Breaking It DownA Complete Guide To All Of NikkieTutorial’s Feuds And Scandals

Jeffree Star

Jeffree and Nikkie seemingly ended their longtime friendship in 2017 after a major argument during a Benefit Cosmetics press trip. A few months later, during a video called “Truth Or Dare Makeup Challenge” — uploaded in August 2018 — Nikkie confirmed with followers that she was no longer friends with Jeffree.

Although they haven’t collaborated on a video together in years, the two beauty gurus seem to be on good terms once again. Jeffree seemingly put an end to the fighting in January 2020. As fans know, on January 13, 2020,  Nikkie came out as transgender in a 17-minute video where she opened up about both her gender identity, her sexuality, her past, and her current relationship.

Shortly after the video was released, Jeffree took to Twitter and congratulated Nikkie for coming out as transgender. Fans were quick to assume this meant the two beauty vloggers were friends once again.

“YOU are such an inspiration and so f**king brave! Love you and I’m so proud to call you a friend,” he wrote at the time.

TooFaced Cometics Founder Jerrod Blandino’s Sister Dani California

As fans know, Nikkie has a close relationship with beauty brand TooFaced Cosmetics and its founder since they collaborated a limited edition makeup collection in 2016. But after she came out as transgender in January 2020, the YouTube star had a minor feud with Jerrod’s sister.

Shortly after she came out in an emotional YouTube video, Dani California took to Instagram and responded to Nikkie’s coming out with a negative comment written in her bio on the social media site.

The since-changed bio read, “Transgender, huh? That’s not the only thing she’s been LYING about.” At the time, fans screenshotted her profile and shared the comment on social media. After receiving backlash, Dani California changed her Instagram bio to read, “Let’s be clear, I love trans people & dislike anyone who lies to hurt others! Period!”

Although she never addressed the fight, or why Dani alleged that she was “lying,” Jerrod released a public statement and said he was “disgusted” by his sister’s remarks. He also revealed his sibling was no longer a TooFaced employee.

“I would like to make sure it is understood that although I love my sister very much, the things she says or does have absolutely nothing to do with me and do not in any way reflect me, my opinions, thoughts, or feelings nor speak for me or Too Faced in any way shape or form,” the statement read.

“I am sorry for the hurt she has caused. Let it be known that I am truly shocked and disgusted to my core at her recent actions. I do not tolerate this behavior and she is no longer an employee of Too Faced,” he continued. “I would like to say how proud I am of NikkieTutorials, and how inspired I am for her strength and sharing her beautiful truth with the world. I am sending all my love to her.”

Her unnamed blackmailers

Weeks after Nikkie came out as transgender, in January 2020, she made an appearance on  The Ellen DeGeneres Show and revealed that she was actually blackmailed into speaking her truth.

“A couple of weeks ago I got emails from a certain person. He was not OK with the fact that I was ‘lying’ and wanted to expose that,” she explained at the time. “He had a very pressuring tone of voice and he was like, ‘If we don’t get an answer by tomorrow, it’s out.’ I feel like his entire goal with this was to destroy my life. But plot twist, that didn’t happen.”

Days after her talk show appearance, Nikkie uploaded a YouTube video and told fans that with the help of police, she found out exactly who blackmailed her.

“I have their names, their phone numbers, their email addresses. I even know where they live and how they treated people around me to get more information on my true story,” she revealed. “Let me tell you, when I found out exactly who was behind this all, I was shocked. This is not a person that any of you know. It is someone who I don’t even personally know. Finding out exactly who did this was frightening but freeing at the same time.”

Nikkie then explained that with all this information, she has the ability to “destroy a life,” but had no plans to release the blackmailer’s name publicly.

Jaclyn Hill paid review scandal

In February 2020, fans accused Nikkie of being paid to review fellow YouTuber Jaclyn Hill‘s new Morphe palette. In a video uploaded to her channel, Nikkie addressed the allegations and set the record straight.

“If you really think Morphe sponsored me or asked me to make the video, do you really think they would’ve allowed for me to say that I think the colors are repetitive, that there’s fallout in the pan, and with one shade on my face?” she said referring to things she stated throughout the video. “Do you really think they would accept that?”

Many viewers questioned why she included her personal Morphe coupon code with viewers if it wasn’t a sponsored video. The internet star addressed this.

“After I found out that the palette is really good, I felt comfortable enough to share my code with you,” the YouTuber stated. “At the end of the day, you decide if you wanna get a discount and use someone’s code. I’m not pushing it down your throat. I’m just letting you know that the option is there.”