James Charles
James Charles Dickinson (born May 23, 1999) is an American YouTuber and makeup artist. While working as a local makeup artist in his hometown of Bethlehem, New York, Charles started a YouTube channel, where he began uploading makeup tutorials. In 2016, he became the first male brand ambassador for CoverGirl after a tweet featuring his makeup went viral online.
In 2020, Charles hosted, directed, and co-produced the YouTube Originals reality competition series Instant Influencer. He has released an eyeshadow palette and created a makeup line in collaboration with Morphe Cosmetics, and has received numerous awards for his work on social media, including two People's Choice Awards, three Streamy Awards, one Shorty Award, and one Teen Choice Award.
His career has included multiple online controversies, including a widely publicized feud with fellow beauty YouTuber Tati Westbrook in 2019 and accusations of sexting with underage boys in 2021; he later stated that he was unaware of their ages at the time.
On May 2026, in the aftermath of the Spirit Airlines liquidation, Charles posted a video on TikTok mocking Amber Vargas, a flight attendant of the defunct airline after he saw a link to a GoFundMe from her in a direct message. He called her a "lazy piece of shit." The video has since been deleted but caused an outroar on social media and a mass unfollowing of his accounts. He issued an apology to the flight attendant, but it was rejected. He then made a $5,000 donation to her GoFundMe page.
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