Things Are Getting Ugly Between Beauty Moguls Kat Von D & Jeffree Star

They used to be the BFFs, but an unprecedented beauty battle has surely destroyed this friendship.

Yesterday, Kat Von D posted a slashed-through photo of Jeffree Star on Instagram alleging his “inappropriate behaviour (including, promoting drug use, racism, and bullying),” and announced plans to drop a lip colour named after him from her cosmetics line, while disassociating herself from Star and his namesake beauty label.

After years of making excuses for, and rationalizing Jeffree’s inappropriate behavior (including, promoting drug use, racism, and bullying) I can no longer hold my tongue after recent events. I know that over the years, many of you were introduced to Jeffree through me, and regardless if you chose to continue to follow him or not, I just would like to disassociate myself from him and his brand from this point on. I plan on posting a video explanation as to why I felt compelled to make such a statement. But for the time being, I simply want to apologize to anybody and everybody who has ever had to deal with any of his negativity. And yes, with a heavy heart, I will be pulling the shade “Jeffree” from my collection. Sending extra love to everyone out there. ❤️

A photo posted by Kat Von D (@thekatvond) on Jul 18, 2016 at 10:21pm PDT

Von D followed with a confessional video, in which she claims that Jeffree Star Cosmetics did not pay a graphic designer – BJ – for his work. “I kindly ask you, Jeffree… all I ask is that you do the right thing,” Von D pleads in her video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzu5NzgxNwg

Star responded on Twitter insisting that there’s more to that than Von D claimed:

Someone I haven’t seen in over a year, wants to make a post about me. I’m yawning right now…..

— Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) 19 July 2016

Kat and I texted a few days ago after 6 MONTHS of silence. She never supported me or my brand and got distant when I launched mine.

— Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) 19 July 2016

There are 2 sides to every story. The truth will come out later today.

— Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) 19 July 2016

Star then insists that he didn’t have a problem with BJ and everyone has been paid for their work:

There is no beef with BJ. We worked together in 2014 on an idea and someone else took over. Everyone’s been paid. #chillout

— Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) 19 July 2016

I never stole my logo. Where’s the receipts??? Where’s the lawsuit?? I created my brand in 2014. The truth is not in her video.

— Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) 19 July 2016

If people spent this much time worrying about themselves, instead of sitting online for hours talking about strangers… Like damn

— Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) 19 July 2016

Von D clapped back, alleging that Star lied and only just contacted BJ with a settlement proposal:

Jeffree. Please,do yourself a favor and stop lying. BJ texted me that you reached out w a settlement proposal an hour after I posted video..

— Kat Von D (@thekatvond) 19 July 2016

…so things are not “settled” just yet. Would it be so hard to, for once, sincerely just apologize, make things right and move on?

— Kat Von D (@thekatvond) 19 July 2016

The graphic designer also tweeted shortly after:

The matter between myself and Jeffree Star has been amicably resolved and I will have no further comments on the matter.

— B.J. Betts (@bjbetts) 20 July 2016

❤️ @BJbetts, sorry it took all of this hassle for you to finally [and rightfully] get payed for your work. Onwards and upwards. X

— Kat Von D (@thekatvond) 20 July 2016

Surely as we would have expected, Star posted a video detailing his side of the story:

Safe to say that this sh*t’s ugly..

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