James Charles Apologizes After Calling Laid Off Spirit Airlines Employee ‘Lazy Piece Of S–t’

James Charles is coming forward with an apology after calling a fired Spirit Airlines employee a “lazy jerk” in a now-viral TikTok. In the post, which has since been deleted from May 8, the creator read aloud, in a sarcastic tone, a DM he received from the former Spirit employee who shared a GoFundMe link with him, saying “any donation helps.” “I’m sure it is, honey, I’m sure it is. You know what else would help you? Finding another job. Yeah, try this!” he said. Charles claimed he could “apply for 100 other jobs” when the woman DM’d him. “But you didn’t. Because you’re a lazy bastard and you have every right to do so,” he argued. The makeup artist continued her speech, which lasted more than two minutes, sharing in part that “people are losing their jobs every day.” “I won’t do anything. You know what you should do? Go find a new girl. Make some effort at work. Wow!” he said as he finished the video. The creator faced backlash for his comments, which led him to quickly take down the video and apologize. In a three-minute follow-up TikTok, Charles called his original video “so stupid.” “It was rude. It was disgusting. It was privileged and most importantly it was completely unnecessary,” she said in part, adding: “I shamed her for seeking help in a situation where she was truly struggling and this might have been her absolute last resort.”