The Rumors About Kanye West And Jeffree Star Explained

While makeup maverick Jeffree Star's recent social media post might have generated free press for the Internet celebrity, it also might have had a dual purpose. The West controversy was, inadvertently or not, a deflection from some more serious allegations levied against Star: accusations of sexual assault.

While makeup maverick Jeffree Star's recent social media post might have generated free press for the Internet celebrity, it also might have had a dual purpose. The West controversy was, inadvertently or not, a deflection from some more serious allegations levied against Star: accusations of sexual assault.

Insider reported in December 2020 that they had purportedly obtained leaked documents which indicated that a $45,000 check issued by Star's company, Jeffree Star Cosmetics (JSC), was made out to Gage Arthur, who had previously made claims that Star sexually assaulted him in 2009. Arthur, who was a homeless teenager when the event allegedly occurred, disclosed to Insider earlier in 2020 that Star, who by then was already a somewhat famous personality, had inflicted nonconsensual oral sex on Arthur while he was intoxicated, per Insider. Arthur also claimed that Star had "used a close-range tasing device to shock him hours earlier," which an anonymous source purported to have witnessed the event also corroborated with the publication. 

Though Arthur later recanted his statements to Insider in September 2020 after both Star and executives at JSC learned of Insider's intent to publish an investigative piece Star's alleged past sexual abuse, the outlet later reported that the check issued to Arthur seemingly indicated that he had been paid off through the company's account to retract his accusations. 

If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit RAINN.org for additional resources.

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