonesia (@ArianasIndo) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1322877773984133120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2020</a></blockquote>Apparently, some believe they do — Hype House cofounder Thomas Petrou essentially <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/style/influencer-parties-jake-paul-tana-mongeau-thomas-petrou-hype-house.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the New York Times' Taylor Lorenz</a> in August he and other influencers that were part of large content collectives planned to live as normal because "our jobs are to entertain people.""We live with groups of people, and we are all intertwined for work," he said. "We can't put our entire lives on hold for a year and not make any money."As<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-coronavirus-is-changing-influencer-marketing-creator-industry-2020-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> reported by Business Insider's Amanda Perelli, Dan Whateley, and Sydney Bradley</a>, there are plenty of influencers who are making money without hanging out in large groups. Some influencers have adjusted their jobs to find new revenue streams this year, such as focusing on partnerships with companies that provide products for indoor activities like baking and growing house plants. Others have <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-ways-youtube-instagram-influencers-can-make-money-without-ads-2020-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">turned to setting up subscription-based memberships</a> to provide content, or spent time making personalized messages for fans on Cameo.Regardless of money, others influencers have simply brushed off the severity of the pandemic. Jake Paul told<a href="https://www.insider.com/jake-paul-interview-party-coronavirus-calabasas-mayor-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Insider's Kat Tenbarge</a> in August that he didn't know if he would stop partying. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/youtuber-jake-paul-believes-covid-is-a-hoaxand-i-am-fake-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">He later told Marlow Stern at The Daily Beast</a> he believed <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> was "a hoax." On the night of his knock-out win against former NBA player Nate Robinson, Paul threw a massive party to celebrate, inviting his mom, brother Logan Paul, and ex-wife Mongeau, among others.<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2020/11/30/jake-paul-mansion-party-piss-off-calabasas-mayor-punishment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Calabasas Mayor Alicia Weintraub told TMZ</a> called the gathering a "slap in the face to Calabasas residents" and said it was "no doubt a super-spreader event just waiting to happen" and Paul "should be ashamed of himself for allowing it when so many are suffering from the virus."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Def Noodles (@defnoodles) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1333168414173499392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2020</a></blockquote>These influencers often try to excuse their penchant for partying by claiming to purchase expensive rapid tests for everyone beforehand. In a time where regular people are struggling to obtain free tests despite having symptoms, and many can't afford the luxury of private ones, this point of view has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-asymptomatic-celebrities-billionaires-get-coronavirus-tests-2020-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">come off as tone-deaf</a>.<h2>The excuses no longer seem sincere</h2>Internet commentators and fans alike are exhausted. As of November 30, Mongeau seems to have given up excusing her actions, saying on an Instagram story that the multiple influencers at a viewing party of Paul's boxing match were all "screaming, hugging, crying" with each other, and it made her "so emo.""Did she really just try and make her partying during a pandemic sound deep and meaningful?" <a href="https://twitter.com/TeaSpillYT/status/1333533440633876488" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted tea channel TeaSpill</a>.Mongeau, now 22, has been a controversial online figure since she started making YouTube videos at 16. Like many influencers, she knows her audience isn't going anywhere, because <a href="https://www.insider.com/why-some-celebrities-seem-bulletproof-to-being-canceled-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chaos and controversy were built into her brand from the beginning, from a staged marriage to flaunting her arrest record</a>. Even if she loses a few hundred thousand subscribers, she will have millions left, so why not film a music video with Lil Xan or hang out at the Team 10 mansion?As kodeerants pointed out, influencers have the financial means to stay home during the pandemic, "but choose not to.""I think influencers feel like they are untouchable," she said. "Their audiences make up excuses for them and defend them online even when they don't deserve it."She added that she doesn't think influencers will stop partying until they start losing their following."If they keep thinking they can get away with their toxic behavior then they will never stop doing it," she said.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—positiviᵗᵉᵃ (@TeaSpillYT) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1333533440633876488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2020</a></blockquote><h2>Influencers missed the memo of how the coronavirus spreads</h2>Continued partying by some influencers — most of whom are young and in good physical shape — is problematic because they aren't the only people who could be affected by their actions. They seem to have missed the memo that by gathering in large groups they are potentially putting countless people at risk. Symptomless people can spread the coronavirus, and tests are not 100% accurate.The problem isn't contained to just the controversial influencers, either. Lele Pons, supposedly a family-friendly YouTuber, <a href="https://twitter.com/defnoodles/status/1323326087917568001" target="_blank" rel="noopener">held a massive Halloween party in Miami</a> which many celebrities including the Dolan twins and Diplo flew in for. Just this week, Dr Mike, who has been one of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/coronavirus-doctor-mike-disinfect-home-cleaning-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leading voices informing people of the risks of coronavirus</a> on his channel, was put on blast when a photo leaked of him <a href="https://www.ladbible.com/news/news-worlds-hottest-doctor-blasted-a-hypocrite-for-maskless-boat-part-20201126" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attending a boat party</a>. He posted an apology video where he contradicted his own previous advice, saying he is young and healthy and was thus at low risk of getting seriously ill."That totally missed the mark because he knows it's not about his personal risk," said YouTuber Chris Boutté, who runs a channel about influencers and health <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHMjRawYHuw&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;ab_channel=TheRewiredSouliredSoul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and posted a video essay about Dr Mike's actions</a>.It may be that fans have short memories and will forgive and forget every display of hedonism flaunted by some influencers over the last few months. Or it could be that fans will increasingly hold influencers accountable for their behavior, limiting the shelflives of some of the most controversial pandemic partiers' careers.Either way, like the ill-informed spring breakers, it seems influencers are more than willing to take the risk.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/la-influencers-coronavirus-party-jake-paul-youtube-tiktok-nikita-tana-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LA influencers won't stop partying, but few are revealing whether they've spread the coronavirus</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/this-british-influencer-house-was-set-up-during-coronavirus-isolation-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Two British TikTok stars on why they believe their quarantine influencer home could rival the US' Hype House</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/whats-will-happen-to-influencer-houses-during-coronavirus-2020-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stars living in influencer houses may be risking their health, but their content is in higher demand than ever</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/youtuber-jake-paul-falsely-says-covid-19-hoax-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTuber Jake Paul says he thinks COVID-19 is a hoax, despite case rates accelerating across the country</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/tana-mongeau-racist-tweets-allegations-response-to-her-past-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tana Mongeau may finally have to face her problematic past after former friends accused her of racist microaggressions and gaslighting</a></li></ul>

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