Due to the coronavirus’s immobilization of the American economy, celebrity Jeffree Star has donated money to those using #JeffreeStarApproved on Twitter through CashApp.
Drop me your #cashapp and Iβm gonna help as many people as my limit will allow today! π Use hashtag #JeffreeStarApproved so I can see you! Just helped these amazing woman pay their bills and I love giving back always π pic.twitter.com/QumlmZo5yn
— Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) April 21, 2020
In order for the CashApp transaction to be possible, those requesting money like single mother Corina Duarte need to include their CashApp name in their tweets.
#JeffreeStarApproved single mom of a beautiful 3 year old. Iβve struggled mentally since I was 17… I help raise 3 younger siblings. I worry so much financially that my mental health is not doing well. Anything would help β€οΈ $CorinaDuarte pic.twitter.com/j9kB7LOkVm
— Corina_duarte22 (@CDuarte22) April 21, 2020
Sifting through tweets under this hashtag, Star then responds to those who he feels need it most desperately, like Duarte.
I hope this helps, stay strong you are a queen! Check your account! #JeffreeStarApproved https://t.co/GT12rbLSvg
— Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) April 21, 2020
One $5,000 recipient Heather even took the time to thank Star for his generosity which saved her and her son from eviction.
Today.. lord what can I say about today. This man @jeffreestar saved me. He helped my son and I and Iβll forever be thankful and greatful, THANKYOU truly for everything you have done for everyone! You are an angel! THANKYOU for being my friend XO #JeffreeStarApproved #jeffreestar pic.twitter.com/oRdCFL9dnp
— HeatherMUAπ€π (@muaheathermarie) April 22, 2020
On the other hand, however, some Twitter users are skeptical about Star’s true intentions for this money giveaway due to his apparent cover-up of a 2011 rape allegation between a fan and Star’s friend, alleged sexual assaulter Dahvie Vanity of the electronic music group Blood on the Dance Floor.
There it is, instead of addressing the major allegations regarding bf dhavi vanity, Jeffree Star is trying to distract people. Giving out money is amazing and I think itβs wonderful that jeffree is doing that, but he also needs to address the sitch at hand #jeffreestarapproved pic.twitter.com/hydxzbMuPZ
— im famousπ¨ (@OhMyGodExposeU) April 22, 2020
According to these Twitter users, Star began deleting old tweets addressing the 2011 scandal around the same time as he started his money giveaway.
this makes me fucking SICK. He decided to delete a bunch of tweets and then offer a cash incentive for his millions of followers to tweet #JeffreeStarApproved so that he can flip the narrative in his favor.
Seems a lot like something his pal Dahvie would do… #fuckjeffreestar pic.twitter.com/eklwLpPm9P
— π€π¦π€π¦ π΄π¦π±π₯ π±π₯π’ π±π’π π π» (@ggspillthetea) April 22, 2020
Despite this controversy, however, Star is still responsible for helping many lives over the course of the coronavirus epidemic, and that shouldn’t go unnoticed.