🚨BREAKING: Ethan Klein’s billboard targeting beauty influencer James Charles has been taken.
Following the release of the Epstein files, Klein, a controversial internet personality and content creator, paid $10,000 for a billboard in Los Angeles to bring attention back to the grooming and sexual-misconduct allegations that have followed James Charles for over five years. Klein says he does not know who took the billboard down or why, adding that he plans to find the individuals responsible and promising that the billboard was “just the beginning.”
Charles previously admitted to sending inappropriate, sexually explicit messages to minors, but later walked those statements back with later actions focusing on denying specific allegations of "grooming.”
The sign read, “SAY, JAMES, I HEAR YOU TEXT ’EM YOUNG,”* alongside a photo of the makeup influencer.
Klein has been vocal in his opposition to Charles attempting to rebuild his career after the controversy and public apology.
Victims of Charles have taken to the internet to thank Klein for drawing attention to the situation again.
My favorite part about writing is that first spark of an idea. It can happen at any time, for any reason. The idea for the Opalite music video crash landed into my imagination when I was doing promo for The Life of a Showgirl. I was a guest on one of my favorite shows, @TheGNShow. For those of you who aren’t familiar, it’s a UK late night show where Graham Norton (the insanely charismatic and lovable host) invites a random group of actors, entertainers, musicians, etc to be on his show and we all sit there and chat like it’s a dinner party. They even serve wine. Anyway. I remember thinking I got ridiculously lucky with the group I was paired with. Cillian Murphy, Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, and @LewisCapaldi. All people whose work I’ve admired from afar. When we were all talking during the broadcast, Domhnall made a light hearted joke about wanting to be in one of my music videos. He’s Irish! He was joking! Except that in that moment during the interview, I was instantly struck with an *idea*. And so a week later he received an email script I’d written for the Opalite video, where he was playing the starring role. I had this thought that it would be wild if all of our fellow guests on the Graham Norton show that night, including Graham himself, could be a part of it too. Like a school group project but for adults and it isn’t mandatory. To my delight, everyone from the show made the effort to time travel back to the 90’s with us and help with this video. You might even recognize some friendly faces from The Eras Tour. I got to work with one of my favorite people in the world, Rodrigo Prieto, again! I had more fun than I ever imagined - Made new friends, metaphors, and fashion choices. It was an absolute thrill to create this story and these characters. Shot on film. The Opalite video is out now on Spotify & Apple Music.
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