YouTuber Jeffree Star Accused Of Sexual Assault, Physical Violence, New Report Alleges

YouTuber Jeffree Star is being accused of sexual assault and physical violence in a new Insider report.

Insider reported that several unnamed "former associates" of Star detailed the beauty mogul's alleged violent and abusive behavior during the height of his MySpace stardom in the 2000s. Several people Insider spoke to claimed that Star allegedly groped men without consent on multiple occasions and used a tasing device on people he wanted to "intimidate" or those who rejected him.

One incident, which was caught on tape, occurred in 2009 at a stop of his Warped Tour and involved Star allegedly reaching down to grope a man, who then pushed the celebrity’s hand away.

Star’s attorney denied the allegation in a statement to Insider, saying the man in the video was a friend and they were just "jokingly touching one another."

"I've seen him grope both guys and girls," Star’s former Warped Tour stage manager Zach Neil told the outlet, explaining that the behavior is "just part of his thing, feeling people up and groping people."

Star was also accused of being violent toward people who rejected his sexual advances.

Gage Arthur, who struggled with homelessness when he moved to Los Angeles in 2009 at 17, claimed that Star invited him to stay at his home at the time. During his first night at Star's place, they went to see a movie with two friends. The YouTuber allegedly tried to hold his hand while at the theater, but Arthur rejected him.

Arthur alleged that Star used a taser on him after the movie and "gave him Ambien pills until he was intoxicated, then performed nonconsensual oral sex on him." Arthur made the same accusations in a StickyDrama report published in August.

Star’s attorney called the allegations "false and defamatory" and maintained that the makeup guru has never "drugged anyone for sex."

Arthur, along with several others, later recanted his accusations.

In a statement to Page Six, Star’s spokesperson called the Insider report "nothing but a defamatory collection of long-discredited allegations, misleading hearsay from more than a decade ago and outright lies," adding that the YouTuber is considering taking legal action.