Jaclyn Hill apologized for tweets about fellow influencers not supporting her after she was called o

• Beauty YouTuber Jaclyn Hill apologized for a tweet that seemed targeted at drama channels who covered her disastrous lipstick launch in 2019.
• Hill wrote that she was dragged over her lipsticks, but now that she's "unproblematic" her critics are silent.
• In a follow-up tweet, Hill said she meant her "fellow influencers," not drama channels.
• YouTuber Jackie Aina addressed the since-deleted tweet to say Hill hasn't supported her in return.
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Top beauty YouTuber Jaclyn Hill backed down after posting a series of tweets calling out her "fellow influencers" for not mentioning her except for when she's having a scandal. 

Hill, whose 2019 Jaclyn Hill Cosmetics lipstick launch unraveled after customers received broken, contaminated products, tweeted "Damn people really dragged me to filth when I had a scandal with my lipsticks. But are no where to be found when I'm 'unproblematic' and doing well. I hope they enjoyed that paycheck they got from the views though!"

Since the 30-year-old beauty YouTuber's tweet specifically referred to people cashing in on video views concerning her disastrous lipstick launch, many drama channels who cover YouTuber scandals for a living assumed Hill's comment was about them. The response to Hill's first tweet was largely negative, since most drama, tea, and commentary channels only cover YouTubers when there's news to discuss, not to praise a creator who's doing well.

Some, including Nick Snider, responded with comments like, "Because you aren't having drama around you. People are actually happy for you," while others, like Here For The Tea, said, "hope you've enjoyed ALL of the pay checks you've earned by lying, taking advantage of your subscribers and selling subpar/contaminated products."

Then, in a since-deleted tweet, Hill clarified that she was talking about her "fellow influencers," not drama channels. 

"I'm not talking about the 'haters' or the gossip channels," Hill wrote in response to a fan wondering why she seemed to be asking for "negative energy." "Im referring to my piers [sic]. My fellow influencers. Those whom I support & ried [sic] for. Im referring to this industry & im reflecting on my ups & downs."

Here For The Tea posted that tweet to her Instagram page, where Hill's fellow beauty YouTuber Jackie Aina commented with a scorching response. 

"I'm not sure which peers she's referring to here but she sure has hell paid ALL my collaborations dust chile," Aina wrote. "I've supported every single thing that she's launched, and yet crickets for years....very hurtful NGL. Either way, I still admire her work ethic and her ability to continue doing what she does because it isn't easy!"

Aina's response seemed to provoke Hill's apology. She wrote that she "was very emotional & should have put my phone down instead of reacting childish." Hill also said she wasn't referring to fans, drama channels, or "certain influencers that have now been brought into this."

"I was upset because of stuff going on behind the scenes & should have kept my mouth 100% shut. Because now it's turning into something that I didn't even see coming cause I reacted so quickly without thinking," Hill wrote. "I'm sorry for jumping on Twitter instead of dealing with it privately."

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