Charli D’Amelio loses 1 million followers on TikTok; Why?

Charli D’Amelio, the American TikTok star, lost as many as one million followers due to a controversial video posted to YouTube, which showed her having a meal with her family and fellow YouTuber James Charles.

With more than 95 million followers, Charli D’Amelio is the top content creator on TikTok.

According to the details, in the posted video she had complained about not having 100 million followers. At the time, she had 95 million followers and was about to inch towards the milestone figure.

The video also showed Charli and her sister Dixie making faces at the sight of the food at the dining table.

They seemed disgusted by the meal.

At one point, Dixie walks away from the table to vomit after eating a snail in the paella and asks to eat “dino nuggets” instead.

Also included in the video is a segment where Charli D’Amelio discusses her follower count on TikTok, describing: “I wish I had more time…Imagine if I hit 100 mil a year after hitting a mil.”

After her comments, the TikToker had faced sever backlash losing more than a million followers in just three days.

i just want to clarify that its fine if they didn’t like the food. dixie was being extremely dramatic and outwardly rude. charli was making faces while the chef was reading the menu. they just needed some table manners.

— 𝖑𝖆𝖚𝖗𝖊𝖓 | BLACK LIVES MATTER (@laaaurrxn) November 19, 2020

Charli D’Amelio responds to the backlash by netizens

However, Charli D’Amelio has now responded, tearfully discussing the abusive responses she received to the video.

“People blatantly disrespecting the fact that I’m still a human being is not OK at all,” she says.

“You can hate on me for whatever I’ve done, but the fact that all of this is happening because of a misunderstanding … I feel like this is not OK. If this is the community that I’m in … I don’t know if I want to do that anymore.”

James Charles, the star’s fellow, has also chimed into the conversation to support her.

this charli situation is NOT sitting right with me… 100M followers in one year & y'all expect her to know how to be a perfect role model? death threats because she's a picky eater & made a joke about a milestone? 30+ year olds dragging someone half their age? feels familiar 😐

— James Charles (@jamescharles) November 19, 2020