Breaking It DownA Complete Guide To All Of Jaclyn Hill’s Scandals And Celebrity Feuds

2019 Lipstick Launch

In June 2019, the internet star released her first line of lipsticks and quickly came under fire from fans when they found hairs, lumps and what appeared to be mold inside her products. At the time, she defended her makeup line and insisted that her products were completely safe to use in a YouTube video .

“The first thing that I want to address before anything else is the accusations that my lipsticks are expired, moldy or hazardous in any way, shape or form. I’m going to put up documents throughout this entire video so you guys can see the actual proof,” she said. “My lipsticks are not moldy. They are not hazardous. They are not contaminated. They are not unsafe for you in any way, shape or form. Every single ingredient in my lipstick is new, and it is FDA approved.”

The beauty guru explained in the vid that the lumps fans were seeing were just oxygen bubbles. As for the hairs, those apparently came from the cotton gloves that the factory workers wore while making the product.

Jaclyn also promised to give anyone who ran into these issues a full refund and a fresh lipstick. In an official statement obtained by Fox News a Jaclyn Cosmetics spokesperson said they believed “less than half of one percent of orders were impacted by compromised product.”

Jaclyn addressed the situation in a YouTube video at the time, and insisted that her products were completely safe to use. The makeup mogul also promised to give anyone who ran into these issues a full refund and a fresh lipstick. But when fans received the new products, they discovered the same problems — and something even worse. Get this— YouTuber Pretty Pastel Please found a piece of metal in one of her products. In the midst of the controversy, Jaclyn decided to delete her social media rather than address the situation, and fans were not happy about it.

Jackie Aina

Following the failed lipstick launch in 2019, Jackie publicly cut ties with her former friend Jaclyn.

“I am not reviewing/swatching Jaclyn Cosmetics, or anymore of her collabs/launches in the future. BUT I got the lipsticks in PR last week just before we left for vacay. Once we are home I will be doing a video sharing my thoughts on everything that has developed this week,” she wrote on Twitter at the time.

Although it’s unclear what exactly led to the end of their friendship, Jackie did say, “I don’t know what her intentions are or what motivates her or anything like that. As for why I won’t be promoting her launches that’s a small part of the bigger issue.”

Jaclyn never publicly responded to Jackie’s comments.

‘Canceled’ Halloween Costume

After she dressed up as a “canceled” version of herself for a party in October 2019, Jaclyn received a lot of criticism. The YouTuber wore a black and red dress that had the word “canceled” written all over it. She also covered herself with fake blood.

She defended herself after fans were convinced that the costume was related to her previous lipstick scandal.

“This costume has NOTHING to do with my fans or customers. It has to do with ‘cancel culture’ that has become so popular. I adore my subscribers and they know that!” she wrote on Twitter. “A lot of people are missing the point. This has nothing to do with my lipsticks. That’s a whole different situation. This costume was supposed to be about the community. About influencers and cancel culture. But people can read into it however they want obviously.”

Using $100 Bills To Wipe Her Face

After she was caught using $100 bills to wipe her face, despite still owing fans money for her lipstick scandal, fans slammed the makeup mogul.

During a party at her home in November 2019, the Kardashian‘s makeup artist Hrush Achemyan posted  a video to Instagram Stories, that showed Jaclyn wiping sweat off her face, and she didn’t use any old napkin or tissue to do it — she used an $100 bill! Some viewers claimed they were outright “disgusted” by her immense show of wealth, while others pointed out that they still hadn’t been gotten their money back for their hairy lipsticks earlier this year, despite Jaclyn promising full refunds for everyone.

Jaclyn was quick to defend herself on Twitter and explained that the money wasn’t even real.

“100% fake. They literally say ‘motion picture only’ on them,” she replied to a fan.

Vegan Eyeshadow Formula

In March 2020, fans accused Jaclyn of “lying” about her Morphe eyeshadow collaboration. Initially Jaclyn claimed that the palette was made with the “exact same formula” as her previous one, but fellow YouTuber Jen Luvs Reviews discovered that the two formulas were actually totally different.

In her video, Jen compared the ingredients from Jaclyn’s 2017 palette to the once she released in 2020. As it turned out, the biggest difference between the two was that the new makeup was made with animal products. Therefore, a product that consumers thought was vegan actually wasn’t vegan at all. Naturally, some people were upset with this revelation, so they took to social media and called out the makeup artist for not telling the truth.

Morphe responded via Twitter and stated that Jaclyn had not been made aware of the changes to the eyeshadow formula.

“While it is common in the beauty industry to make formula adjustments and improvements to keep up with industry standards, it is not customary to announce them,” the beauty brand wrote before claiming that Jen’s review included incorrect information from their customer service team.

Jaclyn also shared an apology on her own Twitter page.

“I apologize to those of you who cannot use the palette due to the fact that it’s not vegan,” she wrote. “Although I am not vegan, I do understand the frustration and I am sorry to those of you.”

Claims About Her Father

In March 2020, Jaclyn took to social media and slammed a fan who had made a video alleging that her estranged birth father was a “cult leader” and accusing Jaclyn of being a “pathological liar.”

“We need to talk about how Jaclyn Hill’s father is a full on cult leader in Africa, because somehow no one informed me of this, and I just…feel some kind of way,” a Twitter user who also makes YouTube videos under the name CreepShow wrote. “At least her pathological lying makes sense now.”

The makeup artist was quick to respond to these allegations clapping back at the hater and telling them to “mind their d**n business.”

“This is absolutely DISGUSTING!! I refuse to watch this video, but just the title and the thumbnail is so awful. What is wrong with you that you think it’s okay to even speak about my birth father when I haven’t even spoke to him in 10 years,” Jaclyn fired back on Twitter.

She continued in a separate tweet, “I understand that people don’t like me, they think I’m a liar, and they feel as though they can’t trust me. I can’t change that. But seriously, it’s gone too far. People have taken away all the fun on social media and have made it so ugly. I’m truly sick of seeing it every day.”

‘Tone Deaf’ Photo Amid Coronavirus

In May 2020, she also came under fire after sharing a photo of herself sitting in a Lamborghini amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“Alexa, play ‘Live your life,’” the beauty guru captioned the shot, which some people found insensitive and “tone deaf.”

Upon seeing the hateful comments, she appeared to respond in a since-expired Instagram Stories video.

“I will shop wherever I want, whenever I want. I will spend my money however I want, and I am not better than anything or anyone. If you think that I should be, then unfollow me,” she clapped back in the clip, which was screenrecorded and reposted by fans. “And if you think that you’re better than anyone or you’re better than anything… Honey, trust me. There will come a time in your life where you will be humbled in the most painful way possible and you will quickly be reminded that we are all the same.”

Jeffree Star

Jaclyn and Jeffree got into a heated social media feud back in 2017. At the time, she posted a video of fellow beauty vlogger Kathleen Lights saying the n-word and asking Jaclyn not to post the video. At the time, Jaclyn alleged that she did not hear Kathleen’s request. Then, Jeffree got involved.

In a since-deleted tweet he wrote, ““If you ask someone not to post something and they still do… What are the intentions?”

Jaclyn clapped back in a deleted tweet with, “I was drunk and continuously recording and so focused on Kathleen’s hilarious reaction to the video game that I didn’t hear ANYTHING.”

They never publicly addressed the feud further and Jeffree unfollowed Jaclyn on Twitter a month later.

Jen Gerard and Gerard Cosmetics

After the founder of Gerard Cosmetics seemingly bullied fellow beauty vlogger Karina Kaboom in 2015, Jaclyn cut ties with the makeup company and said her “morals were way more important” in a Snapchat video at the time.