James Charles is opening up on the other side of controversies that almost derailed his career.

The 24-year-old beauty guru and YouTube star was involved in petty drama at certain points in his career.

However, allegations of having inappropriate conversations with minors in 2021 cost him a major brand deal with Morphe (a beauty brand where he was one of the biggest celebrity collaborators), followers and so much more.

After a break on social media, he returned to YouTube in 2021 and has been working and appearing on red carpets since.

Now, he’s preparing to launch his own self-funded makeup line called Painted.

In the leadup to the line’s debut, James sat down for a conversation with Cosmopolitan where he addressed the allegations, opened up about what happened with Morphe, teased Painted and more.

Scroll through the slideshow for the biggest takeaways from James Charles’ interview with Cosmopolitan…